Mário Ruivo

Mário Ruivo
Born3 March 1927 (1927-03-03)
Died25 January 2017(2017-01-25) (aged 89)
Lisbon, Portugal
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
OccupationsBiologist, politician
HonoursLegião de Honra, Grã-Cruz da Ordem do Mérito, Grande-Oficial da Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique, Grande-Oficial da Ordem Militar de Sant'Iago da Espada

Mário João de Oliveira Ruivo (3 March 1927 – 25 January 2017) was a Portuguese scientist and politician, a pioneer in the defense of the ocean and the environment in Portugal. He briefly held ministerial offices in the Portuguese government after the Carnation Revolution, but spent most of his career in senior positions in numerous governmental and non-governmental environmental agencies and scientific organisations.