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The '''United States Secretary of Education''' is the head of the [[United States Department of Education|U.S. Department of Education]]. The Secretary advises the President on federal policies, programs, and activities related to education in the United States. As a member of the [[President of the United States|President's]] [[Cabinet of the United States|Cabinet]], this Secretary is fifteenth in the [[United States presidential line of succession]].
The '''United States Secretary of Education''' is the head of the [[United States Department of Education|U.S. Department of Education]]. The Secretary advises the President on federal policies, programs, and activities related to education in the United States. As a member of the [[President of the United States|President's]] [[Cabinet of the United States|Cabinet]], this Secretary is fifteenth in the [[United States presidential line of succession]].

The current Secretary of Education is [[Betsy DeVos]].


==Function==
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==Current and future Secretaries==
==Current and future Secretaries==
The current Acting Secretary of Education is [[Phil Rosenfelt]]. Rosenfelt became Acting Secretary on January 20, 2017.
The current Secretary of Education is [[Phil Rosenfelt|Betsy DeVos]]. DeVos became Secretary on February 7, 2017.

On November 23, 2016, President-elect [[Donald Trump]] announced [[Betsy DeVos]] to be his designee for Secretary of Education.<ref name=Buzzfeed_161123>{{cite news|authors =Hensley-Clancy, Molly|date=November 23, 2016 |title=Trump Picks Betsy DeVos As Education Secretary |work = [[BuzzFeed|Buzzfeed.com]] |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/mollyhensleyclancy/trump-announces-betsy-devos-as-education-secretary |access-date=November 23, 2016 }}</ref>


==List of Secretaries of Education==
==List of Secretaries of Education==
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Secretary of Education of the United States of America
Seal of the Department of Education
Flag of the Secretary of Education
Incumbent
Betsy Devos
since February 7, 2017
United States Department of Education
Reports toThe President
SeatWashington, D.C.
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Constituting instrument20 U.S.C. § 3411
FormationNovember 30, 1979
First holderShirley Hufstedler
SuccessionSixteenth[1]
DeputyDeputy Secretary of Education
SalaryExecutive Schedule, level 1
Websitewww.ed.gov
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The United States Secretary of Education is the head of the U.S. Department of Education. The Secretary advises the President on federal policies, programs, and activities related to education in the United States. As a member of the President's Cabinet, this Secretary is fifteenth in the United States presidential line of succession.

The current Secretary of Education is Betsy DeVos.

Function

The United States Secretary of Education is a member of the President's Cabinet and is the fifteenth in the United States presidential line of succession.[2] This Secretary deals with federal influence over education policy, and heads the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

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."[4]

Current and future Secretaries

The current Secretary of Education is Betsy DeVos. DeVos became Secretary on February 7, 2017.

List of Secretaries of Education

Parties

  Democratic (5)   Republican (6)

Status
  Denotes an Acting Secretary of Education
No. Portrait name State of Residence Took Office Left Office President(s)
style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" |1 Shirley 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 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 Bennett New York February 6, 1985 September 20, 1988
rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" |4 Lauro Cavazos Texas September 20, 1988 December 12, 1990
rowspan=3 style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" | George H. W. Bush
– Ted Sanders
Acting 		Illinois December 12, 1990 March 22, 1991
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 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 Rod 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[5] Illinois January 21, 2009 January 1, 2016 rowspan=3 style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" | Barack Obama
rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" |10 John King Jr.[5] New York January 1, 2016 March 14, 2016
March 14, 2016 January 20, 2017
style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" |11 File:Betsy Devos.tif Betsy DeVos Michigan February 7, 2017 Incumbent rowspan=1 style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" | Donald Trump

Living former Secretaries

See also: List of living former members of the United States Cabinet

As of October 2024, there are eight living former Secretaries of Education, the oldest being Lauro Cavazos (served 1988–1990, born 1927).[citation needed] The most recent Secretary of Education to die was Shirley Hufstedler (served 1979–1981, born 1925) on March 30, 2016.[citation needed] The most recently serving Secretary to die was Terrel Bell (served 1981–1985, born 1921) on June 22, 1996.[citation needed]

Name Term Date of birth (and age)
William Bennett 1985–1988 (1943-07-31) July 31, 1943 (age 81)
Lauro Cavazos 1988–1990 (1927-01-04) January 4, 1927 (age 97)
Lamar Alexander 1990-1993 (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[5] 2009–2015 (1964-11-06) November 6, 1964 (age 59)
John King Jr. 2016–2017 1975 (age 48–49)

References

  1. ^ https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/3/19
  2. ^ Wilson, Reid (October 20, 2013). "The Presidential order of succession". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  3. ^ "US Department of Education Principal Office Functional Statements". United States Department of Education. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. ^ NACIQI Staff (November 23, 2016). "Welcome". Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education, National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI). Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to step down at end of year". Washington Post. October 2, 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2016. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
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