The Ministry of Education (MOE) is a ministry of the government of

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

, and is responsible for the

education in Guyana Education in Guyana is provided largely by the government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Education and its arms in the ten different regions of the country. Guyana's education system is a legacy from its time as British Guiana, and is simila ...

. The current minister as of 2020 is Priya Manickchand. 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. In 1980, the Ministry of Higher Education was established to oversee universities and technical schools. In 1991 the Ministry of Education was restructured to organize the division between education and administrative roles.

List of ministers

The following is a list of ministers of Guyana. * William Bain Gray (1928-1947) (as Director of Education in

British Guiana British Guiana was a British colony, part of the mainland British West Indies, which resides on the northern coast of South America. Since 1966 it has been known as the independent nation of Guyana. The first European to encounter Guiana was S ...

) * Forbes Burnham (May 1953-1957) *

Brindley Horatio Benn Brindley Horatio Benn, CCH (24 January 1923 – 11 December 2009) was a teacher, choirmaster, politician, and one of the key leaders of the Guyanese independence movement. He was put under restriction when the constitution was suspended in 1953. ...

(1957-1961) (as Minister of Community Development and Education) * ''No minister during 1961-1964'' *

Winifred Gaskin Winifred Gaskin, Orders, decorations, and medals of Guyana#The Cacique's Crown of Honour, CCH, Order of Distinction, OD (10 May 1916 – 5 March 1977) was an Afro-Guyanese educator, journalist and civil servant who entered politics. After a caree ...

(1964-1973) (as Minister of Education, Youth, Race Relations & Community Development) * C.L. Baird (1973-1980) * Jeffrey Ronald Thomas (1980-1985) *

Ranji Chandisingh Ranji Chandisingh was a political leader in Guyana. He was born on 5 January 1930 at San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, and died on 15 June 2009 at his home at Waterloo Street, Guyana. He was the son of Dr. Charles Washington Chandisingh and Ame ...

(1980-1985) (as Higher Education Minister) * Viola Burnham (1985-1992) (as Vice-President, Education and Social Development, and Deputy Prime Minister) * Ramnauth D.A. Bisnauth (1992-1997) (as Minister of Education and Cultural Development) * Ramnauth D.A. Bisnauth (1997-2001) * Henry Benfield Jeffrey (2001-2006) * Shaik K.Z. Baksh (2006-2015) *

Rupert Roopnaraine Rupert Roopnaraine (born 31 January 1943) is a Guyanese cricketer, writer, and politician. Roopnaraine served as Minister of Education of Guyana between 2015 and 2017. Biography Roopnaraine was born in Kitty, Georgetown, Guyana. In 1954, ...

(2015-2017) * Nicolette Henry (2017-2020) * Priya Manickchand (2020-)

References

External links

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