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

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.
5. "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.

External links

• Ministry of Education