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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. 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.
[edit] Chronological list
| No. |
Name |
Term of Office |
President(s) served under |
| 1 |
Shirley Hufstedler |
November 30, 1979 – January 20, 1981 |
Jimmy Carter |
| 2 |
Terrel Bell |
January 22, 1981 – January 20, 1985 |
Ronald Reagan |
| 3 |
William J. Bennett |
February 6, 1985 – 1988 |
| 4 |
Lauro Cavazos |
September 20, 1988 – December 12, 1990 |
Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush |
| 5 |
Lamar Alexander |
March 22, 1991 – January 20, 1993 |
George H. W. Bush |
| 6 |
Richard Riley |
January 21, 1993 – January 20, 2001 |
Bill Clinton |
| 7 |
Roderick Paige |
January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2005 |
George W. Bush |
| 8 |
Margaret Spellings |
January 20, 2005 – January 20, 2009 |
| 9 |
Arne Duncan |
January 20, 2009 – present |
Barack Obama |
[edit] References
[edit] Living Former Secretaries of Education
[edit] External links
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United States Secretaries of Education |
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