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The '''Ministry of Education''' was a government ministry of [[Rhodesia]] from the country's independence in 1965 to 1979, when the country transitioned from white minority rule to the [[multiracial democracy]] of [[Zimbabwe]].
{{Infobox government agency|agency_name=Ministry of Education of Rhodesia|type=Department|nativename=|nativename_a=|nativename_r=|seal=File:Coat of arms of Rhodesia.svg|seal_width=175px|seal_caption=Coat of arms of Rhodesia|logo=|logo_width=175px|logo_caption=|picture=|picture_caption=|formed={{Start date and years ago|df=yes|1965|11|11}}|date1=|date1_name=|date2=|date2_name=|preceding2=|dissolved={{Start date and years ago|df=yes|1979|06|01}}|superseding=|jurisdiction=|headquarters=[[Harare|Salisbury]], [[Harare Province|Salisbury Province]]|coordinates=|employees=|budget=|chief1_name=|chief1_position=|parent_agency=|child1_agency=|child2_agency=|keydocument1=|website=|footnotes=|parent_department=|chief2_name=|chief2_position=|chief3_name=|chief3_position=|chief4_name=|chief4_position=|chief5_name=|chief5_position=|chief6_name=|chief6_position=|chief7_name=|chief7_position=|chief8_name=|chief8_position=|chief9_name=|chief9_position=|succeeding agency=}}The '''Ministry of Education''' was a government ministry of [[Rhodesia]] from the country's independence in 1965 to 1979, when the country transitioned from white minority rule to the multiracial democracy of [[Zimbabwe]].


First established in 1948, with the establishment of the [[Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland]] the responsibility for non-african and higher education was a federal responsibility from 1954 to 1963.<ref name="rhodesian_offices_1924_1964">{{cite web|url=http://ir.uz.ac.zw/jspui/bitstream/10646/3684/1/Willson_Holders_of_Administrative_and_Ministerial_office_1894_1964.pdf|title=Holders of Administrative and Ministerial Office 1894-1964|author=F. M. G. Willson and G. C. Passmore|website=University of Zimbabwe Library|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801222611/http://ir.uz.ac.zw/jspui/bitstream/10646/3684/1/Willson_Holders_of_Administrative_and_Ministerial_office_1894_1964.pdf|archive-date=1 August 2020}}</ref> In 1956 Prime Minister Garfield Todd established the Ministry of Native Education, with the responsibility for black African education, which was later renamed the Ministry for African Education from 1962. The Ministry of African Education was abolished by Prime Minister Ian Smith in 1964.<ref name="rhodesian_offices_1924_1964"/>
== List of Ministers of Education ==

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== List of ministers ==
{| class="wikitable"
===Education===
!No.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Image
! {{Abbr|№|Number}}
!Name
! Name
!Term start
! Took office
!Term end
! Left office
!Party
! Political party
! Prime Minister
! Title
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|United Federal Party}}; color:white;" | 1
!1
| [[Hugh Beadle]]
|
| 23 April 1948
|[[Arthur Philip Smith|A. P. Smith]]
| 20 July 1950
|11 November 1965
| rowspan="2" |[[United Rhodesia Party]]
|1977
| rowspan="2" |[[Godfrey Huggins|Sir Godfrey Huggins]]
|[[Rhodesian Front]]
| Minister of Health and Education
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|United Federal Party}}; color:white;" | 2
!2
| rowspan="2" |[[George Arthur Davenport]]
|[[File:Denis_Walker.jpg|frameless|90x90px]]
| 20 July 1950
|[[Denis Walker]]
| 7 September 1953
|1977
| rowspan="2" |Minister of Education
|1978
|[[Rhodesian Front]]
|-
|-
| 7 September 1953
!3
| 5 February 1954
|
|[[Rowan Cronjé]]
| [[United Federal Party]]
| [[Garfield Todd]]
|1978
|-
|1 June 1979
| colspan="7" | Non-African and Higher Education responsibility of the [[Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland|Federation]], 1954–1963 ([[Government of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland|see list]])
|[[Rhodesian Front]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Rhodesian Front}}; color:white;" | 3
| [[John Wrathall]]
| 1 January 1964
| 14 April 1964
| rowspan="3" |[[Rhodesian Front]]
| [[Winston Field]]
| rowspan="5" |Minister of Education
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Rhodesian Front}}; color:white;" | 4
| [[Arthur Philip Smith|A. P. Smith]]
| 14 April 1964
| 1977
| rowspan="4" |[[Ian Smith]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Rhodesian Front}}; color:white;" | 5
| [[Denis Walker]]
| 1977
| 27 December 1978
|-
! style="background:{{party color|United African National Council}}; color:white;" | −
| [[Gibson Magaramombe]]<br>{{Small|(co-minister)}}
| 27 December 1978
| 1 June 1979
| [[Zimbabwe United People's Organisation]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Rhodesian Front}}; color:white;" | 6
| [[Rowan Cronjé]]
| 27 December 1978
| 1 June 1979
| [[Rhodesian Front]]
|}
|}


===Native/African education===
[[Category:Lists of government ministers]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
[[Category:Education ministers]]
! {{Abbr|№|Number}}
[[Category:Education ministries]]
! Name
! Took office
! Left office
! Political party
! Prime Minister
! Title
|-
! style="background:{{party color|United Federal Party}}; color:white;" | 1
| [[Garfield Todd]]
| 1 February 1956
| 4 October 1957
| rowspan="6" |[[United Federal Party]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Garfield Todd]]
| rowspan="5" |Minister of Native Education
|-
! style="background:{{party color|United Federal Party}}; color:white;" | 2
| [[Rubidge Stumbles]]
| 4 October 1957
| 17 January 1958
|-
! style="background:{{party color|United Federal Party}}; color:white;" | 2
| [[Ralph Drew Palmer]]
| 17 January 1958
| 17 February 1958
|-
! style="background:{{party color|United Federal Party}}; color:white;" | 3
| [[Cyril Hatty]]
| 17 February 1958
| 11 June 1958
| rowspan="3" |[[Edgar Whitehead]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|United Federal Party}}; color:white;" | 4
| [[Ralph Milton Cleveland]]
| 11 June 1958
| 24 September 1962
|-
! style="background:{{party color|United Federal Party}}; color:white;" | –
| [[Cyril Hatty]]
| 24 September 1962
| 17 December 1962
| rowspan="3" |Minister of African Education
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Rhodesian Front}}; color:white;" | 5
| [[Jack Howman]]
| 17 December 1962
| 11 October 1963
| rowspan="2" |[[Rhodesian Front]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Winston Field]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Rhodesian Front}}; color:white;" | 6
| [[John Wrathall]]
| 11 October 1963
| 14 May 1964
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Lists of government ministers of Rhodesia|Education]]
[[Category:Education ministers of Rhodesia]]
[[Category:Ministries of education|Rhodesia]]
[[Category:Ministries established in 1965|Education]]
[[Category:Ministries established in 1965|Education]]
[[Category:Ministries disestablished in 1979|Education]]
[[Category:Ministries disestablished in 1979|Education]]

Latest revision as of 10:40, 8 December 2024

Ministry of Education of Rhodesia
Coat of arms of Rhodesia
Department overview
Formed11 November 1965; 59 years ago (1965-11-11)
Dissolved1 June 1979; 45 years ago (1979-06-01)
HeadquartersSalisbury, Salisbury Province

The Ministry of Education was a government ministry of Rhodesia from the country's independence in 1965 to 1979, when the country transitioned from white minority rule to the multiracial democracy of Zimbabwe.

First established in 1948, with the establishment of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland the responsibility for non-african and higher education was a federal responsibility from 1954 to 1963.[1] In 1956 Prime Minister Garfield Todd established the Ministry of Native Education, with the responsibility for black African education, which was later renamed the Ministry for African Education from 1962. The Ministry of African Education was abolished by Prime Minister Ian Smith in 1964.[1]

List of ministers

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Education

[edit]
№ Name Took office Left office Political party Prime Minister Title
1 Hugh Beadle 23 April 1948 20 July 1950 United Rhodesia Party Sir Godfrey Huggins Minister of Health and Education
2 George Arthur Davenport 20 July 1950 7 September 1953 Minister of Education
7 September 1953 5 February 1954 United Federal Party Garfield Todd
Non-African and Higher Education responsibility of the Federation, 1954–1963 (see list)
3 John Wrathall 1 January 1964 14 April 1964 Rhodesian Front Winston Field Minister of Education
4 A. P. Smith 14 April 1964 1977 Ian Smith
5 Denis Walker 1977 27 December 1978
− Gibson Magaramombe
(co-minister) 		27 December 1978 1 June 1979 Zimbabwe United People's Organisation
6 Rowan Cronjé 27 December 1978 1 June 1979 Rhodesian Front

Native/African education

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№ Name Took office Left office Political party Prime Minister Title
1 Garfield Todd 1 February 1956 4 October 1957 United Federal Party Garfield Todd Minister of Native Education
2 Rubidge Stumbles 4 October 1957 17 January 1958
2 Ralph Drew Palmer 17 January 1958 17 February 1958
3 Cyril Hatty 17 February 1958 11 June 1958 Edgar Whitehead
4 Ralph Milton Cleveland 11 June 1958 24 September 1962
– Cyril Hatty 24 September 1962 17 December 1962 Minister of African Education
5 Jack Howman 17 December 1962 11 October 1963 Rhodesian Front Winston Field
6 John Wrathall 11 October 1963 14 May 1964

References

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  1. ^ a b F. M. G. Willson and G. C. Passmore. "Holders of Administrative and Ministerial Office 1894-1964" (PDF). University of Zimbabwe Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2020.


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