Luciana Barbosa de Oliveira Santos was appointed by President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva to take over the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation in December 2022, and is the first woman to hold the position. Santos is an electrical engineer, graduated from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). She was president of the Institute of Weights and Measures of Pernambuco (IPEM), state deputy, mayor of Olinda, state secretary of Science, Technology and Environment, federal deputy and deputy governor of Pernambuco, as well as national president of PCdoB.