List of education ministers of Andhra Pradesh
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| Minister of Human Resources మానవ వనరుల శాఖ మంత్రి | |
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| Ministry of Education | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Abbreviation | HM |
| Member of | State Cabinet, Andhra Pradesh Legislature |
| Reports to | Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh Legislature |
| Seat | Amaravati |
| Appointer | Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Precursor | Botsa Satya Narayana (2022-2024) |
| Formation | 8 June 2014 |
The Minister of Education (or simply, the Education Minister) officially known as Minister of Human Resources Development ,is the head of the Ministry of Education of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. One of the senior-most officers in the Cabinet of Andhra Pradesh, the chief responsibility of the EducationMinister is the maintenance of Andhra Pradesh's internal security; the state's police force comes under its jurisdiction. Occasionally, they are assisted by the Minister of State of Education .
Ever since the time of formation of Andhra Pradesh. the office has been seen as second in seniority with par to FRinacen minister only to the Chief Minister in the state Cabinet. Several EducationMinisters have since held the additional portfolio of Deputy Chief Minister.
From June 2014 to May 2019, the Education Minister of Andhra Pradesh was Ganta Srinivasa Rao of the Telugu Desam Party, taking over the reins from who was last before burification of state into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Following the cabinet formation on 12 June 2024, Nara Lokesh assumed the office under N. Chandrababu Naidu.
List of education ministers
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Tenure | Party | Chief Minister | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | ||||||||||
| 1 | 
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Ganta Srinivasa Rao (1960-) |
8 June 2014 | 29 May 2019 | 4 years, 355 days | Telugu Desam Party | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [1] | ||
| 2 | 
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Audimulapu Suresh (1964-) |
8 June 2019 | 7 April 2022 | 2 years, 303 days | YSR Congress Party | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | [2] | ||
| 3 | 
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Botsa Satyanarayana |
11 April 2022 | 8 June 2024 | 2 years, 58 days | [3] | ||||
| 4 | 
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Nara Lokesh |
12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 10 days | Telugu Desam Party | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [4] | ||
References
- ^ Chronicle, Deccan (8 June 2014). "Chandrababu Naidu's Cabinet: Ayyanna, Ganta to be ministers". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "YS Jagan Cabinet Ministers List 2019: 25 ministers inducted into AP Cabinet | Amaravati News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ Staff Reporter (11 April 2022). "Buggana retains finance, Vanitha gets Home". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ https://www.thehindu.com/elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly/andhra-pradesh-council-of-ministers-full-list/article68288989.ece
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