Ministry of Education (Romania)
The Ministry of Education (Romanian: Ministerul Educației) is one of the ministries of the Government of Romania.[1]
| The Ministry of Education | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms of Romania | |
since 3 October 2022 | |
| First holder | Spiru Haret |
| Website | www.edu.ro |
Former names of the Ministry
editOver the years the Ministry changed its title. Initially it was called Ministry of Religion and Public Instruction (Romanian: Ministerul Religiei și Instrucțiunii Publice), then Ministry of Public Instruction (Romanian: Ministerul Instrucțiunii Publice), then it changed to Ministry of Teaching (Romanian: Ministerul Învățământului), Ministry of Teaching and Science (Romanian: Ministerul Învățământului și Științei), then changed back to Ministry of Teaching (Romanian: Ministerul Învățământului). When Andrei Marga became Minister, it introduced the largest reform measures, starting with the name of the institution: Ministry of National Education (Romanian: Ministerul Educației Naționale). In 2000 the name was changed to Ministry of Education and Research (Romanian: Ministerul Educației și Cercetării). This title was kept until April 2007, when it changed to Ministry of Education, Research and Youth (Romanian: Ministerul Educației, Cercetării și Tineretului). On 21 December 2012 the title was changed to Ministry of National Education (Romanian: Ministerul Educației Naționale) and was kept until 17 December 2014, when it changed to Ministry of National Education and Scientific Research (Romanian: Ministerul Educaței Naționale și Cercetării Științifice) This title was kept until 4 January 2017, when it changed back to Ministry of National Education. Starting with 1 April 2021 it changed to Ministry of Education.
Ministers
editSince 1989
edit| Minister Title | No. | Name | Term start | Term end | Party | Cabinet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Teaching | 1 | Mihai Șora | 30 December 1989 | 28 June 1990 | Independent | Roman I |
| Minister of Teaching and Science | 2 | Gheorghe Ștefan | 29 June 1990 | 16 October 1991 | FSN | Roman II |
| Roman III | ||||||
| 3 | Mihail Golu | 17 October 1991 | 19 November 1992 | Stolojan | ||
| Minister of Teaching | 4 | Liviu Maior | 20 November 1992 | 11 December 1996 | PDSR | Văcăroiu |
| 5 | Virgil Petrescu | 12 December 1996 | 4 December 1997 | PNȚCD | Ciorbea | |
| Minister of National Education | 6 | Andrei Marga | 5 December 1997 | 27 December 2000 | Ciorbea | |
| Vasile | ||||||
| Isărescu | ||||||
| 7 | Ecaterina Andronescu | 28 December 2000 | 18 June 2003 | PDSR/PSD | Năstase | |
| Ministry of Education, Research and Youth | 8 | Alexandru Athanasiu | 19 June 2003 | 28 December 2004 | PSD | |
| Ministry of Education and Research | ||||||
| Ministry of Education, Research and Youth | 9 | Mircea Miclea | 29 December 2004 | 9 November 2005 | PD | Tăriceanu I |
| 10 | Mihai Hărdău | 10 November 2005 | 4 April 2007 | |||
| 11 | Cristian Adomniței | 5 April 2007 | 7 October 2008 | PNL | Tăriceanu II | |
| 12 | Anton Anton | 8 October 2008 | 21 December 2008 | |||
| Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation | (7) | Ecaterina Andronescu | 22 December 2008 | 30 September 2009 | PSD | Boc I |
| - | Emil Boc | 1 October 2009 | 22 December 2009 | PDL | ||
| 13 | Daniel Funeriu | 23 December 2009 | 8 February 2012 | Boc II | ||
| Ministry of Education, Research and Youth | 14 | Cătălin Baba | 9 February 2012 | 6 May 2012 | Ungureanu | |
| Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sport | ||||||
| 15 | Ioan Mang | 7 May 2012 | 14 May 2012 | PSD | Ponta I | |
| - | Liviu Pop | 15 May 2012 | 1 June 2012 | Independent | ||
| (7) | Ecaterina Andronescu | 2 June 2012 | 20 December 2012 | PSD | ||
| Ministry of National Education | 16 | Remus Pricopie | 21 December 2012 | 17 December 2014 | Ponta II | |
| Ministry of National Education and Scientific Research | 17 | Sorin Cîmpeanu | 18 December 2014 | 17 November 2015 | Independent | Ponta IV |
| 18 | Adrian Curaj | 18 November 2015 | 5 July 2016 | Cioloș | ||
| 19 | Mircea Dumitru | 6 July 2016 | 4 January 2017 | |||
| Ministry of National Education | 20 | Pavel Năstase | 5 January 2017 | 28 June 2017 | PSD | Grindeanu |
| 21 | Liviu Pop | 29 June 2017 | 29 January 2018 | Tudose | ||
| 22 | Valentin Popa | 29 January 2018 | 26 September 2018 | Dăncilă | ||
| - | Rovana Plumb | 27 September 2018 | 19 November 2018 | |||
| (7) | Ecaterina Andronescu | 20 November 2018 | 2 August 2019 | |||
| (22) | Valentin Popa | 2 August 2019 | 4 November 2019 | |||
| Ministry of Education and Research | 23 | Monica Anisie | 4 November 2019 | 23 December 2020 | PNL | Orban I |
| Orban II | ||||||
| Ministry of Education | (17) | Sorin Cîmpeanu | 23 December 2020 | 25 November 2021 | PNL | Cîțu |
| 25 November 2021 | 29 September 2022 | Ciucă | ||||
| 24 | Ligia Deca | 3 October 2022 | Incumbent | Independent |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Romanian) www.edu.ro - official site