Education minister

Government position, in charge of education matters

An education minister (sometimes minister of education) is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with educational matters. Where known, the government department, ministry, or agency that develops policy and delivers services relating to sports are listed; overseen by and responsible to the education minister. The first such ministry ever is considered to be the Commission of National Education (Polish: Komisja Edukacji Narodowej, Lithuanian: Edukacinė komisija) founded in 1773 in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Country-related articles and lists

Minister of Education may refer to:

Albania

Argentina

  • Minister of Education (Argentina) (Spanish: Ministerio de Educación)

Australia

Bangladesh

  • Minister of Education (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের শিক্ষামন্ত্রী)
    • Responsible for secondary, vocational and tertiary education in Bangladesh.
  • Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (Bengali: প্রাথমিক ও গণশিক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়)
    • Responsible for Primary (Class I–VIII) and Mass (literacy) education in Bangladesh.

Brazil

  • Minister of Education (Brazil)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Brazil) (Portuguese: Ministério da Educação)

Brunei

  • Minister of Education (Brunei)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Brunei) (Malay: Kementerian Pendidikan)

Bhutan

  • Ministry of Education (Bhutan)

Canada

  • Minister for Alberta Education
    • Develops policy and delivers services via Alberta Education
  • Minister for Education and Child Care (British Columbia)
  • Minister for Education (New Brunswick)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Department of Education (New Brunswick)
  • Minister of Advanced Education and Skills (Newfoundland and Labrador)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Department of Advanced Education and Skills (Newfoundland and Labrador)
  • Minister of Education (Nova Scotia)
  • Minister of Education (Ontario)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Ontario) (French: Ministère de l'Éducation)
  • Minister for Education, Recreation and Sports (Quebec)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education, Recreation and Sports (Quebec) (French: Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport

Note: Canada does not have an Education Minister at the federal government level as education is a provincial responsibility.

Chile

  • Minister of Education (Chile)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Chile) (Spanish: Ministerio de Educación)

People's Republic of China

Hong Kong

  • Secretary for Education (Hong Kong)

Croatia

  • Minister of Science, Education and Sports (Croatia)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (Croatia) (Croatian: Ministarstvo obrazovanja, znanosti i sporta)

Cuba

  • Ministry of Education (Cuba) [es]

Denmark

Egypt

Estonia

  • Minister of Education and Research (Estonia)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education and Research (Estonian: Eesti Vabariigi Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium)

Fiji

  • Minister for Education, Heritage and Arts (Fiji)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education, Heritage and Arts (Fiji)

Finland

  • Minister of Education (Finland) (Finnish: opetusministeri, Swedish: undervisningsminister)

France

  • Minister of National Education (France)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of National Education (France) (French: Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de la Jeunesse et de la Vie associative)

Germany

  • Federal Minister of Education and Research (Germany)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany) (German: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF)

Greece

  • Minister of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs (Greece)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs (Greece) (Greek: Υπουργείο Παιδείας, Δια Βίου Μάθησης και Θρησκευμάτων)

Hungary

  • Minister of Human Resources of Hungary
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Human Resources (Hungary)

Iceland

  • Minister of Education, Science and Culture (Iceland)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Iceland) (Icelandic: Mennta- og menningarmálaráðuneytið)

Indonesia

Iran

  • Ministry of Education (Persian: وزارت آموزش و پرورش جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Vezârat-e Âmôzesh vâ Parvâresh-e Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Iran, lit. 'Ministry of Teaching and Growing of the Islamic Republic of Iran')
  • Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (Persian: وزارت علوم، تحقیقات و فناوری, romanized: Vezārate 'Olum, Tahqiqāt va Fanāvari)

India

Ireland

Iraq

Isle of Man

  • Minister for Education and Children (Isle of Man)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Department of Education (Isle of Man) (Manx: Rheynn Ynsee)

Israel

  • Minister of Education (Israel)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Israel) (Hebrew: משרד החינוך, Misrad HaHinukh; Arabic: وزارة التربية والتعليم)

Italy

Japan

Lithuania

  • Ministry of Education and Science (Lithuania)

Malaysia

  • Minister of Education (Malaysia)
  • Minister of Higher Education (Malaysia)

Marshall Islands

  • Ministry of Education (Marshall Islands)

Mexico

Moldova

  • Ministry of Education and Research

Netherlands

New Zealand

  • Minister of Education (New Zealand)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (New Zealand) (Māori: Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga)

North Macedonia

  • Ministry of Education and Science

Norway

  • Minister of Education
  • Minister of Research and Higher Education
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research (Norwegian: Kunnskapsdepartementet)

Pakistan

  • Minister for Education (Pakistan)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education and Training of Pakistan

Peru

  • Minister of Education (Peru)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Peru)

Philippines

  • Secretary of Education (Philippines)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Department of Education (Philippines)

Poland

  • Minister of National Education (Poland)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of National Education (Poland) (Polish: Ministerstwo Edukacji Narodowej)
  • Minister of Science and Higher Education (Poland)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Poland) (Polish: Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego)

Portugal

Romania

  • Minister of Education, Research, Youth and Sport (Romania)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sport (Romania) (Romanian: Ministerul Educației, Cercetării, Tineretului și Sportului)

Singapore

  • Minister for Education (Singapore)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Singapore) (Chinese: 新加坡教育部; Malay: Kementerian Pelajaran; Tamil: கல்வி அமைச்சு)

Slovakia

  • Minister for Education, Science and Sport (Slovakia) Ministry of National Education (Slovakia) (Slovak: Ministerstvo školstva, vedy, výskumu a športu)

South Africa

Spain

  • Minister of Education (Spain)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Spain)

Sri Lanka

  • Minister of Education (Sri Lanka)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka)
  • Minister of Higher Education (Sri Lanka)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Higher Education (Sri Lanka)

Sweden

  • Minister for Education (Sweden)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education and Research (Sweden) (Swedish: Utbildningsdepartementet)

Switzerland

Thailand

  • Minister of Education (Thailand)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Thailand) (Thai: กระทรวงศึกษาธิการ; RTGS: Krasuang Sueksathikan)

United Kingdom

England

Northern Ireland

  • Minister of Education (Northern Ireland)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Department of Education (Northern Ireland) (Irish: An Roinn Oideachais; Ulster Scots: Männystrie o Lear or Depairtment o Leir)
    • Minister for the Economy (Northern Ireland)
    • Develops policy, higher and further Education and delivers services via the Department of Economy (Northern Ireland) (Irish: An Roinn Fostaíochta agus Foghlama; Ulster Scots: Depairtment for Employ an Learnin)

Scotland

Wales

  • Minister for Education and Skills
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Department for Education and Skills (Wales) (Welsh: Yr Adran Addysg a Sgiliau)

United States

Uruguay

  • Minister of Education and Culture (Uruguay)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education and Culture (Uruguay)

Vietnam

  • Minister of Education and Training (Vietnam)
    • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education and Training (Vietnam)

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