Ministry of General Education

Last updated

The Ministry of General Education is a ministry in Zambia. It is headed by the Minister of General Education and oversees primary and secondary education. Tertiary and vocational education is overseen by the Ministry of Higher Education, which was split from the main ministry in 2015. [1]

Contents

List of ministers

MinisterPartyTerm startTerm end
Minister of African Education
Gabriel Musumbulwa United Federal Party 19591961
Alfred Gondwe Central Africa Party 19611962
Edson Mwamba 19621962
Harry Nkumbula Northern Rhodesian African National Congress 19621964
Minister of Education
John Mwanakatwe United National Independence Party 19641967
Arthur Wina United National Independence Party 19671968
Wesley Nyirenda United National Independence Party 1968
Fwanyanga Mulikita United National Independence Party 19731976
Minister of General Education
David Mabumba Patriotic Front 20162020
Dennis Wanchinga Patriotic Front 2020

Deputy ministers

Deputy MinisterPartyTerm startTerm end
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of African Education
Chiwala Banda Northern Rhodesian African National Congress 19621964
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education
William Nkanza United National Independence Party 19641967
Charles Thornicroft United National Independence Party 19641967
Miselo Kapika United National Independence Party 19681968
Deputy Minister of Education
Clement Sinyinda Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 20072011
Deputy MinisterPartyTerm startTerm end
Minister of State for Technical Education
Charles Thornicroft United National Independence Party 19671968

Related Research Articles

Ministry of National Education (France) Government ministry in France

The Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sports, or simply Ministry of National Education, as the title has changed several times in the course of the Fifth Republic, is the Government of France cabinet member charged with running the country's public educational system and with the supervision of agreements and authorisations for private teaching organisations.

Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany) Ministry of Education and Research of Germany

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research, abbreviated BMBF, is a cabinet-level ministry of Germany. It is headquartered in Bonn, with an office in Berlin. The Ministry provides funding for research projects and institutions and sets general educational policy. It also provides student loans in Germany. However, a large part of educational policy in Germany is decided at the state level, strongly limiting the influence of the ministry in educational matters.

The Ministry of Colleges and Universities is the ministry of the government of Ontario responsible for administration of laws relating to post-secondary education. This ministry is one of two education ministries, the other being the Ministry of Education. The Ministry's offices are in downtown Toronto, Ontario. The current minister is Jill Dunlop.

The Minister of Education and Research is the senior minister at the Ministry of Education and Research in the Estonian Government. The Minister is responsible for administration and development of Estonian educational system as well as for administration and funding of research and development activities on national level.

Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Netherlands)

The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science is the Dutch Ministry responsible for education, culture, science, research, gender equality and communications. The Ministry was created in 1918 as the Ministry of Education, Arts and Sciences and had several name changes before it became the Education, Culture and Science in 1994. The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Education, Culture and Science, currently Robbert Dijkgraaf

Ministry of Education (Malaysia)

The Ministry of Education is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for education system, compulsory education, pre-tertiary education, technical and vocational education and training (TVET), curriculum standard, textbook, standardised test, language policy, translation, selective school, comprehensive school.

An "education minister"(sometimes minister of education) is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with educational matters. Where known, the government department, ministry, or agency that develops policy and delivers services relating to sports are listed; overseen by and responsible to the education minister. The first such ministry ever is considered to be the Commission of National Education founded in 1773 in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

A Science Ministry or Department of Science is a ministry or other government agency charged with science. The ministry is often headed by a Minister for Science.

Ministry of Higher Education (Malaysia)

The Ministry of Higher Education, abbreviated MOHE, is ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for higher education, polytechnic, community college, student loan, accreditation, student volunteer. Its main office is in Putrajaya. The ministry was formed on 27 March 2004, merged back into the Ministry of Education on 14 May 2013, but then reformed on 28 July 2015. After the 2018 general election, the ministry became a higher education division under the MOE. In the Muhyiddin cabinet, the higher education division was separated again from Ministry of Education to form as ministry since 10 March 2020.

Ministry of Education (India) Indian government ministry

The Ministry of Education (MoE), formerly the Ministry of Human Resource Development (1985–2020), is a ministry of the Government of India, responsible for the implementation of the National Policy on Education. The Ministry is further divided into two departments: the Department of School Education and Literacy, which deals with primary, secondary and higher secondary education, adult education and literacy, and the Department of Higher Education, which deals with university level education, technical education, scholarships, etc.

Ministry of Education (Azerbaijan)

The Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan Republic is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of regulating the education system in Azerbaijan.

Indonesian Institute of Arts, Denpasar Indonesian university

Indonesian Institute of Arts Denpasar abbreviated as ISI Denpasar is a college of art organized by the Ministry of National Education which is under and directly responsible to the Minister of National Education. ISI Denpasar functionally supervised by the Director General of Higher Education Department of Education. ISI Denpasar was established in 2003 which is the integration of the Indonesian Arts College (STSI) in Denpasar and Study Program of Art and Design (PSSRD) of Udayana University.

The Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on higher education and other subjects which come under its purview. Broadly, this involves the maintenance, expansion, standardisation and general oversight and regulation of higher education institutions in the country.

Ministry of Education and Culture (Indonesia) Government ministry in Indonesia

The Ministry of Education and Culture was a government ministry which organises early childhood education, elementary education, secondary education and community education affairs and the management of culture within the Indonesian government. The ministry once transferred its duty organised higher education affairs at the first presidency of Joko Widodo's Working Cabinet, when higher education affairs were transferred to the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education. Then in his second term, its duty transferred back to Ministry of Education and Culture when Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education has changed its name to Ministry of Research and Technology/National Research and Innovation Agency.

Ministry of Education (Spain)

The Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MEFP) is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for proposing and carrying out the government policy on education and vocational training, including all the teachings of the education system except university education, without prejudice to the competences of the National Sports Council in matters of sports education. Likewise, it is also the responsibility of this Department the promotion of cooperation actions and, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the promotion of international relations in the field of non-university education.

Sofie Carsten Nielsen Former Minister for Higher Education and Science of Denmark

Sofie Carsten Nielsen is a Danish politician, who is the current leader of the Danish Social Liberal Party since October 2020. In the 2000s, Nielsen began her political career with the European Parliament as a consultant before working for the Ministry of Gender Equality as a deputy minister. After being elected to the Folketing at the 2011 Danish general election for the Greater Copenhagen constituency, Nielsen became the Minister for Higher Education and Science in 2014. Nielsen remained in her minister position until she was replaced by Esben Lunde Larsen in 2015.

Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Russia) Russian government ministry

The Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation is a ministry established in May 2018 as a result of splitting the Ministry of Education and Science, existed from March 2004, into the two agencies. The second simultaneously emerged agency is the Ministry of Education sometimes called "of General Education" or "of Enlightenment". The Ministry of Science and Higher Education is responsible for a state control over the scientific institutions and the university-level education in the Russian Federation. Particularly, all institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences are now under jurisdiction of this Ministry. It is headquartered in Moscow. Mikhail Kotyukov was appointed as the first Minister. Since January 21, 2020, the Ministry is headed by Valery Falkov.

Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Indonesia) Indonesian ministry

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology is a government ministry of the Indonesian government responsible for education, cultural, research and technology affairs. Its formation resulted from the merger of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Research and Technology in April 2021, under the government of President Joko Widodo.

Ministry of Higher and Technical Education (Maharashtra)

The Ministry of Higher and Technical Education is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for designing and implementing higher and technical education related policies in the state Maharashtra

References

  1. About Ministry of Higher Education

https://www.lusakatimes.com/2020/07/29/president-lungu-has-fired-general-education-minister-david-mabumba-with-immediate-effect/