The Ministry of Education ( es, link=no, Ministerio de Educación; ME) of

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is a

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of the national executive power that oversees education policies on all educational levels, alongside the governments of the twenty-three

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and the

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. The Ministry was founded in 1949, when the state's education portfolio was split from the Ministry of Justice and Public Instruction in the first cabinet of President

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; the first minister was

Oscar Ivanissevich Oscar Ivanissevich (5 August 1895 - 5 June 1976) was an Argentinian politician, physician and footballer. He belonged to Peronist Party and is considered the co-author of the Peronist March. He served as Minister of Education in two terms designa ...

. The current minister is Jaime Perczyk, who has served since 20 September 2021 in the cabinet of President

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. The ministry is headquartered at the Sarmiento Palace, popularly known as "Pizzurno Palace" due to its location on Pasaje Pizzurno, in the

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neighbourhood of Recoleta.

List of ministers

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Education in Argentina

1949 establishments in Argentina