United States Secretary of Education

Secretary of Education of the United States of America
Flag of the Secretary of Education
Seal of the Department of Education
Incumbent Arne Duncan since January 21, 2009
U.S. Department of Education
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	The President
Seat	Washington, D.C.
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	20 U.S.C. § 3411
Formation	November 30, 1979
First holder	Shirley Hufstedler
Succession	Fifteenth in the United States Presidential Line of Succession
Deputy	Deputy Secretary of Education
Salary	Executive Schedule, level 1
Website	.gov.edwww

The United States Secretary of Education is the head of the U.S. Department of Education. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet, and fifteenth 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, who has held the office since January 2009.

List of Secretaries of Education 1
Living former Secretaries of Education 2
References 3
External links 4

List of Secretaries of Education

Parties

Democratic

Republican

No.	Name	State of Residence	Took Office	Left Office
1	Shirley M. Hufstedler	California	November 30, 1979	January 20, 1981	Jimmy Carter
2	Terrel H. Bell	Utah	January 22, 1981	January 20, 1985	Ronald Reagan
3	William J. Bennett	North Carolina	February 6, 1985	September 20, 1988
4	Lauro F. Cavazos	Texas	September 20, 1988	December 12, 1990
4	Lauro F. Cavazos	Texas	September 20, 1988	December 12, 1990	George H. W. Bush
5	Lamar Alexander	Tennessee	March 22, 1991	January 20, 1993	George H. W. Bush
6	Richard W. Riley	South Carolina	January 21, 1993	January 20, 2001	Bill Clinton
7	Roderick R. 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	Illinois	January 21, 2009	Incumbent	Barack Obama

Living former Secretaries of Education

As of October 2014, there are seven living former Secretaries of Education, the oldest being Shirley Hufstedler (1979-1981, born 1925). The most recent Secretary of Education to pass away was Terrel Bell (1981-1985), on June 22, 1996.

Name	Term of office	Date of birth
Shirley Hufstedler	1979–1981	(1925-08-24) August 24, 1925
William Bennett	1985–1988	(1943-07-31) July 31, 1943
Lauro Cavazos	1988–1990	(1927-01-04) January 4, 1927
Lamar Alexander	1991–1993	(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

References

^ "National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity".

External links

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

United States presidential line of succession
Preceded by Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz	15th in line	Succeeded by Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald

United States Secretaries of Education

Hufstedler Bell Bennett Cavazos Alexander Riley Paige Spellings Duncan

Agencies under the United States Department of Education

Headquarters: 400 Maryland Avenue SW (Education Department Building) Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education Anthony Miller, 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 Vocational 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

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