United States Secretary of Education - List of Secretaries of Education

List of Secretaries of Education

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No. Portrait Name State of Residence Took Office Left Office President(s)
1 Shirley Hufstedler California November 30, 1979 January 20, 1981 Jimmy Carter
2 Terrel Bell Utah January 22, 1981 January 20, 1985 Ronald Reagan
3 William J. Bennett North Carolina February 6, 1985 September 20, 1988
4 Lauro Cavazos Texas September 20, 1988 December 12, 1990
George H. W. Bush
5 Lamar Alexander Tennessee March 22, 1991 January 20, 1993
6 Richard Riley South Carolina January 21, 1993 January 20, 2001 Bill Clinton
7 Roderick Paige Texas January 20, 2001 January 20, 2005 George W. Bush
8 Margaret Spellings Texas January 20, 2005 January 20, 2009
9 Arne Duncan Illinois January 21, 2009 Incumbent Barack Obama

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