Minister of Culture (Brazil)

Minister of Culture of Brazil
Ministra da Cultura
Incumbent Margareth Menezes since 1 January 2023
Style	Madam Minister (informal) The Most Excellent Minister (formal) Her Excellency (diplomatic)
Type	Ministry
Abbreviation	MinC
Member of	the Cabinet
Reports to	the President
Seat	Brasília, Federal District
Appointer	President of Brazil
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Brazil
Formation	15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)
First holder	José Aparecido de Oliveira
Salary	R$ 39,293.32 monthly
Website	www.gov.br/cultura/

The Ministry of Culture of Brazil is a ministry of the Brazilian government, created on March 15, 1985 by the president José Sarney and extinct on May 12, 2016 by Michel Temer. Before 1985, the duties of the ministry were of authority of the Ministry of Education, which from 1953 to 1985 was called the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC). Ministry of Culture was responsible for the letters, arts, folklore and other forms of expression of national culture and for the historical, archaeological, artistic and cultural heritage of Brazil. After being extinct, their function was incorporated into the Ministry of Education again.

There were 17 Ministers of Culture. The first was José Aparecido de Oliveira, and the last, Margareth Menezes.

List of ministers

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		President
1		José Aparecido de Oliveira (1929–2007)	15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)	29 May 1985 (1985-05-29)	75 days		MDB	José Sarney (MDB)
2		Aluísio Pimenta (1923–2016)	29 May 1985 (1985-05-29)	13 February 1986 (1986-02-13)	260 days		PL	José Sarney (MDB)
3		Celso Furtado (1920–2004)	13 February 1986 (1986-02-13)	28 July 1988 (1988-07-28)	2 years, 166 days		Independent	José Sarney (MDB)
4		Hugo Napoleão (born 1943)	28 July 1988 (1988-07-28)	19 September 1988 (1988-09-19)	53 days		PFL	José Sarney (MDB)
5		José Aparecido de Oliveira (1929–2007)	19 September 1988 (1988-09-19)	15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)	1 year, 177 days		MDB	José Sarney (MDB)
6		Ipojuca Pontes (born 1942)	15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)	10 March 1991 (1991-03-10)	360 days		Independent	Fernando Collor (PRN)
7		Sérgio Paulo Rouanet (1934–2022)	10 March 1991 (1991-03-10)	2 October 1992 (1992-10-02)	1 year, 206 days		Independent	Fernando Collor (PRN)
8		Antônio Houaiss (1915–1999)	20 October 1992 (1992-10-20)	1 September 1993 (1993-09-01)	316 days		PSB	Itamar Franco (MDB)
9		Jerônimo Moscardo (born 1940)	1 September 1993 (1993-09-01)	9 December 1993 (1993-12-09)	99 days		Independent	Itamar Franco (MDB)
10		Luiz Roberto Nascimento Silva (born 1952)	9 December 1993 (1993-12-09)	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	1 year, 23 days		Independent	Itamar Franco (MDB)
11		Francisco Weffort (1937–2021)	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	8 years, 0 days		Independent	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
12		Gilberto Gil (born 1942)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	30 July 2008 (2008-07-30)	5 years, 211 days		PV	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
13		Juca Ferreira (born 1949)	30 July 2008 (2008-07-30)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)	2 years, 155 days		PV	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
14		Ana de Hollanda (born 1948)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)	13 September 2012 (2012-09-13)	1 year, 256 days		Independent	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
15		Marta Suplicy (born 1945)	13 September 2012 (2012-09-13)	11 November 2014 (2014-11-11)	2 years, 59 days		PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
–		Ana Cristina Wanzeler (born 1960) Acting	11 November 2014 (2014-11-11)	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)	51 days		Independent	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
16		Juca Ferreira (born 1949)	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)	1 year, 132 days		PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
17		Marcelo Calero (born 1982)	24 May 2016 (2016-05-24)	18 November 2016 (2016-11-18)	178 days		Independent	Michel Temer (MDB)
18		Roberto Freire (born 1942)	18 November 2016 (2016-11-18)	22 May 2017 (2017-05-22)	185 days		PPS	Michel Temer (MDB)
–		João Batista de Andrade (born 1939) Acting	22 May 2017 (2017-05-22)	24 July 2017 (2017-07-24)	63 days		PPS	Michel Temer (MDB)
19		Sérgio Sá Leitão (born 1967)	24 July 2017 (2017-07-24)	1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)	1 year, 161 days		Independent	Michel Temer (MDB)
20		Margareth Menezes (born 1962)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	Incumbent	1 year, 108 days		Independent	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)

See also

• Federal institutions of Brazil

External links

• Official website (in Brazilian Portuguese)