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 Burrows Edwards
Succeeded by	Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.
Born	January 2, 1933 (1933-01-02) (age 77) Greenville, South Carolina
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), American politician, was United States Secretary of Education under President Bill Clinton and the 111th Governor of South Carolina. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Riley served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1963-66. He served in the South Carolina Senate from 1967-1977. 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 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, 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.

Contents 1 World Justice Project 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] World Justice Project

Richard 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.

[edit] See also

• Bill Clinton Supreme Court candidates

[edit] References

• U.S. Department of Education Bio
• The Political Graveyard
• CNN AllPolitics - Players - Richard Riley
• Nelson, Mullins, Riley, and Scarborough Biography
• The Riley Institute
• Furman University

[edit] External links

• SCIway Biography of Richard Wilson Riley
• NGA Biography of Richard Wilson Riley

Political offices
Preceded by James Burrows Edwards	Governor of South Carolina 1979 - 1987	Succeeded by Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.
Educational offices
Preceded by Lamar Alexander	United States Secretary of Education 1993 - 2001	Succeeded by Roderick Paige

v • d • 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

v • d • e United States Secretaries of Education Hufstedler • Bell • Bennett • Cavazos • Alexander • Riley • Paige • Spellings • Duncan

v • d • e Cabinet of President Bill Clinton (1993–2001)   Cabinet Secretary of State Warren Christopher (1993 – 1997) • Madeleine Albright (1997 – 2001) Secretary of the Treasury Lloyd Bentsen (1993 – 1994) • Robert Rubin (1995 – 1999) • Lawrence Summers (1999 – 2001) Secretary of Defense Les Aspin (1993 – 1994) • William Perry (1994 – 1997) • William Cohen (1997 – 2001) Attorney General Janet Reno (1993 – 2001) Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt (1993 – 2001) Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy (1993 – 1994) • Dan Glickman (1995 – 2001) Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown (1993 – 1996) • Mickey Kantor (1996 – 1997) • William Daley (1997 – 2000) • Norman Mineta (2000 – 2001) Secretary of Labor Robert Reich (1993 – 1997) • Alexis Herman (1997 – 2001) Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala (1993 – 2001) Secretary of Education Richard Riley (1993 – 2001) Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros (1993 – 1997) • Andrew Cuomo (1997 – 2001) Secretary of Transportation Federico Peña (1993 – 1997) • Rodney Slater (1997 – 2001) Secretary of Energy Hazel O'Leary (1993 – 1997) • Federico Peña (1997 – 1998) • Bill Richardson (1998 – 2001) Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jesse Brown (1993 – 1997) • Togo West (1998 – 2000) • Hershel Gober* (2000 – 2001) * acting secretary.   Cabinet-level Vice President Al Gore (1993 – 2001) White House Chief of Staff Mack McLarty (1993 – 1994) • Leon Panetta (1994 – 1997) • Erskine Bowles (1997 – 1998) • John Podesta (1998 – 2001) Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Carol Browner (1993 – 2001) Ambassador to the United Nations Madeleine Korbel Albright (1993 – 1997) • Bill Richardson (1997 – 1998) • Richard Holbrooke (1999 – 2001) Director of the Office of Management and Budget Leon Panetta (1993 – 1994) • Alice Rivlin (1994 – 1996) • Franklin Raines (1996 – 1998) • Jacob Lew (1998 – 2001) Director of National Drug Control Policy Lee Brown (1993 – 1995) • Barry McCaffrey (1996 – 2001) Trade Representative Mickey Kantor (1993 – 1997) • Charlene Barshefsky (1997 – 2001) Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency James Lee Witt (1993 – 2001)* Director of Central Intelligence John Deutch (1995 – 1996) • George Tenet (1997–2001) Administrator of the Small Business Administration Philip Lader (1994 – 1997) • Aída Álvarez (1997–2001) * took office in 1993, raised to cabinet-rank in 1996

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Name	Riley, Richard Wilson
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Date of birth	January 2, 1933
Place of birth	Greenville County, South Carolina
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