The Minister of Education was a member of the Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland (Cabinet) in the Parliament of Northern Ireland which governed Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1972.
| Name | Took Office | Prime Minister | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry | 7 June 1921 | Craig | ||
| 2. | James Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont | 8 January 1926 | Craig | ||
| Vacant | 13 October 1937 | Craig | N/A | ||
| 3. | John Hanna Robb | 1 December 1937 | Craig, Andrews | ||
| 4. | Robert Corkey | 6 May 1943 | Brookeborough | ||
| 5. | Samuel Hall-Thompson | 21 March 1944 | Brookeborough | ||
| 6. | Harry Midgley | 12 January 1950 | Brookeborough | ||
| 7. | William May | 17 May 1957 | Brookeborough | ||
| 8. | Ivan Neill | 12 March 1962 | Brookeborough, O'Neill | ||
| 9. | Herbert Kirk | 22 July 1964 | O'Neill | ||
| 10. | William Fitzsimmons | 2 April 1965 | O'Neill | ||
| 11. | William Long | 7 October 1966 | O'Neill | ||
| 12. | William Fitzsimmons | 19 December 1968 | O'Neill | ||
| 13. | Phelim O'Neill | 12 March 1969 | O'Neill | ||
| 14. | William Long | 3 May 1969 | Chichester-Clark, Faulkner | ||
Office abolished 1968