 Coat of arms of Rhodesia | |
| Department overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 11 November 1965 |
| Dissolved | 1 June 1979 |
| Headquarters | Salisbury, 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
Education
| № | 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
| № | 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
- ^ 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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