Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Ministry of Education
Agency overview
Headquarters68 Brickdam, Georgetown
Agency executive
  • Priya Manickchand, Minister of Education
Websiteeducation.gov.gy

The Ministry of Education (MOE) is a ministry of the government of Guyana, and is responsible for the education in Guyana. The current minister as of 2020 is Priya Manickchand.[1]

The Ministry of Education was a part of the Education Act of 1877, followed by the appointment of chief education officer and deputy chief education officer in 1949.[2] In 1980, the Ministry of Higher Education was established to oversee universities and technical schools.[3] In 1991 the Ministry of Education was restructured to organize the division between education and administrative roles.[4]

List of ministers

The following is a list of ministers of Guyana.

  • William Bain Gray (1928-1947) (as Director of Education in British Guiana)[5]
  • Forbes Burnham (May 1953-1957)[5]
  • Brindley Horatio Benn (1957-1961) (as Minister of Community Development and Education)[5]
  • No minister during 1961-1964[5]
  • Winifred Gaskin (1964-1973) (as Minister of Education, Youth, Race Relations & Community Development)[5]
  • C.L. Baird (1973-1980)[5]
  • Jeffrey Ronald Thomas (1980-1985)[5]
  • Ranji Chandisingh (1980-1985) (as Higher Education Minister)[5]
  • Viola Burnham (1985-1992) (as Vice-President, Education and Social Development, and Deputy Prime Minister)[5]
  • Ramnauth D.A. Bisnauth (1992-1997) (as Minister of Education and Cultural Development)[5]
  • Ramnauth D.A. Bisnauth (1997-2001)[5]
  • Henry Benfield Jeffrey (2001-2006)[5]
  • Shaik K.Z. Baksh (2006-2015)[5]
  • Rupert Roopnaraine (2015-2017)[6]
  • Nicolette Henry (2017-2020)[7]
  • Priya Manickchand (2020-)[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nineteen new ministers appointed, Vickram Bharrat named Minister of Natural Resources". Stabroek News. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Laws of Guyana" (PDF). UNESCO. 1998. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  3. ↑ "Guyana - Education Policy and the Teaching Profession". countrystudies.us. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  4. ↑ "Co-operative Republic of Guyana Ministry of Education Annual Report 1998" (PDF). 1997-01-20. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Historical information events and dates on the Parliament of Guyana from 1718 to 2006" (PDF). Parliament of Guyana. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Nicolette Henry, Minister of Education". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Roopnaraine no longer Education Minister; Nicolette Henry to take full control of Ministry". Demerara Waves. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
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