United States Secretary of Education

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
Style	Madam Secretary
Reports to	The President
Seat	Washington, D.C.
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Constituting instrument	20 U.S.C. § 3411
Formation	November 30, 1979 (1979-11-30)
First holder	Shirley Hufstedler
Succession	Sixteenth^[1]
Deputy	Deputy Secretary of Education
Salary	Executive Schedule, level 1
Website	www.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 Executive Cabinet, this Secretary is fifteenth in the line of succession to the presidency.

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]

List of Secretaries of Education

Parties

Democratic (5) Republican (6)

Status

Denotes an Acting Secretary of Education

No.	name	State of Residence	Took Office	Left Office
1	Shirley Hufstedler	California	November 30, 1979	January 20, 1981	Jimmy Carter
2	Terrel Bell	Utah	January 22, 1981	January 20, 1985	Ronald Reagan
	William Bennett	New York	February 6, 1985	September 20, 1988
3	William Bennett	New York	February 6, 1985	September 20, 1988
4	Lauro Cavazos	Texas	September 20, 1988	December 12, 1990
4	Lauro Cavazos	Texas	September 20, 1988	December 12, 1990	George H. W. Bush
–	Ted Sanders Acting	Illinois	December 12, 1990	March 22, 1991
5	Lamar Alexander	Tennessee	March 22, 1991	January 20, 1993
6	Richard Riley	South Carolina	January 21, 1993	January 20, 2001	Bill Clinton
7	Rod Paige	Texas	January 20, 2001	January 20, 2005	George W. Bush
8	Margaret Spellings	Texas	January 20, 2005	January 20, 2009	George W. Bush
9	Arne Duncan^[5]	Illinois	January 21, 2009	January 1, 2016	Barack Obama
10	John King Jr.^[5]	New York	January 1, 2016	March 14, 2016
10	John King Jr.^[5]	New York	March 14, 2016	January 20, 2017
–	Phil Rosenfelt Acting	Virginia	January 20, 2017	February 7, 2017	Donald Trump
11	Betsy DeVos	Michigan	February 7, 2017	Incumbent	Donald Trump

Living former Secretaries

As of August 2017, there are eight living former Secretaries of Education, the oldest being Lauro Cavazos (served 1988–1990, born 1927). The most recent Secretary of Education to die was Shirley Hufstedler (served 1979–1981, born 1925) on March 30, 2016.

Name	Term	Date of birth (and age)
William Bennett	1985–1988	(1943-07-31) July 31, 1943
Lauro Cavazos	1988–1990	(1927-01-04) January 4, 1927
Lamar Alexander	1990-1993	(1940-07-06) July 6, 1940
Richard Riley	1993–2001	(1933-01-02) January 2, 1933
Rod Paige	2001–2005	(1933-06-17) June 17, 1933
Margaret Spellings	2005–2009	(1957-11-30) November 30, 1957
Arne Duncan^[5]	2009–2015	(1964-11-06) November 6, 1964
John King Jr.	2016–2017	1975 (age 41–42)

References

↑ https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/3/19
↑ Wilson, Reid (October 20, 2013). "The Presidential order of succession". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
↑ "US Department of Education Principal Office Functional Statements". United States Department of Education. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
↑ 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.
1 2 3 Eilperin, Juliet; Layton, Lyndsey & Brown, Emma (October 2, 2015). "U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to step down at end of year". Washington Post. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

External links

"ED Staff Organization: Management Offices". U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved April 11, 2007. – Includes the Secretary of Education

Current U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Rick Perry as Secretary of Energy	Order of Precedence of the United States as Secretary of Education	Succeeded by David Shulkin as Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Current U.S. presidential line of succession
Preceded by Secretary of Energy Rick Perry	15th in line	Succeeded by Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin

United States Secretaries of Education
Hufstedler Bell Bennett Cavazos Alexander Riley Paige Spellings Duncan King DeVos

Agencies under the United States Department of Education
Headquarters: 400 Maryland Avenue SW (Education Department Building) Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education Vacant, Acting Deputy Secretary of Education
Secretary of Education	Office for Civil Rights Institute of Education Sciences
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 Education
Under Secretary of Education	Office of Federal Student Aid Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education Office of Postsecondary Education White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Programs	National Center for Education Statistics National Library of Education National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Office of Migrant Education Education Resources Information Center National Assessment of Educational Progress
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 Hispanics

Leaders of the United States federal executive departments
Current	Agriculture Commerce Defense Education Energy Health and Human Services Homeland Security Housing and Urban Development Interior Justice Labor State Transportation Treasury Veterans Affairs
Past	Commerce and Labor Health, Education, and Welfare Navy Post Office War

Presidential line of succession in the United States of America

↑ Although Elaine Chao is the current Secretary of Transportation, she is not a natural-born citizen (acquired U.S. citizenship by naturalization) and thus ineligible for the Presidency.

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