Ministry of Education and Science (Poland)

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Ministry of Education and Science
Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki(Polish)
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The ministry headquarters at 1 and 3 Wspólna Street in Warsaw, Poland.
Agency overview
Formed31 October 2005 (first ministry)
1 January 2021 (second ministry)
Dissolved5 May 2006 (first ministry)
31 December 2023 (second ministry)
Headquarters1/3 Wspólna Street, Warsaw, Poland

The Ministry of Education and Science (Polish: Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki, MEiN) was a ministry of the Government of Poland, which administrated the science and education. It functioned from 2005 to 2006, and again from 2021 to 2023.

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History

The Ministry of Education and Science of Poland was established on 31 October 2005 by the cabinet of Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz. It took over the divisions of the Ministry of National Education and Computerisation, responsible for higher education, science, and computerisation. [1] On 5 May 2006, the ministry was divided into the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Ministry of National Education. [2] Throughout its existence, its only minister was Michał Seweryński. [3]

On 1 January 2021, the second cabinet of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki reastablished the Ministry of Education and Science, via reincorporating together the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Ministry of National Education. Its headquarters were located at 1 and 3 Wspólna Street in Warsaw, Poland. [4] Przemysław Czarnek became the minister, and was replaced by Krzysztof Szczucki on 27 November 2023. [5] [6]

On 13 December 2023, under the third cabinet of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, the role of the minister was divided into two offices, with Barbara Nowacka becoming the Minister of Education, and Dariusz Wieczorek, the Ministry of Science. [7] On 1 January 2024, in accordance with the resolution of 16 December 2023, children's education and university education were split, returning to the older division of the two ministries as the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, with Nowacka and Wieczorek as ministers, respectively. [8]

Divisions

The Ministry of Education and Science was subdivided into several smaller structures. [9] [10] [11] [12] They were:

List of ministers

No.PictureNamePartyDate of assuming officeDate of leaving officeTerm lengthGovernment
1
Michal Sewerynski Kancelaria Senatu 2019.jpg
Michał Seweryński Law and Justice 31 October 20055 May 2006185 days Cabinet of Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz
2
Przemyslaw Czarnek Sejm 2019.jpg
Przemysław Czarnek Law and Justice 1 January 202127 November 20231060 days Second Cabinet of Mateusz Morawiecki
3
Krzysztof Szczucki 2023.jpg
Krzysztof Szczucki Law and Justice 27 November 202313 December 202316 days Third Cabinet of Mateusz Morawiecki
4
Barbara Nowacka Sejm 2019.jpg
Barbara Nowacka (Minister of Education) Civic Coalition 13 December 202331 December 202318 days Third Cabinet of Donald Tusk
Dariusz Wieczorek 2022.jpg
Dariusz Wieczorek (Minister of Science) New Left

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References

  1. ↑ "Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 31 października 2005 r. w sprawie utworzenia Ministerstwa Edukacji i Nauki oraz zniesienia Ministerstwa Edukacji Narodowej i Informatyzacji". isap.sejm.gov.pl. 31 October 2005. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 5 maja 2006 r. w sprawie utworzenia Ministerstwa Edukacji Narodowej oraz zniesienia Ministerstwa Edukacji i Nauki". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Michał Seweryński". senat.gov.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  4. ↑ "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". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 17 December 2021. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Rok z Czarnkiem. Według nauczycieli szef MEiN zasłużył na czerwoną kartkę" [A year with Czarnek. According to the teachers, the head of MEiN deserved a red card]. glos.pl (in Polish). 19 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  6. ↑ A. Zygiel (27 November 2023). "Zastąpi Czarnka. Kim jest Krzysztof Szczucki?". wiadomosci.wp.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Uchwała Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 12 grudnia 2023 r. w sprawie wyboru w skład Rady Ministrów". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 13 December 2023. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 16 grudnia 2023 r. w sprawie utworzenia Ministerstwa Edukacji Narodowej". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 16 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Zarządzenie nr 255 Prezesa Rady Ministrów z dnia 31 grudnia 2020 r. w sprawie nadania statutu Ministerstwu Edukacji i Nauki". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 31 December 2020. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Zarządzenie nr 210 Prezesa Rady Ministrów z dnia 13 października 2021 r. zmieniające zarządzenie w sprawie nadania statutu Ministerstwu Edukacji i Nauki". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 13 October 2021. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Zarządzenie nr 124 Prezesa Rady Ministrów z dnia 26 maja 2022 r. zmieniające zarządzenie w sprawie nadania statutu Ministerstwu Edukacji i Nauki". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Zarządzenie nr 222 Prezesa Rady Ministrów z dnia 22 lipca 2022 r. zmieniające zarządzenie w sprawie nadania statutu Ministerstwu Edukacji i Nauki". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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