Secretary of Education Report

January 25, 2014

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The Secretaries of Education

Secretary_of_Ed. Took_Office Left_Office President k_12_educator days President_Party
1 Shirley M. Hufstedler 1979-11-30 1981-01-20 Jimmy Carter FALSE 417 Democrat
2 Terrel H. Bell 1981-01-22 1985-01-20 Ronald Reagan TRUE 1459 Republican
3 William J. Bennett 1985-02-06 1988-09-20 Ronald Reagan FALSE 1322 Republican
4 Lauro F. Cavazos 1988-09-20 1990-12-12 Ronald Reagan/George H. Bush FALSE 813 Republican
5 Lamar Alexander 1991-03-22 1993-01-20 George H. Bush FALSE 670 Republican
6 Richard W. Riley 1993-01-21 2001-01-20 Bill Clinton FALSE 2921 Democrat
7 Roderick R. Paige 2001-01-20 2005-01-20 George W. Bush FALSE 1461 Republican
8 Margaret Spellings 2005-01-20 2009-01-20 George W. Bush FALSE 1461 Republican
9 Arne Duncan 2009-01-21 2014-01-25 Barack Obama FALSE 1830 Democrat

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k_12_educator time_by_educ_status Per_time_by_party
1 FALSE 10895.00 88.19
2 TRUE 1459.00 11.81

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President_Party k_12_educator time_by_party Per_time_by_party
1 Republican TRUE 1459.00 11.81
2 Republican FALSE 5727.00 46.36
3 Democrat FALSE 5168.00 41.83