Ministry of National Education (Poland)

Ministry of Religious Affairs and Public Education

HeadquartersAl. J. Ch. Szucha 25, WarsawAgency executive

Barbara Nowacka, Minister of National Education

Parent agencyCouncil of MinistersWebsitegov.pl/web/edukacja

The Ministry of National Education (Polish: Ministerstwo Edukacji Narodowej, MEN) is a ministerial department of the government of Poland, established on 1 January 2024 after being separated from the Ministry of Education and Science.^[1] The ministry's prerogatives include setting educational standards and youth activities. It does not oversee higher education, which falls under Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The two were created in May 2006 by splitting the Ministry of Education and Science.^[2] In January 2021, the two were merged, only to be separated again in 2024.^[3]^[1]

The ministry, established in 1944, succeeded the pre-war Ministry of Religious Affairs and Public Education.

Headquarters

The seat of the ministry is the former building of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Public Education in Warsaw. The building was constructed in the years 1925-1930 according to the design of Zdzisław Mączeński.

List of ministers

Ministers of Education

Stanisław Skrzeszewski (PPR) 31 December 1944 – 28 June 1945 (PKWN)
Czesław Wycech (ZSL) 28 June 1945 – 5 February 1947
Stanisław Skrzeszewski (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 (PZPR) 13 November 1956 – 27 October 1959
Wacław Tułodziecki (PZPR) 27 October 1959 – 11 November 1966

Ministers of Education and Higher Education

Henryk Jabłoński (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 (PZPR) 14 October 1988 – 1 August 1989
Henryk Samsonowicz (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) 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) 31 October 1997 – 20 July 2000
Edmund Wittbrodt (Solidarity Electoral Action) 20 July 2000 – 19 October 2001

Ministers of National Education and Sport

Krystyna Łybacka (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 (PiS) 31 October 2005 – 5 May 2006

Ministers of National Education

Roman Giertych (LPR) 5 May 2006 – 13 August 2007
Ryszard Legutko (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 (PiS) 4 June 2019 – 19 October 2020
Przemysław Czarnek 19 October 2020 – January 1, 2021

Ministers of Education and Science

Przemysław Czarnek (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

References

^ ^a ^b "Podział Ministerstwa Edukacji i Nauki od 1 stycznia 2024 r. - Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki - Portal Gov.pl". Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-12-30.
^ Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 5 maja 2006 r. w sprawie utworzenia Ministerstwa Edukacji Narodowej oraz zniesienia Ministerstwa Edukacji i Nauki (Dz.U. z 2006 r. nr 76, poz. 532)
^ 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)