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United States
Department of Education
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Established: 1979
Activated:
First Secretary: Shirley Hufstedler
Current Secretary: Margaret Spellings
Deputy Secretary: Raymond Simon
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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 14th in line of United States presidential line of succession. The United States Secretary of Education deals with Education.
   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.

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

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