The Ministry of Education of Chile (MINEDUC) is the Ministry of State responsible for promoting the development of education at all levels, to assure all people access to basic education, to stimulate scientific and technological research and artistic creation, and the protection and enhancement of cultural heritage of the nation of

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

. The current Minister of Education, since 11 March 2022, is Marco Antonio Ávila.

History

The ministry began in 1837 as part of the Ministry of Justice and Religious Instruction. In those years the ministry was responsible for overseeing educational institutions such as the Instituto Nacional de Chile and

Universidad de Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

. Since 1887 it was named Ministry of Justice and Public Instruction. The Ministry of Education was separated from the Ministry of Justice in 1927, and became responsible for primary education, secondary education, vocational education, libraries, archives and museums. During the government of

Eduardo Frei Montalva Eduardo Nicanor Frei Montalva (; 16 January 1911 – 22 January 1982) was a Chilean political leader. In his long political career, he was Minister of Public Works, president of his Christian Democratic Party, senator, President of the ...

, the following institutions were created under Ministry of Education: * Junta Nacional de Auxilio Escolar y Becas/ National Board of School Assistance and Scholarships (JUNAEB) * Centro de Perfeccionamiento, Experimentación e Investigaciones Pedagógicas/ Center for Improvement, Educational Research and Experimentation (CPEIP) * Junta Nacional de Jardines Infantiles/ National Board of Daycare (JUNJI)

List of ministers of education

:PR –

Partido Radical The Radical Party (Spanish: ''Partido Radical'') was a Chilean political party. It was formed in 1863 in Copiapó by a split in the Liberal Party. Not coincidentally, it was formed shortly after the organization of the Grand Lodge of Chile, and ...

:PS – Partido Socialista :PDC – Partido Democrata Cristiano :PL – Partido Liberal :ind – Independent :PAL – Partido Agrario Laborista :PF – Partido Femenino de Chile :PSA – Partido Socialista Auténtico :FN –

Falange Nacional Falangism in Latin America has been a feature of political life since the 1930s as movements looked to the national syndicalist clerical fascism of the Spanish state and sought to apply it to other Spanish-speaking countries. From the mid-1930s, t ...

:PN – Partido Nacional :UDI – Unión Demócrata Independiente :RN – Renovación Nacional :PPD – Partido por la Democracia

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Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...

Chile, Education 1927 establishments in Chile

History

List of ministers of education

See also

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