Ministry of Education and Research (Moldova)

The Ministry of Education and Research (Romanian: Ministerul Educației și Cercetării) is one of the fourteen ministries of the government of Moldova. The ministry was established on 27 May 1953.

Ministry of Education and Research
Ministry overview
Formed6 June 1990; 34 years ago (6 June 1990) (as Ministry of Science and Education)
Preceding agencies
  • Ministry of Education, Culture and Research (2017–2021)
  • Ministry of Education and Youth (2005–2009)
  • Ministry of Education and Science (1990–1994), (1998–2001)
  • Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (1997–1998)
JurisdictionGovernment of Moldova
HeadquartersGovernment House, Chișinău
Minister responsible
Ministry executives
  • Nadejda Velișco, Secretary General
  • Adriana Cazacu, Secretary of State
  • Galina Rusu, Secretary of State
  • Sergiu Gurin, Secretary of State
  • Valentina Olaru, Secretary of State
Websitemec.gov.md

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]

Ministers

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No. Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Office term Cabinet
1 Nicolae Mătcaș

(born 1940)

6 June 1990 5 April 1994 Druc
Muravschi
Sangheli I
2 Petru Gaugaș 5 April 1994 24 January 1997 Sangheli II
3 Iacob Popovici

(1939–2016)

24 January 1997 22 May 1998 Ciubuc I
4 Anatol Grimalschi

(born 1951)

22 May 1998 21 December 1999 Ciubuc II

Sturza

5 Ion Guțu

(born 1943)

21 December 1999 22 November 2000 Braghiș
6 Ilie Vancea

(1949–2021)

22 November 2000 26 February 2002 Braghiș
Tarlev I
7 Gheorghe Sima

(born 1952)

26 February 2002 2 July 2003 Tarlev I
8 Valentin Beniuc

(born 1956)

5 August 2003 19 April 2005
9 Victor Țvircun

(born 1955)

19 April 2005 31 March 2008 Tarlev II
10 Larisa Șavga

(born 1962)

31 March 2008 25 September 2009 Greceanîi III
11   Leonid Bujor

(1955–2021)

25 September 2009 14 January 2011 Filat I
12   Mihail Șleahtițchi

(born 1956)

14 January 2011 24 July 2012 Filat II
13   Maia Sandu

(born 1972)

24 July 2012 30 July 2015 Filat II
Leancă
Gaburici
14   Corina Fusu

(born 1959)

30 July 2015 30 May 2017 Streleț
Filip
15   Monica Babuc

(born 1964)

26 July 2017 8 June 2019 Filip
16   Liliana Nicolaescu-Onofrei

(born 1968)

8 June 2019 14 November 2019 Sandu
17   Corneliu Popovici

(born 1970)

14 November 2019 16 March 2020 Chicu
18   Igor Șarov

(born 1967)

16 March 2020 9 November 2020
19   Lilia Pogolșa

(born 1970)

9 November 2020 6 August 2021
20   Anatolie Topală

(born 1971)

6 August 2021 14 July 2023 Gavrilița

Recean

21   Dan Perciun

(born 1991)

17 July 2023 Incumbent Recean

References

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