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The Secretary is advised by the [[NACIQI|National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity]], an advisory committee, on "matters related to accreditation and to the eligibility and certification process for institutions of higher education."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/naciqi.html | title=National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity | publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |year= 2008 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-05-17}}</ref>
The Secretary is advised by the [[NACIQI|National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity]], an advisory committee, on "matters related to accreditation and to the eligibility and certification process for institutions of higher education."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/naciqi.html | title=National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity | publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |year= 2008 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-05-17}}</ref>


The Secretary of Education is [[Arne Duncan]]. On October 2, 2015 he announced he will retire at the end of the year. President Obama nominated [[John King, Jr.]] to succeed Duncan as Secretary of Education.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2015/10/02/education-secretary-arne-duncan-reportedly-will-step-down-at-end-of-year/</ref>
The Secretary of Education is [[Arne Duncan]]. On October 2, 2015 he announced he will retire at the end of the year. President Obama nominated [[John King, Jr.]] to succeed Duncan as Secretary of Education.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2015/10/02/education-secretary-arne-duncan-reportedly-will-step-down-at-end-of-year/</ref>, and he currently has the title of Acting Secretary of Education.


==List of Secretaries of Education==
==List of Secretaries of Education==

Revision as of 03:53, 6 January 2016

Secretary of Education of the United States of America
Seal of the Department of Education
Flag of the Secretary of Education
Incumbent
John King, Jr.
since January 1, 2016
United States Department of Education
StyleMr. Secretary
Member ofCabinet
Reports toThe President
SeatWashington, D.C.
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrument20 U.S.C. § 3411
FormationNovember 30, 1979
First holderShirley Hufstedler
SuccessionFifteenth in the United States Presidential Line of Succession
DeputyDeputy Secretary of Education
SalaryExecutive Schedule, level 1
Websitewww.ed.gov

The United States Secretary of Education is the head of the U.S. Department of Education. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet, and fifteenth in line of United States presidential line of succession. The United States Secretary of Education deals with Education policy.

The Secretary is advised by the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, an advisory committee, on "matters related to accreditation and to the eligibility and certification process for institutions of higher education."[1]

The Secretary of Education is Arne Duncan. On October 2, 2015 he announced he will retire at the end of the year. President Obama nominated John King, Jr. to succeed Duncan as Secretary of Education.[2], and he currently has the title of Acting Secretary of Education.

List of Secretaries of Education

Parties

  Democratic   Republican

No. Portrait Name State of Residence Took Office Left Office President(s)
style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" | 1 Shirley M. Hufstedler California November 30, 1979 January 20, 1981 style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" | Jimmy Carter
style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" | 2 Terrel H. Bell Utah January 22, 1981 January 20, 1985 rowspan="3" style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" | Ronald Reagan
style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" | 3 William J. Bennett New York February 6, 1985 September 20, 1988
rowspan="2" style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" | 4 Lauro F. Cavazos Texas September 20, 1988 December 12, 1990
rowspan="2" style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" | George H. W. Bush
style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" | 5 Lamar Alexander Tennessee March 22, 1991 January 20, 1993
style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" | 6 Richard W. Riley South Carolina January 21, 1993 January 20, 2001 style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" | Bill Clinton
style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" | 7 Roderick R. Paige Texas January 20, 2001 January 20, 2005 rowspan="2" style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" | George W. Bush
style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" | 8 Margaret Spellings Texas January 20, 2005 January 20, 2009
style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" | 9 Arne Duncan Illinois January 21, 2009 January 1, 2016 rowspan="2" style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" | Barack Obama
- John King, Jr.
(acting) 		New York January 1, 2016 Incumbent

Living former Secretaries of Education

As of July 2024, there are eight living former Secretaries of Education, the oldest being Shirley Hufstedler (1979-1981, born 1925). The most recent Secretary of Education to pass away was Terrel Bell (1981-1985), on June 22, 1996.

Name Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Shirley Hufstedler 1979–1981 (1925-08-24) August 24, 1925 (age 98)
William Bennett 1985–1988 (1943-07-31) July 31, 1943 (age 80)
Lauro Cavazos 1988–1990 (1927-01-04) January 4, 1927 (age 97)
Lamar Alexander 1991–1993 (1940-07-06) July 6, 1940 (age 84)
Richard Riley 1993–2001 (1933-01-02) January 2, 1933 (age 91)
Rod Paige 2001-2005 (1933-06-17) June 17, 1933 (age 91)
Margaret Spellings 2005-2009 (1957-11-30) November 30, 1957 (age 66)
Arne Duncan 2009-2016 (1964-11-06) November 6, 1964 (age 59)

References

  1. ^ "National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity". United States Department of Education. 2008. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  2. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2015/10/02/education-secretary-arne-duncan-reportedly-will-step-down-at-end-of-year/

External links

U.S. presidential line of succession
Preceded by 15th in line Succeeded by
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