The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: Министарство просвете, romanized: Ministarstvo prosvete) is the ministry in the Serbian government that oversees the country's education system. The current minister is Branko Ružić, who has been in office since 28 October 2020.
| Министарство просвете Ministarstvo prosvete | |
| Ministry overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 11 February 1991 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Serbia |
| Headquarters | Nemanjina Street 22–26, Belgrade, Serbia 44°48′15.1″N 20°27′43.6″E / 44.804194°N 20.462111°ECoordinates: 44°48′15.1″N 20°27′43.6″E / 44.804194°N 20.462111°E |
| Employees | 430 (2017)[1] |
| Annual budget | €1.928 billion (2020, planned)[2] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Deputy Ministers responsible |
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| Website | www |
HistoryEdit
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development was established on 11 February 1991.
From 2001 to 2007, the Ministry of Youth and Sports was merged into the Ministry of Education. It was later split from the Ministry and reestablished.
The ministry of science and technological development, which had existed under different names since 1991, was merged into the education ministry on 14 March 2011. When the third cabinet of Ana Brnabić was established on 26 October 2022, it was again separated from the education ministry as the ministry of science, technological development, and innovation.
Subordinate institutionsEdit
There are several agencies and institutions that operate within the scope of the Ministry:
- Institute for the Advancement of Education
- Institute for the Evaluation of the Quality of Education and Upbringing
- Intellectual Property Office
- Republican Talent's Center
- Primary education
- Secondary education
- Higher education
- Student standard
- Secondary education standard
- Scientific institutions
List of ministersEdit
Political Party: SPS JUL GSS DSS n-p
| Name (Birth–Death) |
Party | Term of Office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
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| Minister of Education | ||||||
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Dimitrije Dimitrijević | SPS | 11 February 1991 | 21 June 1991 | Zelenović (I) | |
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Danilo Ž. Marković (1933–2018) |
SPS | 31 July 1991 | 14 July 1993 | Zelenović (I) Božović (I) Šainović (I) | |
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Milivoje Lazić (1938–) |
SPS | 14 July 1993 | 18 March 1994 | Šainović (I) | |
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Dragoslav Mladenović (1937–2003) |
SPS | 18 March 1994 | 11 February 1997 | Marjanović (I) | |
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Jovo Todorović (1937–2015) |
SPS | 11 February 1997 | 11 April 2000 | Marjanović (I • II) | |
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Milivoje Simonović (1951–2000) |
JUL | 11 April 2000 | 10 June 2000 (Died in office) |
Marjanović (II) | |
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Katarina Lazović (1935–2003) Acting Minister to 13 July 2000 |
JUL | 10 June 2000 | 24 October 2000 | ||
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Mihailo Jokić (1948–) |
SPS | 24 October 2000 | 25 January 2001 | Minić (transitional) | |
| Minister of Education and Sports | ||||||
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Gašo Knežević (1953–2014) |
GSS | 25 January 2001 | 3 March 2004 | Đinđić (I) Živković (I) | |
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Ljiljana Čolić (1956–) |
DSS | 3 March 2004 | 16 September 2004 | Koštunica (I) | |
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Milan Brdar (1952–) Acting Minister |
DSS | 16 September 2004 | 19 October 2004 | ||
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Slobodan Vuksanović (1965–) |
DSS | 19 October 2004 | 15 May 2007 | ||
| Minister of Education | ||||||
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Zoran Lončar (1965–) |
DSS | 15 May 2007 | 7 July 2008 | Koštunica (II) | |
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Žarko Obradović (1960–) |
SPS | 7 July 2008 | 14 March 2011 | Cvetković (I) | |
| Minister of Education, Science, and Technological Development | ||||||
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Žarko Obradović (1960–) |
SPS | 14 March 2011 | 2 September 2013 | Cvetković (I) Dačić (I) | |
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Tomislav Jovanović (1951–) |
n-p | 2 September 2013 | 27 April 2014 | Dačić (I) | |
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Srđan Verbić (1970–) |
n-p | 27 April 2014 | 11 August 2016 | Vučić (I) | |
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Mladen Šarčević (1957–) |
n-p | 11 August 2016 | 28 October 2020 | Vučić (II) Brnabić (I) | |
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Branko Ružić (1975–) |
SPS | 28 October 2020 | 26 October 2022 | Brnabić (II) | |
| Minister of Education | ||||||
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Branko Ružić (1975–) |
SPS | 26 October 2022 | present | Brnabić (III) | |
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Година LXXIII – број 61". pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs (in Serbian). Službeni glasnik RS. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "ЗАКОН О БУЏЕТУ РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРБИЈЕ ЗА 2020. ГОДИНУ" (PDF). parlament.gov.rs. Народна скупштина Републике Србије. Retrieved 20 February 2020.