Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Spanish: Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación; MINCYT) of Argentina was a ministry of the national executive power that oversaw the government's scientific and technological policy. It oversaw 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 | |
| Dissolved | December 10, 2023 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Argentina |
| Headquarters | Godoy Cruz 2320, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Annual budget | $ 47,438,392 (2021)[1] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | argentina.gob.ar/ciencia |
The Ministry was created in 2007 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 ministry was dissolved on December 10, 2023 following a presidential decree from President Javier Milei.
List of ministers
edit| 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 (2019–2023) | ||||||
| 2 | Roberto Salvarezza | Independent | 10 December 2019 – 20 September 2021 | Alberto Fernández | ||
| 3 | Daniel Filmus | Justicialist Party | 20 September 2021 – 10 December 2023 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Presupuesto 2021". Ministerio de Economía (in Spanish). 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
External links
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