Ministry of Education (Guyana)

Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Ministry of Education
Agency overview
Headquarters	68 Brickdam, Georgetown
Agency executive	Priya Manickchand, Minister of Education;
Website	education.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

^ a b "Nineteen new ministers appointed, Vickram Bharrat named Minister of Natural Resources". Stabroek News. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ "Laws of Guyana" (PDF). UNESCO. 1998. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
^ "Guyana - Education Policy and the Teaching Profession". countrystudies.us. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
^ "Co-operative Republic of Guyana Ministry of Education Annual Report 1998" (PDF). 1997-01-20. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Historical information events and dates on the Parliament of Guyana from 1718 to 2006" (PDF). Parliament of Guyana. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
^ "Nicolette Henry, Minister of Education". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
^ "Roopnaraine no longer Education Minister; Nicolette Henry to take full control of Ministry". Demerara Waves. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

External links

Ministry of Education

[edu_2020-1] "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.

[hist-5] ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "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.