# List of ministers of education of Catalonia

This article lists the ministers of education of Catalonia.

## List of officeholders

Office name:
* Ministry of Instruction (Catalan: Conselleria d'Instrucció) (1931)
* Ministry of Public Instruction (Catalan: Conselleria d'Instrucció Pública) (1931–1932)
* Ministry of Education and Culture (Catalan: Conselleria d'Ensenyament i Cultura) (1977–1980)
* Ministry of Education (Catalan: Departament d'Ensenyament) (1980–2004, 2010–2018), (Catalan: Departament d'Educació) (2004–2006, 2006–2010, 2018–2024)
* Ministry of Education and Universities (Catalan: Departament d'Educació i Universitats) (2006)
* Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (Catalan: Departament d'Educació i Formació Professional) (2024–present)
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Government | President of Catalonia (Tenure) | President of Catalonia (Tenure) | Ref. |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Duration | Party | Party | Government | President of Catalonia (Tenure) | President of Catalonia (Tenure) | Ref. |
| | Rafael Campalans (1887–1933) | 15 April 1931 | 28 April 1931 | 13 days | | USC | Macià I (Catalan Republic) | | Francesc Macià (1931–1933) | |
| | Ventura Gassol (1893–1980) | 28 April 1931 | 19 December 1932 | 1 year and 248 days | | ERC | Macià II (Provisional) | | Francesc Macià (1931–1933) | |
| Office disestablished during this interval. |||||||||||
| | Pere Pi-Sunyer (1918–2001) | 5 December 1977 | 9 May 1980 | 2 years and 155 days | | CDC | Tarradellas (Provisional) | | Josep Tarradellas (1954–1980) | |
| | Joan Guitart (born 1937) | 9 May 1980 | 19 June 1984 | 8 years and 57 days | | CDC | Pujol I | | Jordi Pujol (1980–2003) | |
| | Joan Guitart (born 1937) | 19 June 1984 | 5 July 1988 | 8 years and 57 days | | CDC | Pujol II | | Jordi Pujol (1980–2003) | |
| | Josep Laporte (1922–2005) | 5 July 1988 | 16 April 1992 | 4 years and 171 days | | CDC | Pujol III | | Jordi Pujol (1980–2003) | |
| | Josep Laporte (1922–2005) | 16 April 1992 | 23 December 1992 | 4 years and 171 days | | CDC | Pujol IV | | Jordi Pujol (1980–2003) | |
| | Joan Maria Pujals (born 1957) | 23 December 1992 | 12 January 1996 | 3 years and 170 days | | CDC | Pujol IV | | Jordi Pujol (1980–2003) | |
| | Joan Maria Pujals (born 1957) | 12 January 1996 | 10 June 1996 | 3 years and 170 days | | CDC | Pujol V | | Jordi Pujol (1980–2003) | |
| | Xavier Hernández (born 1946) | 10 June 1996 | 30 November 1999 | 3 years and 173 days | | UDC | Pujol V | | Jordi Pujol (1980–2003) | |
| | Carme Laura Gil (born 1935) | 30 November 1999 | 22 December 2003 | 4 years and 22 days | | CDC | Pujol VI | | Jordi Pujol (1980–2003) | |
| | Josep Bargalló (born 1962) | 22 December 2003 | 23 February 2004 | 63 days | | ERC | Maragall | | Pasqual Maragall (2003–2006) | |
| | Marta Cid (born 1960) | 23 February 2004 | 12 May 2006 | 2 years and 78 days | | ERC | Maragall | | Pasqual Maragall (2003–2006) | |
| | Joan Manuel del Pozo (born 1948) | 15 May 2006 | 29 November 2006 | 198 days | | PSC | Maragall | | Pasqual Maragall (2003–2006) | |
| | Ernest Maragall (born 1943) | 29 November 2006 | 29 December 2010 | 4 years and 30 days | | PSC | Montilla | | José Montilla (2006–2010) | |
| | Irene Rigau (born 1951) | 29 December 2010 | 27 December 2012 | 5 years and 16 days | | CDC | Mas I | | Artur Mas (2010–2016) | |
| | Irene Rigau (born 1951) | 27 December 2012 | 14 January 2016 | 5 years and 16 days | | CDC | Mas II | | Artur Mas (2010–2016) | |
| | Meritxell Ruiz (born 1978) | 14 January 2016 | 14 July 2017 | 1 year and 181 days | | CDC | Puigdemont | | Carles Puigdemont (2016–2017) | |
| | Clara Ponsatí (born 1957) | 14 July 2017 | 28 October 2017 | 106 days | | Independent | Puigdemont | | Carles Puigdemont (2016–2017) | |
| Office suspended during this interval. |||||||||||
| | Josep Bargalló (born 1958) | 1 June 2018 | 26 May 2021 | 2 years and 359 days | | ERC | Torra | | Quim Torra (2018–2020) | |
| | Josep Gonzàlez Cambray (born 1972) | 26 May 2021 | 12 June 2023 | 2 years and 17 days | | ERC | Aragonès | | Pere Aragonès (2021–2024) | |
| | Anna Simó (born 1968) | 12 June 2023 | 12 August 2024 | 1 year and 61 days | | ERC | Aragonès | | Pere Aragonès (2021–2024) | |
| | Esther Niubó (born 1980) | 12 August 2024 | Incumbent | 190 days | | PSC | Illa | | Salvador Illa (2024–present) | |