| Minister of Human Resources Development | |
|---|---|
| Mānava Vanarula Abhivr̥d'dhi Śākha Mantrī | |
since 12 June 2024 | |
| Department of Human Resources Development | |
| Abbreviation | HRD |
| Member of | Andha Pradesh Cabinet |
| Reports to | Governor of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Legislature |
| Appointer | Governor of Andhra Pradesh on the advice of theChief Minister of Andhra Pradesh |
| Inaugural holder | Ganta Srinivasa Rao |
| Formation | 8 June 2014 |
| Website | Official website |
TheMinister of Human Resources Development is the head of theDepartment of Education of theGovernment of Andhra Pradesh. One of the senior-most officers in theCabinet of Andhra Pradesh. Occasionally, the minister is assisted by the Minister of State for Education.
From June 2014 to May 2019, following the bifurcation ofUnited Andhra Pradesh into the present-day residualAndhra Pradesh andTelangana, the Education Minister of Andhra Pradesh wasGanta Srinivasa Rao of theTelugu Desam Party. Following the cabinet formation on 12 June 2024,Nara Lokesh assumed the office under the Chief Ministership ofN. Chandrababu Naidu.
| # | Portrait | Minister (Lifespan) Constituency | Term of office | Election (Term) | Party | Ministry | Chief Minister | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | Duration | |||||||||
| 1 | Ganta Srinivasa Rao (born 1960) MLA forBheemili | 8 June 2014 | 29 May 2019 | 4 years, 355 days | 2014 (14th) | Telugu Desam Party | Naidu III | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [1] | ||
| 2 | Audimulapu Suresh (born 1964) MLA forYerragondapalem | 8 June 2019 | 7 April 2022 | 2 years, 303 days | 2019 (15th) | YSR Congress Party | Jagan | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | [2] | ||
| 3 | Botsa Satyanarayana (born 1958) MLA forCheepurupalli | 11 April 2022 | 8 June 2024 | 2 years, 58 days | [3] | ||||||
| 4 | Nara Lokesh (born 1983) MLA forMangalagiri | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 169 days | 2024 (16th) | Telugu Desam Party | Naidu IV | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [4] | ||