Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Argentina)
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Spanish: Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación; MINCYT) of Argentina is a ministry of the national executive power that oversees the government's scientific and technological policy. It oversees decentralized research and development dependencies such as the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), the National Agency for the Promotion of Research, Technological Development and Innovation (Agencia I+D+i), the National Space Activities Commission (CONAE) and the National Genetic Data Bank.
Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación | |
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Ministry overview | |
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Formed | 2007 |
Preceding Ministry | |
Jurisdiction | Argentina |
Headquarters | Godoy Cruz 2320, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Annual budget | $ 47,438,392 (2021)[1] |
Minister responsible | |
Parent department | Government of Argentina |
Website | argentina.gob.ar/ciencia |
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The Ministry was created in 2017 by decree of then-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner; matters of science and technological development had previously been part of the Ministry of Education's portfolio. The current minister of science and technology is Roberto Salvarezza, who assumed office in 2019 under President Alberto Fernández.[2]
List of ministers
No. | Minister | Party | Term | President | ||
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Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation (2007–2018) | ||||||
1 | Lino Barañao | Independent | 10 December 2007 – 10 December 2015 | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner | ||
10 December 2015 – 5 September 2018 | Mauricio Macri | |||||
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (2019–present) | ||||||
2 | Roberto Salvarezza | Independent | 10 December 2019 – incumbent | Alberto Fernández |
References
- "Presupuesto 2021". Ministerio de Economía (in Spanish). 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- Bär, Nora (6 December 2019). "Roberto Salvarezza, un científico en la mesada política". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2020.