Ministry of Education (Guyana)

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]

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 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]