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United States
Secretary of Education
Official SealFormation November 30, 1979 First holder Shirley Hufstedler Succession Sixteenth Website www.ed.gov The United States Secretary of Education is the head of the Department of Education. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet, and 16th 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 current Secretary of Education is Arne Duncan.
Contents
List of Secretaries of Education
- Parties
No. Portrait Name State of Residence Took Office Left Office President(s) 1 
Shirley Hufstedler California November 30, 1979 January 20, 1981 Jimmy Carter 2 
Terrel Bell Utah January 22, 1981 January 20, 1985 Ronald Reagan 3 
William J. Bennett New York February 6, 1985 September 20, 1988 4 
Lauro Cavazos Texas September 20, 1988 December 12, 1990 George H. W. Bush 5 
Lamar Alexander Tennessee March 22, 1991 January 20, 1993 6 
Richard Riley South Carolina January 21, 1993 January 20, 2001 Bill Clinton 7 
Roderick Paige Mississippi January 20, 2001 January 20, 2005 George W. Bush 8 
Margaret Spellings Texas January 20, 2005 January 20, 2009 9 
Arne Duncan Illinois January 21, 2009 Incumbent Barack Obama Living Former Secretaries of Education
- Shirley Hufstedler
- William J. Bennett
- Lauro Cavazos
- Lamar Alexander
- Richard Riley
- Roderick Paige
- Margaret Spellings
References
External links
- "ED Staff Organization: Management Offices". U.S. Department of Education. http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/or/index.html. Retrieved April 11, 2007. - Includes the Secretary of Education
United States presidential line of succession Preceded by
Secretary of Energy16th in line Succeeded by
Secretary of Veterans AffairsUnited States Secretaries of Education Agencies under the United States Department of Education Secretary of Education 
Deputy Secretary of Education Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools · Office of Innovation and Improvement · Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services · Office of English Language Acquisition · Office of Elementary and Secondary EducationUnder Secretary of Education Office of Federal Student Aid · Office of Vocational and Adult Education · Office of Postsecondary Education · White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesPrograms Independent Organizations Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance · National Institute for Literacy · National Assessment Governing Board · National Board for Education Sciences · White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities · White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for HispanicsLeaders of the United States federal executive departments Agriculture • Commerce • Defense • Education • Energy • Health and Human Services • Homeland Security • Housing and Urban Development • Interior • Justice • Labor • State • Transportation • Treasury • Veterans Affairs
Past department leaders: Commerce and Labor • Health, Education, and Welfare • Navy • Post Office • WarCategories:- 1979 establishments in the United States
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- United States Executive Cabinet
- United States Secretaries of Education
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