| The Ministry of Education | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms of Romania | |
| Incumbent Ligia Deca since 3 October 2022 | |
| First holder | Spiru Haret |
| Website | www.edu.ro |
The Ministry of Education (Romanian: Ministerul Educației) is one of the ministries of the Government of Romania.
Former names of the Ministry
Over 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
Since 1989
| 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 [ro] | 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
References
- (in Romanian) www.edu.ro - official site
