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United States Secretary of Education

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Head of the United States Department of Education
"Secretary of education" redirects here. For other uses, seeSecretary of Education.

United States Secretary of Education
Seal of the Department of Education
Flag of the secretary
Incumbent
Linda McMahon
since March 3, 2025
Department of Education
StyleMadam Secretary (informal)
The Honorable (formal)
Member ofCabinet of the United States
Reports toPresident of the United States
SeatLyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building
Washington, D.C.
AppointerThepresident
withSenateadvice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrument20 U.S.C. § 3411
FormationNovember 30, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-11-30)
First holderShirley Hufstedler
SuccessionSixteenth[1]
DeputyDeputy Secretary
SalaryExecutive Schedule, Level I
Websiteed.gov

TheUnited States secretary of education is the head of theUnited States Department of Education. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States, and the federal government, on policies, programs, and activities related to all education in the United States. As a member of theCabinet of the United States, the secretary is sixteenth in theline of succession to thepresidency.[2] Prior to its creation as an Executive Department, there was a non-Cabinet level position called theUnited States commissioner of education who led theUnited States Office of Education.

The current secretary of education isLinda McMahon, serving in this role under PresidentDonald Trump.[3]

Function

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The United States secretary of education is a member of thepresident'sCabinet and is the sixteenth in theUnited States presidential line of succession.[4] This secretary deals with federal influence overeducation policy, and heads the United States Department of Education.[5]

The secretary is advised by theNational 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."[6]

List of secretaries

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Prior to the creation of the Department of Education in 1979, Education was a division of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

Parties

  Democrat  Republican

Status
  Denotes anacting secretary

Health, Education, and Welfare

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No.PortraitNameState of residenceTook officeLeft officePresident(s)
1Oveta Culp HobbyTexasApril 11, 1953July 31, 1955Dwight D. Eisenhower
(1953–1961)
2Marion B. FolsomNew YorkAugust 2, 1955July 31, 1958
3Arthur FlemmingOhioAugust 1, 1958January 19, 1961
4Abraham A. RibicoffConnecticutJanuary 21, 1961July 13, 1962John F. Kennedy
(1961–1963)
5Anthony J. CelebrezzeOhioJuly 31, 1962August 17, 1965
Lyndon B. Johnson
(1963–1969)
6John W. GardnerCaliforniaAugust 18, 1965March 1, 1968
7Wilbur J. CohenMichiganMay 16, 1968January 20, 1969
8Robert FinchCaliforniaJanuary 21, 1969June 23, 1970Richard Nixon
(1969–1974)
9Elliot L. RichardsonMassachusettsJune 24, 1970January 29, 1973
10Caspar WeinbergerCaliforniaFebruary 12, 1973August 8, 1975
Gerald Ford
(1974–1977)
11F. David MathewsAlabamaAugust 8, 1975January 20, 1977
12Joseph A. Califano Jr.District of ColumbiaJanuary 25, 1977August 3, 1979Jimmy Carter
(1977–1981)
13Patricia Roberts HarrisAugust 3, 1979May 4, 1980[7]

Education[8]

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No.PortraitNameState of residenceTook officeLeft officePresident
1Shirley HufstedlerCaliforniaNovember 30, 1979January 20, 1981Jimmy Carter
(1977–1981)
2Terrel BellUtahJanuary 22, 1981January 20, 1985Ronald Reagan
(1981–1989)
William BennettNorth CarolinaFebruary 6, 1985September 20, 1988
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4Lauro CavazosTexasSeptember 20, 1988December 12, 1990
George H. W. Bush
(1989–1993)
–Ted Sanders
Acting		IllinoisDecember 12, 1990March 22, 1991
5Lamar AlexanderTennesseeMarch 22, 1991January 20, 1993
6Richard RileySouth CarolinaJanuary 21, 1993January 20, 2001Bill Clinton
(1993–2001)
7Rod PaigeTexasJanuary 20, 2001January 20, 2005George W. Bush
(2001–2009)
8Margaret SpellingsJanuary 20, 2005January 20, 2009
9Arne Duncan[9]IllinoisJanuary 21, 2009January 1, 2016Barack Obama
(2009–2017)
10John King Jr.[9]New YorkJanuary 1, 2016March 14, 2016
March 14, 2016January 20, 2017
–Phil Rosenfelt
Acting		VirginiaJanuary 20, 2017February 7, 2017Donald Trump
(2017–2021)
11Betsy DeVosMichiganFebruary 7, 2017January 8, 2021
–Mick Zais
Acting		South CarolinaJanuary 8, 2021January 20, 2021
–Phil Rosenfelt
Acting		VirginiaJanuary 20, 2021March 2, 2021Joe Biden
(2021–2025)
12Miguel CardonaConnecticutMarch 2, 2021January 20, 2025
–Denise L. Carter
Acting		January 20, 2025March 3, 2025Donald Trump
(2025–present)
13Linda McMahonConnecticutMarch 3, 2025present

See also

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References

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  1. ^"3 U.S. Code § 19 - Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act".Legal Information Institute. RetrievedJuly 31, 2021.
  2. ^"Order of presidential succession".www.usa.gov.Archived from the original on September 15, 2023. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2023.
  3. ^Schultz, Brooke (January 20, 2025)."Trump Names Acting Education Secretary Ahead of Linda McMahon's Confirmation".Education Week.ISSN 0277-4232. RetrievedJanuary 21, 2025.
  4. ^Wilson, Reid (October 20, 2013)."The Presidential order of succession".The Washington Post. RetrievedDecember 28, 2016.
  5. ^"US Department of Education Principal Office Functional Statements". United States Department of Education. Archived fromthe original on April 10, 2023. RetrievedDecember 28, 2016.
  6. ^NACIQI Staff (November 23, 2016)."Welcome". Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education, National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI). RetrievedNovember 23, 2016.
  7. ^Harris was Secretary on May 4, 1980, when the office changed names from Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to Secretary of Health and Human Services. Because the department merely changed names, she did not need to be confirmed again, and her term continued uninterrupted.
  8. ^"The Education Secretaries Miguel Cardona Would Follow".Education Writers Association. December 22, 2020. RetrievedJanuary 8, 2021.
  9. ^abEilperin, Juliet; Layton, Lyndsey; Brown, Emma (October 2, 2015)."U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to step down at end of year".The Washington Post. RetrievedNovember 23, 2016.

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U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byasSecretary of EnergyOrder of precedence of the United States
as Secretary of Education		Succeeded byasSecretary of Veterans Affairs
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