Established | 1879 |
Current Minister | Sergei Ignatov (2009) |
Website | http://www.minedu.government.bg |
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Science (Bulgarian: Министерство на образованието и науката, Ministerstvo na obrazovanieto i naukata) of Bulgaria is the ministry charged with regulating and promoting the educational and scientific work in the country. It was founded as the Ministry of Popular Enlightenment in 1879 and existed under this name until 1947, after which it changed its name numerous times, the last change being made in 2009 from "Ministry of Education and Science" to "Ministry of Education, Youth and Science".