Education minister

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 (, ) founded in 1773 in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Country-related articles and lists Minister of Education may refer to:

Albania Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth ()

Argentina Minister of Education (Argentina) ()

Australia Minister for Education (Australia) Develops policy and delivers services via the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Minister for Education (Victoria)

Bangladesh Minister of Education () Responsible for secondary, vocational and tertiary education in Bangladesh. Ministry of Primary and Mass Education () 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) ()

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

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) 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) (

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) ()

China Minister of Education (China) Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China ()

Hong Kong Secretary for Education (Hong Kong) Develops policy and delivers services via the Education Bureau ()

Croatia Minister of Science, Education and Sports (Croatia) Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (Croatia) ()

Cuba

Denmark Minister of Children and Education (Denmark) () 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

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

Estonia Minister of Education and Research (Estonia) Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education and Research ()

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) (, )

France Minister of National Education (France) Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of National Education (France) ()

Germany Federal Minister of Education and Research (Germany) Develops policy and delivers services via the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany) ()

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) ()

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) ()

Indonesia Minister of Primary and Secondary (Indonesia) Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry Primary and Secondary of Education (Indonesia) () Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Indonesia) Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Higher Education (Indonesia) ()

Iran

Ministry of Education () Ministry of Science, Research and Technology ()

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

Ireland Minister for Education and Youth Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

Iraq Ministry of Education (Iraq) Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (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) ()

Israel Ministry of Education (Israel) Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Israel) (, ; )

Italy Minister of Education, University and Research (Italy)

Japan Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan) Develops policy and delivers services via the

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 Secretary of Education (Mexico) Develops policy and delivers services via the Secretariat of Public Education ()

Moldova

Ministry of Education and Research

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) ()

New Zealand Minister of Education (New Zealand) Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (New Zealand) ()

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 ()

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) () Minister of Science and Higher Education (Poland) Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Poland) ()

Portugal Minister for Education (Portugal) Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Portugal) () Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education (Policy) Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (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) ()

Singapore Minister for Education (Singapore) Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Singapore) (; ; )

Slovakia Minister for Education, Science and Sport (Slovakia) Ministry of National Education (Slovakia) ()

South Africa 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)

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) ()

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) (; ; )

Thailand Minister of Education (Thailand) Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education (Thailand) (; )

United Kingdom

England Secretary of State for Education Develops policy and delivers services via the Department for Education

Northern Ireland Minister of Education (Northern Ireland) Develops policy and delivers services via the Department of Education (Northern Ireland) (; or ) Minister for the Economy (Northern Ireland) Develops policy, higher and further Education and delivers services via the Department of Economy (Northern Ireland) (; )

Scotland Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills Develops policy and delivers services via the Scottish Government Learning and Justice Directorates

Wales Cabinet Secretary for Education Develops policy and delivers services via the Department for Education and Skills (Wales) ()

United States United States Secretary of Education Develops policy and delivers services via the United States Department of Education

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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