Ivette Argueta
Ivette Argueta | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education | |
| Assumed office 27 January 2026 | |
| President | Nasry Asfura |
| Preceded by | Jaime Atilio Rodríguez Peñalva |
| Personal details | |
| Occupation | politician |
Ivette Arely Argueta Padilla is a Honduran educator and politician. She has been serving as Minister of Education of Honduras since 2026.
Career
Argueta has a background in education and administrative management and holds a ,aster’s degree in science.[1] She has spent her professional career in the education sector and has served as director of the Department of Environmental Education and Health at the Ministry of Education.[1]
She was appointed by newly elected President Nasry Asfura as the new Minister of Education, and she was sworn in on 27 January 2026.[1][2] In the run-up to the teachers’ strike called for 9 February 2026, the Ministry for Education had to deny a rumour claiming that Argueta had threatened to dismiss and deport from the country any teachers who took part in the demonstration on grounds of terrorism.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Barahona, Jimi (28 January 2026). "Ivette Argueta asume como nueva titular de Secretaría de Educación" [Ivette Argueta takes office as the new Minister of Education]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Asfura juramenta gabinete técnico con Ivette Argueta en Educación, Roberto Lagos en BCH y Andrés Ehrler en Turismo" [Asfura swears in his technical cabinet, with Ivette Argueta at Education, Roberto Lagos at the Central Bank of Honduras, and Andrés Ehrler at Tourism]. Diario El Mundo (in Spanish). 28 January 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ Quezada, José (9 February 2026). "La secretaria de Educación no amenazó con despidos a maestros que protesten" [The Ministry of Education did not threaten to sack teachers who protest]. El Heraldo (Honduras) (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2026.