Elvira Maria Correia Fortunato GOIH (born 22 July 1964) is a Portuguese scientist and minister of science and technology.

Fortunato is an innovator in the field of paper electronics, including transistors, memories, sensors, batteries, displays, antennas, and solar cells.

[1][2][3] In 2022, Fortunato was appointed Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education in the XXIII Constitutional Government of Portugal as an independent, succeeding Manuel Heitor.

[5] Fortunato joined the faculty at the NOVA School of Science and Technology in 1995 and became director of the Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodeling, and Nanofabrication in 1998.

[9] In 2022, she was part of a group of 27 inspiring women from Europe, elected by the current French Presidency of the European Union.