Ministry of Schools and Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Ministry of Schools and Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia - MSB NRW -
State level	North Rhine-Westphalia
position	Supreme state authority
founding	1946 (as the Ministry of Culture in North Rhine-Westphalia)
Headquarters	Dusseldorf
Authority management	Yvonne Gebauer ( FDP ), Minister for Schools and Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Web presence	[1]

Buildings in Düsseldorf

Minister Yvonne Gebauer

The Ministry of Education and Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (short form: MSB NRW ; also abbreviated as Education Ministry NRW ) is the school or Education Ministry of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and one of twelve ministries of the North Rhine-Westphalian state government.

The ministry is based in Düsseldorf at Völklinger Strasse 49. It has been headed by Minister Yvonne Gebauer ( FDP ) as part of the Laschet cabinet since June 30, 2017 .

history

The ministry has existed since the first legislative period in 1946. Between 1998 and 2002 it was merged with the current ministry for innovation, science and research .

Responsibilities of the Ministry

The Ministry is the supreme school supervisory authority for around 6,200 schools , around 197,000 teachers and over 2.5 million students in North Rhine-Westphalia. Its tasks are regulated in the School Act for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia of February 15, 2005 (SGV. NRW. 223).

Authorities and institutions within the Ministry's portfolio

• Authorities:
  • 53 State education authorities (lower school supervisory authorities)
  • five district governments as upper school supervisory authorities

• Facilities:
  • State examination office for teaching positions in schools (LPA)
  • 46 study seminars for teacher training (centers for practical school teacher training; ZfsL)
  • Quality and Support Agency - State Institute for Schools ( QUA-LiS NRW )
  • 5 state schools

Minister since 1946

No.	Surname	Life dates	Political party	Beginning of the term of office	Term expires	Cabinet (s)
Education Minister of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
1	Wilhelm Hamacher	1883-1951	center	August 29, 1946	September 30, 1946	Amelunxes I
2	Rudolf Amelunxen	1888-1969	independent	September 30, 1946	December 5, 1946	Amelunxes I
3	Heinrich Konen	1874-1948	CDU	December 5, 1946	December 18, 1947	Amelunxen II Arnold I
4th	Christine Teusch	1888-1968	CDU	December 18, 1947	July 27, 1954	Arnold I Arnold II
5	Werner Schütz	1900-1975	CDU	July 27, 1954	February 28, 1956	Arnold III
6th	Paul Luchtenberg	1890-1973	FDP	February 28, 1956	July 24, 1958	Steinhoff
7th	Werner Schütz	1900-1975	CDU	July 24, 1958	July 26, 1962	Meyers I
8th	Paul Mikat	1924-2011	CDU	July 26, 1962	December 8, 1966	Meyers II Meyers III
9	Fritz Holthoff	1915-2006	SPD	December 8, 1966	December 8, 1970	Kühn I Kühn II
10	Jürgen Girgensohn	1924-2007	SPD	December 8, 1970	October 25, 1983	Kühn II Kühn III Rau I Rau II
11	Hans Schwier	1926-1996	SPD	October 25, 1983	July 17, 1995	Rau II Rau III Rau IV
Minister for Schools and Further Education for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
12	Gabriele Behler	* 1951	SPD	July 17, 1995	June 9, 1998	Rau V
Minister for Schools and Further Education, Science and Research for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
12	Gabriele Behler	* 1951	SPD	June 9, 1998	June 27, 2000	Clement I
Minister for School, Science and Research for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
12	Gabriele Behler	* 1951	SPD	June 27, 2000	November 12, 2002	Clement II
Minister for Schools, Youth and Children of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
13	Ute Schäfer	* 1954	SPD	November 12, 2002	June 24, 2005	Steinbrück
Minister for Schools and Further Education for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
14th	Barbara Sommer	* 1948	CDU	June 24, 2005	July 15, 2010	Rüttgers
15th	Sylvia Löhrmann	* 1957	GREEN	July 15, 2010	June 30, 2017	Force I Force II
Minister for Schools and Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
16	Yvonne Gebauer	* 1966	FDP	June 30, 2017	officiating	Lash

Web links

• Education portal of the Ministry of Schools and Education
• School search on the Ministry's website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Matthias Goergens: FDP Minister for North Rhine-Westphalia should already be determined . June 17, 2017 ( wdr.de ).
2. ↑ Ministry for Schools and Further Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (2014): The school system in North Rhine-Westphalia from a quantitative point of view 2013/14 ( memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.0 MB)