Richard Riley

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Richard Riley

6th United States Secretary of Education
In office January 21, 1993 – January 20, 2001
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Lamar Alexander
Succeeded by	Rod Paige
111th Governor of South Carolina
In office January 10, 1979 – January 14, 1987
Lieutenant	Nancy Stevenson Michael R. Daniel
Preceded by	James B. Edwards
Succeeded by	Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.
Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 2nd District
In office January 9, 1973 – January 11, 1977
Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 3rd District
In office January 10, 1967 – January 9, 1973
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Greenville County
In office January 8, 1963 – January 10, 1967
Personal details
Born	(1933-01-02) January 2, 1933 Greenville County, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Ann Yarborough Riley
Alma mater	Furman University University of South Carolina
Profession	Lawyer
Religion	Methodist
Military service
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1954–1955

Richard Wilson Riley (born January 2, 1933) was an American politician, the United States Secretary of Education under President Bill Clinton and the 111th Governor of South Carolina. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

Early life and career

Born on January 2, 1933 in Greenville, South Carolina, to Edwin P. Riley and the former Martha (née Dixon) Riley. He attended Furman University and graduated from University of South Carolina.

Riley served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1963 to 1966. He served in the South Carolina Senate from 1967 to 1977. Riley was elected governor of South Carolina in 1978. During his first term, the state constitution was amended to allow governors to serve two terms. Riley was re-elected in 1982 and served until 1987. Riley's chief accomplishment was improving funding and support for education.

As Governor, Riley presided over the resumption of executions, despite his personal opposition to the death penalty.^[1]

In 1993, President Bill Clinton appointed Riley to his Cabinet as Secretary of Education. Riley served in this post until Clinton left office in 2001. Also in 1993, President Clinton approached Riley about an appointment to the United States Supreme Court, which Riley turned down. Clinton ultimately appointed Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Since then, he has served as a partner in the law firm of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, and served as a board member of the Albert Shanker Institute. On June 27, 2007 he endorsed Hillary Clinton for President and served as a Campaign Co-Chair.^[2]

In 1999, Furman University, Riley's alma mater, created the Richard W. Riley Institute of Government, Politics and Public Leadership in his honor. In 2008, Walden University renamed its college of education the Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership, in honor of Riley's "commitment to students, his legacy of improving access to higher education, and his focus on diversity in education."^[3] Winthrop University also renamed its college of education after Riley in 2000.

World Justice Project

Riley serves as an Honorary Co-Chair for the World Justice Project. The World Justice Project works to lead a global, multidisciplinary effort to strengthen the Rule of Law for the development of communities of opportunity and equity.

Personal life

Riley and his wife, the former Ann O. Yarborough, have three sons and one daughter.

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Political offices
Preceded by James B. Edwards	Governor of South Carolina January 10, 1979–January 14, 1987	Succeeded by Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.
Preceded by Lamar Alexander	U.S. Secretary of Education Served under: Bill Clinton 1993–2001	Succeeded by Roderick Paige

v t e Governors of South Carolina

J. Rutledge Lowndes J. Rutledge Mathews Guerard Moultrie T. Pinckney C. Pinckney Moultrie Vanderhorst C. Pinckney E. Rutledge Drayton J. Richardson P. Hamilton C. Pinckney Drayton Middleton Alston D. Williams A. Pickens Geddes Bennett Wilson Manning I Taylor Miller J. Hamilton Hayne McDuffie Butler Noble Henagan Richardson II Hammond Aiken Johnson Seabrook Means J. Manning Adams Allston Gist F. Pickens Bonham Magrath Perry Orr Scott Moses Chamberlain Hampton Simpson Jeter Hagood Thompson Sheppard Richardson III Tillman Evans Ellerbe McSweeney Heyward Ansel Blease Smith Manning III Cooper Harvey McLeod Richards Blackwood Johnston Maybank Harley Jefferies Johnston R. Williams Thurmond Byrnes Timmerman Hollings Russell McNair West Edwards Riley Campbell Beasley Hodges Sanford Haley

v t e United States Secretaries of Education

Hufstedler Bell Bennett Cavazos Alexander Riley Paige Spellings Duncan

Cabinet of President Bill Clinton (1993–2001)

Cabinet

Secretary of State	Warren M. Christopher (1993–1997) Madeleine K. Albright (1997–2001)

Secretary of the Treasury	Lloyd M. Bentsen (1993–1994) Robert E. Rubin (1995–1999) Lawrence H. Summers (1999–2001)

Secretary of Defense	Leslie "Les" Aspin, Jr. (1993–1994) William J. Perry (1994–1997) William S. Cohen (1997–2001)

Attorney General	Janet Reno (1993–2001)

Secretary of the Interior	Bruce E. Babbitt (1993–2001)

Secretary of Agriculture	Michael Espy (1993–1994) Daniel R. Glickman (1995–2001)

Secretary of Commerce	Ronald H. "Ron" Brown (1993–1996) Michael "Mickey" Kantor (1996–1997) William M. Daley (1997–2000) Norman Y. Mineta (2000–2001)

Secretary of Labor	Robert B. Reich (1993–1997) Alexis M. Herman (1997–2001)

Secretary of Health and Human Services	Donna E. Shalala (1993–2001)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Henry G. Cisneros (1993–1997) Andrew M. Cuomo (1997–2001)

Secretary of Transportation	Federico F. Peña (1993–1997) Rodney E. Slater (1997–2001)

Secretary of Energy	Hazel R. O'Leary (1993–1997) Federico F. Peña (1997–1998) William B. "Bill" Richardson, III (1998–2001)

Secretary of Education	Richard W. Riley (1993–2001)

Secretary of Veterans Affairs	Jesse Brown (1993–1997) Togo D. West, Jr. (1998–2000)

* Acting secretary

Cabinet-level

Vice President	Al Gore (1993–2001)

White House Chief of Staff	Thomas "Mack" McLarty (1993–1994) Leon E. Panetta (1994–1997) Erskine B. Bowles (1997–1998) John Podesta (1998–2001)

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	Carol M. Browner (1993–2001)

Ambassador to the United Nations	Madeleine K. Albright (1993–1997) William B. "Bill" Richardson, III (1997–1998) Richard C. Holbrooke (1999–2001)

Director of the Office of Management and Budget	Leon E. Panetta (1993–1994) Alice M. Rivlin (1994–1996) Franklin D. Raines (1996–1998) Jacob J. Lew (1998–2001)

Director of National Drug Control Policy	Lee P. Brown (1993–1995) Barry R. McCaffrey (1996–2001)

Trade Representative	Michael "Mickey" Kantor (1993–1997) Charlene Barshefsky (1997–2001)

Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency	James L. Witt (1993–2001)*

Director of Central Intelligence	R. James Woolsey, Jr. (1993-1995) John M. Deutch (1995–1996) George J. Tenet (1997–2001)

Chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers	Laura D. Tyson (1993-1995) Joseph E. Stiglitz (1995-1997) Janet L. Yellen (1997-1999) Martin Neil Baily (1999-2001)

Administrator of the Small Business Administration	Philip Lader (1994–1997) Aída M. Álverez (1997–2001)

* took office in 1993, raised to cabinet-rank in 1996

Persondata
Name	Riley, Richard W.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	January 2, 1933
Place of birth	Greenville County, South Carolina, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death

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