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
Incumbent
Ligia Deca
since 3 October 2022
First holderSpiru Haret
Websitewww.edu.ro

Former names of the Ministry

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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

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Since 1989

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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
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  1. ^ (in Romanian) www.edu.ro - official site