United States Secretary Of Education - Secretary Of Education

The United States Secretary of Education is the head of the U.S. Department of Education. The Secretary is the principal adviser to the President on federal policies, programs, and activities related to education in the United States. As a member of the President's Cabinet, this Secretary is fifteenth in the United States presidential line of succession.

Function

The United States Secretary of Education is a member of the President's Cabinet, the fifteenth in the United States presidential line of succession. This Secretary deals with federal influence over education policy, and heads the U.S. Department of Education.

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."

Current and future Secretaries

The current Secretary of Education is John King, Jr. King became Acting Secretary on January 1, 2016, and officially assumed the post on March 14, 2016.

On November 23, 2016, President-elect Donald Trump announced Betsy DeVos to be his designee for Secretary of Education.

Lists, Secretaries of Education

List of secretaries

Parties

  Democratic (5)   Republican (6)

Status

Living former Secretaries

As of January 2017, there are seven living former Secretaries of Education, the oldest being Lauro Cavazos (served 1988â€"1990, born 1927). The most recent Secretary of Education to die was Shirley Hufstedler (served 1979â€"1981, born 1925) on March 30, 2016. The most recently serving Secretary to die was Terrel Bell (served 1981-1985, born 1921) on June 22, 1996.

References

External links

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