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United States Secretary of Education

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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 16th in line of United States presidential line of succession.

Until 1979, there was one Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, uniting this department with the Department of Health and Human Services, which is now headed by a separate Secretary of Health and Human Services.

The current Secretary of Education is Margaret Spellings.

Chronological list

Name	Term of Office	President(s) served under
Shirley Hufstedler	November 30, 1979 - January 20, 1981	Jimmy Carter
Terrell Bell	January 22, 1981 - January 20, 1985	Ronald Reagan
William J. Bennett	February 6, 1985 - 1988	Ronald Reagan
Lauro Cavazos	September 20, 1988 - December 12, 1990	Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush
Lamar Alexander	March 22, 1991 - January 20, 1993	George H. W. Bush
Richard Riley	January 21, 1993 - January 20, 2001	Bill Clinton
Roderick Paige	January 20, 2001 - January 20, 2005	George W. Bush
Margaret Spellings	January 20, 2005 -	George W. Bush

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