Virginia Secretary of Education

Secretary of Education of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Incumbent Dietra Trent since July 26, 2016 (2016-07-26)
Style	Madam Secretary
Member of	Virginia Governor's Cabinet
Nominator	The Governor
Appointer	The Governor with advise and consent from the Senate and House
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Earl J. Shiflet
Formation	April 8, 1972
Website	education.virginia.gov

The Secretary of Education is a member of the Virginia Governor's Cabinet. The office is currently held by Dietra Trent.^[1]

List of Secretaries of Education

Earl J. Shiflet (1972–1974)
Vacant (1974–1976)^{[note 1]}
Robert R. Ramsey (1976–1978)
J. Wade Gilley (1978–1982)
John T. Casteen III (1982–1985)
Donald Finley (1985–1990)
James W. Dyke Jr. (1990–1993)
Karen J. Petersen (1993–1994)
Beverly H. Sgro (1994–1998)

No.	Name	Took Office	Left Office
9	Wilbert Bryant	January 1998	December 4, 2001	Jim Gilmore
10	Cheri Yecke	December 4, 2001	January 14, 2002	Jim Gilmore
11	Belle Wheelan	January 14, 2002	July 22, 2005	Mark Warner
12	Peter A. Blake	July 22, 2005	January 14, 2006	Mark Warner
13	Thomas R. Morris	January 14, 2006	January 16, 2010	Tim Kaine
14	Gerard Robinson	January 16, 2010	June 21, 2011	Bob McDonnell
15	Laura Fornash	August 1, 2011	November 2013
16	Javaid Siddiqi	November 2013	January 11, 2014
17	Anne Holton	January 11, 2014	July 25, 2016	Terry McAuliffe
18	Dietra Trent	July 26, 2016	present	Terry McAuliffe

↑ From 1974 to 1976, Governor Godwin's chief of staff Carter O. Lowance served as acting Secretary.

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