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Miguel Angel Cardona (born July 11, 1975) is an American educator and is currently serving as the twelfth United States secretary of education under President Joe Biden since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate by a vote of 64–33 on March 1, 2021. [1]
Final Vote in the Senate for Confirmation of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, full video of vote from C-SPAN, February 2, 2017 The confirmation hearing for DeVos was initially scheduled for January 10, 2017, but was delayed for one week after the Office of Government Ethics requested more time to review her financial disclosures.
The United States secretary of education is the head of the United States Department of Education. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States, and the federal government, on policies, programs, and activities related to all education in the United States. As a member of the Cabinet of the United States ...
Although historically the nominee also holds meetings with the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee, officially the nomination of a Secretary-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the United States Senate Committee on Finance, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
On January 1, 2016, King became Acting Secretary. On March 14, 2016, King was approved to be Secretary of Education by the United States Senate after a 49–40 vote. [42] King was the second African-American, the second Latino and first Afro-Latino to serve as U.S. Secretary of Education. [43]
Education Secretary may refer to: Secretariat of Public Education, a federal government authority in Mexico; Secretary for Education, a public office in the government of Hong Kong; Secretary of State for Education, a public office in the government of the United Kingdom; Secretary of State for Education (Spain), a public office in the ...
William John Bennett (born July 31, 1943) is an American conservative politician and political commentator who served as Secretary of Education from 1985 to 1988 under President Ronald Reagan. He also held the post of director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under George H. W. Bush .
Following Rod Paige's departure as Secretary of Education, Spellings was nominated to that position by President George W. Bush on November 17, 2004, [4] confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 20, 2005, which also marked the beginning of Bush's second presidential term, [5] and ceremonially sworn in on January 31 the same year. [6]