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 education are listed; overseen by and responsible to the education minister.
Country-related articles and lists
Minister of Education may refer to:
Ministry of Education and Sciences (Albania)
Minister of Education (Argentina)
Minister for Education (Australia)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Minister of Education
Develops policy and delivers services via Ministry of Education
Minister of Education (Brazil)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Brazil) (Portuguese: Ministério da Educação)
Minister for Alberta Education
Develops policy and delivers services via Alberta Education
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)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Nova Scotia Department of Education
Minister of Education (Ontario)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Ontario)
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.
Minister of Education of Catalonia
Develops policy and delivers services via the Department of Education (Catalonia) (Catalan: Departament d'Ensenyament)
Minister of Education (Chile)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Chile) (Spanish: Ministerio de Educación)
Minister of Education of the People's Republic of China
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国教育部; traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國教育部; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Jiàoyùbù)
Secretary for Education (Hong Kong)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Education Bureau (Chinese: 教育局)
Minister of Education of the Republic of China
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education
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)
Minister of Children and Education (Denmark) (Danish: Børne- og Undervisningsminister)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Danish Ministry of Education
Minister for Research, Innovation and Higher Education (Denmark)
Develops policy and delivers services via Universities in Denmark
Minister of Education of Egypt
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Egypt)
Minister of Education and Research (Estonia)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education and Research (Estonian: Eesti Vabariigi Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium)
Minister of Education (Fiji)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Fiji)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Minister of Education and Culture (Indonesia)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education and Culture (Indonesia) (Indonesian: Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan or Kemdikbud)
Minister of Human Resource Development (India)
- Prakash Javadekar
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Human Resource Development (India) (Hindi: मानव संसाधन विकास मंत्रालय)....
Ireland
Minister for Education and Skills (Ireland) (Irish: An tAire Oideachais agus Scileanna)
Minister of State for Research and Innovation
Minister of State for Training and Skills
Develops policy and delivers services via the Department of Education and Skills (Ireland) (Irish: An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna)
Minister for Education and Children (Isle of Man)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Department of Education (Isle of Man) (Manx: Rheynn Ynsee)
Minister of Education (Israel)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Israel) (Hebrew: משרד החינוך, Misrad HaHinukh; Arabic: وزارة التربية والتعليم)
Minister of Education, University and Research (Italy)
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Monbu-kagaku-shō (Japanese: 文部科学省))
Ministry of Education and Science (Lithuania)
Ministry of Education and Science
Ministry of Education (Malaysia)
Ministry of Higher Education (Malaysia)
Marshall Islands
Ministry of Education (Marshall Islands)
Secretary of Education (Mexico)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Secretariat of Public Education (Spanish: Secretaría de Educación Pública)
Netherlands
Minister of Education, Culture and Science (Netherlands)
State Secretary for Higher Education, Science and Knowledge, Teachers, Culture
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Netherlands) (Dutch: Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen)
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)
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)
Minister for Education (Pakistan)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education and Training of Pakistan
Minister of Education (Peru)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Peru)
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)
Minister for Education (Portugal)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Portugal) (Portuguese: Ministério da Educação)
Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education (Policy)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (Portugal) (Portuguese: Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior)
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 Educaţiei, Cercetǎrii , Tineretului şi Sportului)
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)
Minister for Education, Science and Sport (Slovakia) Ministry of National Education (Slovakia) (Slovak: Ministerstvo školstva, vedy, výskumu a športu)
Minister of Basic Education (South Africa)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Department of Basic Education (South Africa)
Minister of Higher Education and Training (South Africa)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Department of Higher Education and Training (South Africa)
Minister of Education (Spain)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Spain)
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)
Minister for Education (Sweden)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education and Research (Sweden) (Swedish: Utbildningsdepartementet)
Switzerland
Member of the Swiss Federal Council and Head of the Department of Home Affairs
Develops policy and delivers services via the Federal Department of Home Affairs (Switzerland) (German: Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern; French: Département fédéral de l'intérieur; Italian: Dipartimento Federale dell'Interno)
Thailand
Minister of Education (Thailand)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Thailand) (Thai: กระทรวงศึกษาธิการ; rtgs: Krasuang Sueksathikan)
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (United Kingdom)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (United Kingdom)
England
Secretary of State for Education
Develops policy and delivers services via the Department for Education (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/Depairtment o Leir)
Minister for Employment and Learning (Northern Ireland)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Department for Employment and Learning (Northern Ireland) (Irish: An Roinn Fostaíochta agus Foghlama; Ulster Scots: Depairtment for Employ an Learnin)
Scotland
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
Develops policy and delivers services via the Scottish Government Learning and Justice Directorates
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 Secretary of Education
Develops policy and delivers services via the United States Department of Education
Minister of Education and Culture (Uruguay)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education and Culture (Uruguay)
Minister of Education and Training (Vietnam)
Develops policy and delivers services via the Sajjad Ali JOkhio Ministry of Education and Training (Vietnam)
