Cleber Soares is the new executive secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.

Cleber Oliveira Soares is the new executive secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa). He will join Minister André de Paula's team in coordinating and executing public policies focused on the agricultural sector. Soares has been working within the ministry's structure as deputy executive secretary since 2023 and has extensive experience in public administration and in the area of innovation applied to agriculture. A graduate in Veterinary Medicine from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), he holds a master's degree in Veterinary Parasitology and a doctorate in Veterinary Sciences from the same institution, with an academic career focused on research and scientific development. Between 2021 and 2023, he served as Secretary of Innovation, Sustainable Development and Irrigation at Mapa, where he contributed to the formulation and implementation of public policies aimed at modernizing and ensuring the sustainability of agricultural production. He also held strategic positions at Embrapa, where he was Executive Director of Innovation and Technology (2017–2020), Head of Research and Development (2011–2017), and Deputy Head of the same area (2005–2010), working to strengthen research and innovation in the sector. At MAPA (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply), he was also Director of Agricultural Innovation, working in the Secretariat of Innovation, Rural Development and Irrigation between 2020 and 2021. The new Executive Secretary also participates in national and international strategic councils, committees, and forums, such as the Global Network for Research and Innovation in Animal Health (STAR-IDAZ), the Superior Council of Agribusiness of the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (COSAG-FIESP), and the Forum of the Instituto Futuro. With a technical profile and consolidated experience in public management, Cleber Soares assumes the position with the mission of continuing to strengthen the governance of the ministry. 

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