Ministry of Education (Chile)

Logo of the Ministry of Education of Chile

The Ministry of Education of Chile (MINEDUC) is the Ministry of State responsible for promoting the development of education at all levels, to assure all people access to basic education, to stimulate scientific and technological research and artistic creation, and the protection and enhancement of cultural heritage of the nation of Chile.

The current Minister of Education, since 28 February 2020, is .

History[]

Chilean students in 2008.

The ministry began in 1837 as part of the . In those years the ministry was responsible for overseeing educational institutions such as the Instituto Nacional de Chile and Universidad de Chile. Since 1887 it was named .

The Ministry of Education was separated from the Ministry of Justice in 1927, and became responsible for primary education, secondary education, vocational education, libraries, archives and museums.

During the government of Eduardo Frei Montalva, the following institutions were created under Ministry of Education:

/ (JUNAEB)
/ (CPEIP)
/ (JUNJI)

List of ministers of education[]

Picture	Name	Entered Office	Exited Office	Notes	Appointed by
	Eduardo Barrios Hudtwalcker	17 November 1927	17 October 1928	Ind	Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
		17 October 1928	11 March 1929	PR
		11 March 1929	5 August 1930	Militar
	Bartolomé Blanche Espejo	5 August 1930	26 October 1930	Militar
		26 October 1930	28 April 1931	PN
		28 April 1931	13 July 1931	Ind
		13 July 1931	22 July 1931	PL
		22 July 1931	23 July 1931	PN
		23 July 1931	26 July 1931	PN
		26 July 1931	27 July 1931	Ind	Pedro Opazo
		27 July 1931	20 August 1931		Juan Esteban Montero
		20 August 1931	3 September 1931		Manuel Trucco
		3 September 1931	15 November 1931	PR	Manuel Trucco
		15 November 1931	7 April 1932	PR	Juan Esteban Montero
		7 April 1932	5 June 1932	PR	Juan Esteban Montero
	Eugenio González Rojas	5 June 1932	17 June 1932	Ind	Socialist Junta
		17 June 1932	8 July 1932		Socialist Junta
		8 July 1932	1 August 1932		Carlos Dávila
		1 August 1932	14 September 1932	Ind	Carlos Dávila
		14 September 1932	4 October 1932	Ind	Bartolomé Blanche
		4 October 1932	24 December 1932	Ind	Abraham Oyanedel
		24 December 1932	19 April 1934	PR	Arturo Alessandri
		19 April 1934	26 August 1935	PL
		26 August 1935	24 March 1937	PL
		24 March 1937	24 December 1938	PL
		24 December 1938	8 February 1940	PR	Pedro Aguirre Cerda
	Juan Antonio Iribarren Cabezas	8 February 1940	10 June 1941	PR
		10 June 1941	6 October 1941	PL
		6 October 1941	10 October 1941	PR
		10 October 1941	2 April 1942	PR	Jerónimo Méndez
		2 April 1942	21 October 1942	PR	Juan Antonio Ríos
		21 October 1942	7 June 1943	PR
		7 June 1943	1 September 1943	Ind
		1 September 1943	6 October 1944	PR
		6 October 1944	14 May 1945	Ind
	Juan Antonio Iribarren Cabezas	14 May 1945	3 February 1946	PR
		3 February 1946	6 September 1946	PR
		6 September 1946	3 November 1946	PR	Alfredo Duhalde
		3 November 1946	2 August 1947	PR	Gabriel González Videla
	Enrique Molina Garmendia	2 August 1947	7 July 1948	Ind
		7 July 1948	22 July 1948	PR
		22 July 1948	7 February 1950	PSA
		7 February 1950	27 February 1950	Ind
	Bernardo Leighton Guzmán	27 February 1950	4 February 1952	FN
		4 February 1952	29 July 1952	PSA
		29 July 1952	3 November 1952	Ind
	María Teresa del Canto Molina	3 November 1952	1 April 1953	PF	Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
	Juan Gómez Millas	1 April 1953	14 August 1953	PAL
		14 August 1953	14 October 1953	Militar
	Eduardo Barrios Hudtwalcker	14 October 1953	5 June 1954	Ind
		5 June 1954	24 March 1955	Ind
		24 March 1955	6 April 1955	Militar
		6 April 1955	2 June 1955	Militar
		2 June 1955	17 August 1955	Ind
		17 August 1955	18 April 1956	Militar
		18 April 1956	27 August 1956	Ind
		27 August 1956	23 April 1957	Ind
		23 April 1957	28 October 1957	Ind
		28 October 1957	3 November 1958	Militar
		3 November 1958	15 September 1960	PL	Jorge Alessandri
		15 September 1960	5 October 1961	PL
		5 October 1961	26 September 1963	PL
		26 September 1963	3 November 1964	Ind
	Juan Gómez Millas	3 November 1964	17 February 1968	Ind	Eduardo Frei Montalva
		17 February 1968	4 March 1968	PDC
		4 March 1968	3 November 1970	PDC
		3 November 1970	28 January 1972	PR	Salvador Allende
		28 January 1972	17 June 1972	PR
		17 June 1972	2 November 1972	PR
		2 November 1972	5 July 1973	PR
		5 July 1973	11 September 1973	PR
		12 September 1973	27 September 1973	IND	Augusto Pinochet
		27 September 1973	16 May 1975	IND
		16 May 1975	3 December 1976	IND
		3 December 1976	26 December 1978	IND
	Gonzalo Vial Correa	26 December 1978	14 December 1979	IND
		14 December 1979	22 April 1982	IND
		22 April 1982	14 February 1983	IND
	Mónica Madariaga	14 February 1983	19 October 1983	IND
		19 October 1983	29 July 1985	IND
		29 July 1985	11 July 1987	IND
		11 July 1987	5 June 1989	IND
		5 June 1989	11 March 1990	Militar
	Ricardo Lagos	11 March 1990	28 September 1992	PS	Patricio Aylwin
	Jorge Arrate	28 September 1992	11 March 1994	PS	Patricio Aylwin
		11 March 1994	20 September 1994	DC	Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
	Sergio Molina	20 September 1994	28 September 1996	PPD
	José Pablo Arellano	28 September 1996	11 March 2000	DC
	Mariana Aylwin	11 March 2000	3 March 2003	DC	Ricardo Lagos
		3 March 2003	14 December 2005	PPD
		14 December 2005	13 March 2006	DC
	Martín Zilic	11 March 2006	14 June 2006	DC	Michelle Bachelet
	Yasna Provoste	14 June 2006	17 April 2008	DC
	Mónica Jiménez	14 April 2008	13 March 2010	DC
	Joaquín Lavín	11 March 2010	18 July 2011	UDI	Sebastián Piñera
	Felipe Bulnes	18 July 2011	29 December 2011	RN
	Harald Beyer	29 December 2011	22 April 2013	IND
	Carolina Schmidt	22 April 2013	11 March 2014	IND
	Nicolás Eyzaguirre	11 March 2014	27 June 2015	PPD	Michelle Bachelet
	Adriana Delpiano	27 June 2015	11 March 2018	PPD	Michelle Bachelet
	Gerardo Varela	11 March 2018	9 August 2018	IND	Sebastián Piñera
	Marcela Cubillos	9 August 2018	28 February 2020	UDI
		28 February 2020	Incumbent	IND