Ministry of Education and Scientific Research (Romania)
| Ministry of Education and Scientific Research | |
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Coat of arms of Romania | |
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Incumbent Mircea Dumitru since 5 July 2016 | |
| First holder | Spiru Haret |
| Website | www.mects.ro |
The Ministry of Education and Scientific Research (Romanian: Ministerul Educației și Cercetării Științifice) is one of the ministries of the Government of Romania.[1]
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 Instrucţiunii Publice), then it changed to Ministry of Teaching (Romanian: Ministerul Învǎțǎmântului), Ministry of Teaching and Science (Romanian: Ministerul Învǎțǎmântului și Științei), than changed back to Ministry of Teaching (Romanian: Ministerul Învǎțǎmântului). 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 Cercetǎrii). This title was kept until April 2007, when it changed to Ministry of Education, Research and Youth (Romanian: Ministerul Educației, Cercetǎrii și Tineretului). Since December 2012 the title is Ministry of National Education (Romanian: Ministerul Educației Naționale).
Ministers
Since 1989
| Minister Title | No. | Name | Term start | Term end | Party | Cabinet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Teaching | 1 | Mihai Șora | December 1989 | June 1990 | none | Roman I |
| Minister of Teaching and Science | 2 | Gheorghe Ştefan | June 1990 | October 1991 | FSN | Roman II |
| Roman III | ||||||
| 3 | Mihail Golu | October 1991 | November 1992 | FSN | Stolojan I | |
| Minister of Teaching | 4 | Liviu Maior | November 1992 | December 1996 | PDSR | Văcăroiu |
| 5 | Virgil Petrescu | December 1996 | December 1997 | PNȚ-CD | Ciorbea I | |
| Minister of National Education | 6 | Andrei Marga | December 1997 | December 2000 | PNȚ-CD | Ciorbea I |
| Vasile I | ||||||
| Isărescu I | ||||||
| Minister of Education and Research | 8 | Ecaterina Andronescu | December 2000 | June 2003 | PDSR/PSD | Năstase I |
| 9 | Alexandru Athanasiu | June 2003 | December 2004 | PSD | ||
| 10 | Mircea Miclea | December 2004 | August 22, 2005 | PD | Tăriceanu I | |
| 11 | Mihail Hărdău | August 22, 2005 | April 2007 | PD | ||
| Ministry of Education, Research and Youth | 12 | Cristian Adomniței | 5 April 2007 | 8 October 2008 | PNL | Tăriceanu II |
| 13 | Anton Anton | 8 October 2008 | 22 December 2008 | PNL | ||
| Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation | (8) | Ecaterina Andronescu | 22 December 2008 | 1 October 2009 | PSD | Boc I |
| - | Emil Boc | 1 October 2009 | 23 December 2009 | PD-L | ||
| Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sport | 14 | Daniel Funeriu | 23 December 2009 | 9 February 2012 | PD-L | Boc II |
| 15 | Cătălin Baba | 9 February 2012 | 7 May 2012 | PD-L | Ungureanu I | |
| 16 | Ioan Mang | 7 May 2012 | 15 May 2012 | PSD | Ponta I | |
| - | Liviu Pop | 15 May 2012 | 2 June 2012 | Ind. | ||
| (8) | Ecaterina Andronescu | 2 June 2012 | 21 December 2012 | PSD | ||
| Minister of National Education | 17 | Remus Pricopie | 21 December 2012 | 17 December 2014 | PSD | Ponta II |
| Minister of National Education and Scientific Research | 18 | Sorin Cîmpeanu | 17 December 2014 | 17 November 2015 | Independent | Ponta IV |
| 19 | Adrian Curaj | 17 November 2015 | 5 July 2016 | Independent | Cioloș | |
| 20 | Mircea Dumitru | ''5 July 2016 | Incumbent | Independent | Cioloș |
External links
References
- ↑ (Romanian) www.edu.ro - official site
