Ministry of National Education (Poland) explained
The Ministry of National Education (Polish: Ministerstwo Edukacji Narodowej, MEN) is a ministerial department of the government of Poland, established on 1 January 2024 after being separated from the Ministry of Education and Science.[1] The ministry's prerogatives include setting educational standards and youth activities. It does not oversee higher education, which falls under Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The two were created in May 2006 by splitting the Ministry of Education and Science.[2] In January 2021, the two were merged, only to be separated again in 2024.[3]
The ministry, established in 1944, succeeded the pre-war Ministry of Religious Affairs and Public Education.
Headquarters
The seat of the ministry is the former building of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Public Education in Warsaw. The building was constructed in the years 1925-1930 according to the design of Zdzisław Mączeński.
List of ministers
Ministers of Education
Ministers of Education and Higher Education
Ministers of Education and Behavior
- Jerzy Kuberski (PZPR) 29 March 1972 – 8 February 1979
- Józef Tejchma (PZPR) 8 February 1979 – 2 April 1980
- Krzysztof Kruszewski (PZPR) 3 April 1980 – 12 February 1981
- Bolesław Faron (PZPR) 12 February 1981 – 6 November 1985
- Joanna Michałowska-Gumowska (PZPR) 12 November 1985 – 23 October 1987
Ministers of National Education
Ministers of National Education and Sport
- Krystyna Łybacka (SLD) 19 October 2001 – 2 May 2004
- Mirosław Sawicki (no party) 2 May 2004 – 1 September 2005
Ministers of National Education
- Mirosław Sawicki (no party) 1 September 2005 – 31 October 2005
Ministers of Education and Science
Ministers of National Education
Ministers of Education and Science
- Przemysław Czarnek (PiS) 19 October 2020 - 27 November 2023
- Krzysztof Szczucki (PiS) 27 November 2023 - 13 December 2023
Ministers of National Education
See also
External links
- https://www.gov.pl/web/edukacja
Notes and References
- Web site: Podział Ministerstwa Edukacji i Nauki od 1 stycznia 2024 r. - Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki - Portal Gov.pl . 2023-12-30 . Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki . pl-PL.
- http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WDU20060760532 Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 5 maja 2006 r. w sprawie utworzenia Ministerstwa Edukacji Narodowej oraz zniesienia Ministerstwa Edukacji i Nauki (Dz.U. z 2006 r. nr 76, poz. 532)
- http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WDU20200002334 Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 17 grudnia 2020 r. w sprawie utworzenia Ministerstwa Edukacji i Nauki oraz zniesienia Ministerstwa Edukacji Narodowej i Ministerstwa Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego (Dz.U. z 2020 r. poz. 2334)