The minister for education and science is a member of the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia.
Ministers
Karl Kasparsons, November 18, 1918 - June 11, 1920
Juris Plakis, June 12, 1920 - April 26, 1921
Longinus Auseys, April 27 - June 18, 1921
Alexander Dauge, June 19, 1921 - January 26, 1923
Pauls Gailītis, January 27 - July 19, 1923
Stanislavs Jaudzems, July 19 - October 14, 1923
Hugo Celmins, October 15, 1923 - January 26, 1924
Karl Straubergs, January 25 - December 17, 1924
Ernest Felsberg, December 19, 1924 - March 4, 1925
Arvīds Kalniņš, March 5 - December 23, 1925
Edmunds Ziemelis, December 24, 1925 - December 18, 1926
Janis Plieksans, December 19, 1926 - January 23, 1928
August Tentelis, January 24 - November 30, 1928
Edmunds Ziemelis, December 1, 1928 - December 5, 1931
Atis Keninš, December 6, 1931 - June 16, 1933
Willis Gulbis, June 17, 1933 - March 16, 1934
Karl Voldemars Beldavs, March 18 - May 15, 1934
Ludwig Adamowicz, May 18, 1934 - July 10, 1935
August Tentelis, July 11, 1935 - August 21, 1938
Julius Auškāps, August 22, 1938 - June 19, 1940
Paulis Lejins, July 2 - August 25, 1940
Andris Piebalgs, May 1990 – August 1993
Jānis Vaivads, August 1993 – May 1995
Jānis Gaigals, June 1995 – December 1995
Māris Grīnblats, December 1995 – February 1997
Juris Celmiņš, February 1997 – April 1998
Jānis Gaigals, May 1998 – July 1999
Silva Golde, July 1999 – December 1999
Māris Vītols, December 1999 – May 2000
Karlis Greiškalns, May 2000 – November 2002
Kārlis Šadurskis, November 2002 – March 2004
Juris Radzevičs, March 2004 - December 2004
Ina Druviete, December 2004 - April 2006
Baiba Rivža, April 2006 - December 2007
Tatjana Koke, December 2007 - November 2010
Roland Brock, November 2010 - October 2011
Robert Kilis, October 2011-April 2013
Vyacheslav Dombrovsky, May 2013 - January 2014
Ina Druviete, January 2014 - October 2014
Marit Seile, November 2014 - February 2016
Kārlis Šadurskis, 11 February 2016 – 27 November 2018
Jānis Reirs, 27 November 2018 – 23 January 2019
Ilga Šuplinska, 23 January 2019 – 3 June 2021
Anita Muižniece, 3 June 2021 – 14 December 2022
Anda Čakša, 14 December 2022 – 26 February 2025
Dace Melbārde, 6 March 2025 – 28 May 2026
Ilze Indriksone, 28 May 2026 - Incumbent