Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education

Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education

Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
Ministry overview
Formed	1995 (1995)
Jurisdiction	Government of Portugal
Minister responsible	Elvira Fortunato, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (Portuguese: Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior or MCTES) was a Portuguese government ministry dedicated to the design, development, execution and assessment of the science, technology and higher education national policy.^[1] Its official address was the Palácio das Laranjeiras in Lisbon.^[1] The rest of the education system fell within the scope of the Ministry of Education. Its last minister was Elvira Fortunato, aided by Pedro Nuno Teixeira as secretary of State of Higher Education.^[1]