Education minister

An education minister (sometimes minister of education) is a position in the

• Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth (Albanian: Ministria e Arsimit, Sportit dhe Rinisë)

Argentina

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

• 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 (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)
  • 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) (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

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

People's Republic of China

• 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)

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)

• Ministry of Education (Cuba) [es]

Denmark

• 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 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)

• 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)

• Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Indonesia)
  • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education and Culture (Indonesia) (Indonesian: Kementerian Pendidikan, Kebudayaan, Riset dan Teknologi or Kemdikbudristek)

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

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

Ireland

• Minister for Education
• 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) (Manx
    : Rheynn Ynsee)

• Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)
  • Develops policy and delivers services via the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (文部科学省, Monbu-kagaku-shō)

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 (Spanish
    : Secretaría de Educación Pública)

• 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) (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)

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

• 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)

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)

• 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

• 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) (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)

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) (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

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

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 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)

See also

• Right to science and culture
• Human rights
• Right to education
• Right to an adequate standard of living
• Welfare rights
• Economic, social and cultural rights
• Culture minister
• Cultural genocide
• Ministry of Education