| Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sport | |
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Coat of arms of Romania |
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| First: | Spiru Haret |
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| Formation: | |
| Incumbent since December 23, 2009 |
Daniel Funeriu (PD-L) |
| Website | www.meci.ro |
The Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sport (Romanian: Ministerul Educaţiei, Cercetǎrii , Tineretului şi Sportului) is one of the nineteen ministries of the Government of Romania.
Over the years the Ministry changed its title. Initially it was called Ministry of Religion and Public Instruction (Romanian: Ministerul Religiei şi Instrucţiunii Publice), then Ministry of Public Instruction (Romanian: Ministerul Instrucţiunii Publice), then it changed to Ministry of Teaching (Romanian: Ministerul Învǎţǎmântului), Ministry of Teaching and Science (Romanian: Ministerul Învǎţǎmântului şi Ştiinţei), than changed back to Ministry of Teaching (Romanian: Ministerul Învǎţǎmântului). When Andrei Marga became Minister, it introduced the largest reform measures, starting with the name of the institution: Ministry of National Education (Romanian: Ministerul Educaţiei Naţionale). In 2000 the name was changed to Ministry of Education and Research (Romanian: Ministerul Educaţiei şi Cercetǎrii). This title was kept until April 2007, when it changed to Ministry of Education, Research and Youth (Romanian: Ministerul Educaţiei, Cercetǎrii şi Tineretului). Since December 2008 the title is Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation (Romanian: Ministerul Educaţiei, Cercetǎrii şi Inovării).
From October 1, 2009 to December 23, 2009, Prime Minister Emil Boc served as ad interim Minister, member of the PD-L, and .
As of December 23, 2009, Daniel Funeriu of the of the PD-L holds the post of Minister of Education.
| Name | Term start | Term end | Party | Cabinet | Minister Title |
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| Mihai Şora | December 1989 | June 1990 | none | Roman I | Minister of Teaching |
| Gheorghe Ştefan | June 1990 | October 1991 | FSN | Roman II Roman III |
Minister of Teaching and Science |
| Mihail Golu | October 1991 | November 1992 | FSN | Stolojan I | |
| Liviu Maior | November 1992 | December 1996 | PDSR | Văcăroiu | Minister of Teaching |
| Virgil Petrescu | December 1996 | December 1997 | PNŢ-CD | Ciorbea I | |
| Andrei Marga | December 1997 | December 2000 | PNŢ-CD | Ciorbea I Vasile I Isărescu I |
Minister of National Education |
| Ecaterina Andronescu | December 2000 | June 2003 | PDSR/PSD | Năstase I | Minister of Education and Research |
| Alexandru Athanasiu | June 2003 | December 2004 | PSD | ||
| Mircea Miclea | December 2004 | August 22, 2005 | PD | Tăriceanu I | |
| Mihail Hărdău | August 22, 2005 | April 2007 | PD | ||
| Cristian Adomniţei | 5 April 2007 | 8 October 2008 | PNL | Tăriceanu II | Ministry of Education, Research and Youth |
| Anton Anton | 8 October 2008 | 22 December 2008 | PNL | ||
| Ecaterina Andronescu | 22 December 2008 | 1 October 2009 | PSD | Boc I | Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation |
| Emil Boc | 1 October 2009 | 23 December 2009 | PD-L | ||
| Daniel Funeriu | 23 December 2009 | present | PD-L | Boc IV | Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sport |