Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Argentina)

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación
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Ministry overview
Formed	2007 (2007)
Preceding Ministry	Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
Dissolved	December 10, 2023 (December 10, 2023)
Jurisdiction	Government of Argentina
Headquarters	Godoy Cruz 2320, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Annual budget	$ 47,438,392 (2021)
Minister responsible	Daniel Filmus
Website	argentina.gob.ar/ciencia

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. 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

No.	Minister	Party		Term	President
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