| Post: | Minister of Human Resources Development |
| Insignia: | Emblem of Andhra Pradesh.svg |
| Flagcaption: | Emblem of Andhra Pradesh |
| Incumbent: | Nara Lokesh |
| Incumbentsince: | 12 June 2024 |
| Department: | Department of Human Resources Development |
| Abbreviation: | HRD |
| Member Of: | Andha Pradesh Cabinet |
| Reports To: | Governor of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Legislature |
| Appointer: | Governor of Andhra Pradesh |
| Appointer Qualified: | on the advice of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh |
| Inaugural: | Ganta Srinivasa Rao |
| Formation: | 8 June 2014 |
The Minister of Education or simply referred to as the Education Minister, is officially known as the Minister of Human Resources Development, the head of the Department of Education of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. One of the senior-most officers in the Cabinet of Andhra Pradesh, the chief responsibility of the Education Minister is the maintenance of Andhra Pradesh's internal security; the state's police force comes under its jurisdiction. Occasionally, they are assisted by the Minister of State for Education.
Ever since the time of formation of Andhra Pradesh. the office has been seen as second in seniority with par to Finance minister only to the Chief Minister in the state Cabinet. Several Education Ministers have since held the additional portfolio of Deputy Chief Minister.
From June 2014 to May 2019, the Education Minister of Andhra Pradesh was Ganta Srinivasa Rao of the Telugu Desam Party, taking over the reins from who was last before burification of state into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Following the cabinet formation on 12 June 2024, Nara Lokesh assumed the office under N. Chandrababu Naidu.
| Portrait | Minister | Term of office | Election | Party | Ministry | Chief Minister | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | Duration | ||||||||||
| 1 | Ganta Srinivasa Rao | 8 June 2014 | 29 May 2019 | 2014 | Telugu Desam Party | Naidu III | [1] | |||||
| 2 | Audimulapu Suresh | 8 June 2019 | 7 April 2022 | 2019 | YSR Congress Party | Jagan | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | [2] | ||||
| 3 | Botsa Satyanarayana | 11 April 2022 | 8 June 2024 | [3] | ||||||||
| 4 | Nara Lokesh | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 2024 | Telugu Desam Party | Naidu IV | [4] | |||||