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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.

Until 1979, there was one Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, uniting this department with the Department of Health and Human Services, which is now headed by a separate Secretary of Health and Human Services.

The current Secretary of Education is Margaret Spellings.

Chronological list

Name Term of Office President(s) served under
Shirley Hufstedler November 30, 1979 - January 20, 1981 Jimmy Carter
Terrell Bell January 22, 1981 - January 20, 1985 Ronald Reagan
William J. Bennett February 6, 1985 - 1988 Ronald Reagan
Lauro Cavazos September 20, 1988 - December 12, 1990 Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush
Lamar Alexander March 22, 1991 - January 20, 1993 George H. W. Bush
Richard Riley January 21, 1993 - January 20, 2001 Bill Clinton
Roderick Paige January 20, 2001 - January 20, 2005 George W. Bush
Margaret Spellings January 20, 2005 - George W. Bush

External links

  • - Includes the Secretary of Education

1979 establishments | Lists of ministers | United States Department of Education | United States Executive Cabinet

 

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