| Ministry of Education and Research | |
| Type: | Ministry |
| Seal: | Seal of the Ministry of Education and Research.png |
| Seal Size: | 250px |
| Formed: | (as Ministry of Science and Education) |
| Preceding1: | Ministry of Education, Culture and Research |
| Preceding2: | Ministry of Education and Youth |
| Preceding3: | Ministry of Education and Science |
| Preceding4: | Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of Moldova |
| Headquarters: | Government House, Chișinău |
| Minister1 Name: | Dan Perciun |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister of Education and Research |
| Chief2 Name: | Nadejda Velișco |
| Chief2 Position: | Secretary General |
| Chief3 Name: | Adriana Cazacu |
| Chief3 Position: | Secretary of State |
| Chief4 Name: | Galina Rusu |
| Chief4 Position: | Secretary of State |
| Chief5 Name: | Sergiu Gurin |
| Chief5 Position: | Secretary of State |
| Chief7 Name: | Valentina Olaru |
| Chief7 Position: | Secretary of State |
The Ministry of Education and Research is one of the fourteen ministries of the Government of Moldova. The ministry was established on 27 May 1953.
In 2017, as part of the government reform in Moldova, the Ministry of Culture was renamed to Ministry of Education, Culture and Research, and absorbed the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Youth and Sports, becoming their legal successor.[1]
| No. | Portrait | Name(Birth–Death) | Office term | Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolae Mătcaș | 6 June 1990 | 5 April 1994 | Druc Muravschi Sangheli I | ||
| 2 | Petru Gaugaș | 5 April 1994 | 24 January 1997 | Sangheli II | ||
| 3 | Iacob Popovici | 24 January 1997 | 22 May 1998 | Ciubuc I | ||
| 4 | Anatol Grimalschi | 22 May 1998 | 21 December 1999 | Ciubuc IISturza | ||
| 5 | Ion Guțu | 21 December 1999 | 22 November 2000 | Braghiș | ||
| 6 | Ilie Vancea | 22 November 2000 | 26 February 2002 | Braghiș Tarlev I | ||
| 7 | Gheorghe Sima | 26 February 2002 | 2 July 2003 | Tarlev I | ||
| 8 | Valentin Beniuc | 5 August 2003 | 19 April 2005 | |||
| 9 | Victor Țvircun | 19 April 2005 | 31 March 2008 | Tarlev II | ||
| 10 | Larisa Șavga | 31 March 2008 | 25 September 2009 | Greceanîi I–II | ||
| 11 | Leonid Bujor | 25 September 2009 | 14 January 2011 | Filat I | ||
| 12 | Mihail Șleahtițchi | 14 January 2011 | 24 July 2012 | Filat II | ||
| 13 | Maia Sandu | 24 July 2012 | 30 July 2015 | Filat II Leancă Gaburici | ||
| 14 | Corina Fusu | 30 July 2015 | 30 May 2017 | Streleț Filip | ||
| 15 | Monica Babuc | 26 July 2017 | 8 June 2019 | Filip | ||
| 16 | Liliana Nicolaescu-Onofrei | 8 June 2019 | 14 November 2019 | Sandu | ||
| 17 | Corneliu Popovici | 14 November 2019 | 16 March 2020 | Chicu | ||
| 18 | Igor Șarov | 16 March 2020 | 9 November 2020 | |||
| 19 | Lilia Pogolșa | 9 November 2020 | 6 August 2021 | |||
| 20 | Anatolie Topală | 6 August 2021 | 14 July 2023 | GavrilițaRecean | ||
| 21 | Dan Perciun | 17 July 2023 | Incumbent | Recean | ||