The Ministry of National Education ( , MEN) is a ministerial department of the
government of Poland
The government of Poland takes the form of a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government.
Executive power is exercised, within the ...
, established on 1 January 2024 after being separated from the
Ministry of Education and Science.
The ministry's prerogatives include setting educational standards and youth activities. It does not oversee
higher education
Tertiary education (higher education, or post-secondary education) is the educational level following the completion of secondary education.
The World Bank defines tertiary education as including universities, colleges, and vocational schools ...
, which falls under
Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The two were created in May 2006 by splitting the
Ministry of Education and Science. In January 2021, the two were merged, only to be separated again in 2024.
Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 17 grudnia 2020 r. w sprawie utworzenia Ministerstwa Edukacji i Nauki oraz zniesienia Ministerstwa Edukacji Narodowej i Ministerstwa Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego (Dz.U. z 2020 r. poz. 2334)
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Headquarters
The seat of the ministry is the former building of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Public Education in Warsaw
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...
. The building was constructed in the years 1925-1930 according to the design of Zdzisław Mączeński.
List of ministers
Ministers of Education
* Stanisław Skrzeszewski
Stanisław Skrzeszewski (27 April 1901 – 20 December 1978) was a Polish communist politician, educator and prominent statesman of the Polish People's Republic.
Biography
Born in to the family of a train conductor, Skrzeszewski was active in s ...
( PPR) 31 December 1944 – 28 June 1945 ( PKWN)
* Czesław Wycech
Czesław Wycech (20 July 1899 – 26 May 1977) was a Polish activist, politician and historian. He was a member of the Polish peasant's parties: the Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie", the People's Party, the Polish People's Party, and the Uni ...
( ZSL) 28 June 1945 – 5 February 1947
* Stanisław Skrzeszewski
Stanisław Skrzeszewski (27 April 1901 – 20 December 1978) was a Polish communist politician, educator and prominent statesman of the Polish People's Republic.
Biography
Born in to the family of a train conductor, Skrzeszewski was active in s ...
( PZPR) February 1947 – 7 July 1950
* Witold Jarosiński ( PZPR) 7 July 1950 – 4 August 1956
* Feliks Baranowski ( PZPR) 11 September 1956 – 13 November 1956
* Władysław Bieńkowski Władysław is a Polish given male name, cognate with Vladislav. The feminine form is Władysława, archaic forms are Włodzisław (male) and Włodzisława (female), and Wladislaw is a variation. These names may refer to:
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( PZPR) 13 November 1956 – 27 October 1959
* Wacław Tułodziecki Wacław is a Polish masculine given name. It is a borrowing of , Latinized as Wenceslaus.
For etymology and cognates in other languages, see Wenceslaus.
It may refer to:
*Wacław Cimochowski (1912–1982), Polish philologist
*Wacław Gajewski (19 ...
( PZPR) 27 October 1959 – 11 November 1966
Ministers of Education and Higher Education
* Henryk Jabłoński
Henryk Jan Jabłoński (; 27 December 1909 – 27 January 2003) was a Polish historian and politician. After 1948, he became a politician of the ruling Polish United Workers' Party, as well as a historian and professor at Warsaw University. He s ...
( PZPR) 11 November 1966 – 28 March 1972
Ministers of Education and Behavior
* Jerzy Kuberski ( PZPR) 29 March 1972 – 8 February 1979
* Józef Tejchma ( PZPR) 8 February 1979 – 2 April 1980
* Krzysztof Kruszewski ( PZPR) 3 April 1980 – 12 February 1981
* Bolesław Faron ( PZPR) 12 February 1981 – 6 November 1985
* Joanna Michałowska-Gumowska ( PZPR) 12 November 1985 – 23 October 1987
Ministers of National Education
* Henryk Bednarski ( PZPR) 23 October 1987 – 14 October 1988
* Jacek Fisiak
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( PZPR) 14 October 1988 – 1 August 1989
* Henryk Samsonowicz
Henryk Bohdan Samsonowicz (23 January 1930 – 28 May 2021) was a Polish historian specializing in History of Poland in the Middle Ages, medieval Poland, prolific writer, and professor of the University of Warsaw. In 1989–1990, he was the minis ...
( NSZZ Solidarność) 12 September 1989 – 14 December 1990
* Robert Głębocki ( KLD) 12 January 1991 – 5 December 1991
* Andrzej Stelmachowski (no party) 23 December 1991 – 5 June 1992
* Zdobysław Flisowski (no party) 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993
* Aleksander Łuczak (PSL
PSL may refer to:
Sport
*Pakistan Super League, a Twenty20 cricket league
*Palau Soccer League, top division association football league in Palau
*Pilipinas Super League, a professional basketball league
*Philippine Super Liga, a defunct profes ...
) 26 October 1993 – 1 March 1995
* Ryszard Czarny ( SdRP) 4 March 1995 – 26 January 1996
* Jerzy Wiatr ( SdRP) 15 February 1996 – 17 October 1997
* Mirosław Handke (Solidarity Electoral Action
Solidarity Electoral Action (, AWS) was a coalition of political parties in Poland, active from 1996 to 2001. AWS was the political arm of the Solidarity (Polish trade union), Solidarity trade union, whose leader Lech Wałęsa (also an AWS member ...
) 31 October 1997 – 20 July 2000
* Edmund Wittbrodt (Solidarity Electoral Action
Solidarity Electoral Action (, AWS) was a coalition of political parties in Poland, active from 1996 to 2001. AWS was the political arm of the Solidarity (Polish trade union), Solidarity trade union, whose leader Lech Wałęsa (also an AWS member ...
) 20 July 2000 – 19 October 2001
Ministers of National Education and Sport
* Krystyna Łybacka
Krystyna Maria Łybacka (; 10 February 1946 – 20 April 2020) was a Polish political figure who served in the country's national Parliament (Sejm), since 1991 to 2014 and from October 2001 to May 2004, and was a member of the cabinet, with the ...
( SLD) 19 October 2001 – 2 May 2004
* Mirosław Sawicki (no party) 2 May 2004 – 1 September 2005
Ministers of National Education
* Mirosław Sawicki (no party) 1 September 2005 – 31 October 2005
Ministers of Education and Science
* Michał Seweryński
Michał Seweryński (born 1 July 1939 in Łódź) is a professor of the University of Łódź. Honorary degree, Doctor honoris causa of the University of Lyon 3. Expert on Polish and international labour law. The author of about 130 scientific p ...
( PiS) 31 October 2005 – 5 May 2006
Ministers of National Education
* Roman Giertych
Roman Jacek Giertych (; born 27 February 1971) is a Polish political figure and advocate. Giertych served in a PiS-led government as Deputy Prime Minister of Poland and Minister of National Education from May 2006 to August 2007. He was a mem ...
( LPR) 5 May 2006 – 13 August 2007
* Ryszard Legutko
Ryszard Antoni Legutko (; born 24 December 1949) is a Polish philosopher and politician. He is a professor of philosophy at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, specializing in ancient philosophy and political theory. A member of right-wing ...
(no party) 13 August 2007 – 16 November 2007
* Katarzyna Hall (no party) 16 November 2007 – 18 November 2011
* Krystyna Szumilas ( PO) 18 November 2011 – 27 November 2013
* Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska ( PO) 27 November 2013 - 16 November 2015
* Anna Zalewska ( PiS) 16 November 2015 – 4 June 2019
* Dariusz Piontkowski
Dariusz Piontkowski (born 17 December 1964 in Sielc) is a Polish politician, former marshal of Podlasie province, and current MP (in his third term). From 4 June 2019 to 19 October 2020 he was the minister of national education under Mateusz Mor ...
( PiS) 4 June 2019 – 19 October 2020
* Przemysław Czarnek
Przemysław Czarnek (born 11 June 1977) is a Polish politician and academic, who was voivode of the Lubelskie Voivodeship from 2015–2019. He was elected in 2019 as a member of the 9th Sejm as a member of Law and Justice. Czarnek is notable f ...
19 October 2020 – January 1, 2021
Ministers of Education and Science
* Przemysław Czarnek
Przemysław Czarnek (born 11 June 1977) is a Polish politician and academic, who was voivode of the Lubelskie Voivodeship from 2015–2019. He was elected in 2019 as a member of the 9th Sejm as a member of Law and Justice. Czarnek is notable f ...
(PiS) 19 October 2020 - 27 November 2023
* Krzysztof Szczucki (PiS) 27 November 2023 - 13 December 2023
Ministers of National Education
* Barbara Nowacka ( iPL) 13 December 2023 – present
See also
*Komisja Edukacji Narodowej
The Commission of National Education (, KEN, ) was the central educational authority in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, created by the Sejm and King Stanisław II August on October 14, 1773. Because of its vast authority and autonomy, ...
References
External links
* https://www.gov.pl/web/edukacja
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