UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF EDUCATION

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 14th in line of United States presidential line of succession.
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter established the Department of Education as a cabinet-level agency. Previously, Education had been handled by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, henceforth known as the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
The current Secretary of Education is Margaret Spellings.

Margaret Spellings, the current United States Secretary of Education.

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	Ronald Reagan
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 -	George W. Bush

★ ED Staff Organization: Management Offices - Includes the Secretary of Education

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