List of Department of Education appointments by Donald Trump

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Appointments

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Office Nominee Assumed office Left office
 
Secretary of Education
 
Betsy DeVos[1]
February 7, 2017
(Confirmed February 7, 2017, 51*–50)
*Vice President Pence provided the tie-breaking vote.
[2]
January 8, 2021
 
Deputy Secretary of Education
 
Mick Zais[3]
May 17, 2018
(Confirmed May 16, 2018, 50–48)[4]
January 20, 2021
 
General Counsel
Vacant
 
Under Secretary of Education
Vacant
 
Assistant Secretary of Education
(Legislation and Congressional Affairs)
 
Peter Oppenheim
December 1, 2017 June 12, 2019
 
Assistant Secretary of Education
(Civil Rights)
 
Kenneth L. Marcus[5]
August 6, 2018
(Confirmed June 7, 2018, 50–46)[6]
July 31, 2020
 
Director of the Institute of Education Sciences
 
Mark Schneider[7]
April 16, 2018
(Confirmed March 22, 2018, voice vote)
 
Commissioner of Education Statistics
Lynn Woodworth[8] April 10, 2018
(Appointed January 4, 2018)
 
Assistant Secretary of Education
(Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development)
 
James Blew[9]
August 13, 2018
(Confirmed July 17, 2018, 50–49)[10]
January 20, 2021
 
Assistant Secretary of Education
(Elementary and Secondary Education)
 
Frank Brogan[11]
June 26, 2018
(Confirmed June 25, 2018, voice vote)
 
Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
 
Holly Ham[12][13]
January 3, 2018
(Appointed November 30, 2017)
 
Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education
(English Language Acquisition)
 
José A. Viana
May 1, 2017
(Appointed April 12, 2017)
 
Director of the Office of English Language Acquisition
 
Assistant Secretary of Education
(Special Education and Rehabilitative Services)
Mark Schultz June 1, 2020
 
Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration
Mark Schultz[14] TBD
(Confirmed August 1, 2019, voice vote)
 
Assistant Secretary of Education
(Postsecondary Education)
 
Robert L. King[15]
August 22, 2019
(Confirmed July 11, 2019, 56–37)[16]
 
Assistant Secretary of Education
(Career, Technical, and Adult Education)
 
Scott Stump[17]
August 31, 2018
(Confirmed July 16, 2018, 85–0)[18]
January 20, 2021
 
Assistant Secretary of Education
(Communications and Outreach)
Vacant

Previous officeholders

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Office Name Took office Left office Notes
 
Secretary of Education
 
Phil Rosenfelt
January 20, 2017 February 7, 2017
 

Betsy DeVos

February 7, 2017 January 8, 2021 Resigned following the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol.[19]
 
General Counsel of Education
 
Carlos G. Muñiz
April 23, 2018 January 24, 2019
 
Chief Financial Officer of Education
 
Douglas Webster
January 9, 2018 [20]
 
Assistant Secretary of Education
(Civil Rights)
 
Kenneth L. Marcus
August 6, 2018 July 31, 2020 [21]
 
Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer of Federal Student Aid
 
A. Wayne Johnson
July 2017 October 24, 2019 [22]

References

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  1. ^ Huetteman, Emmarie; Alcindor, Yamiche (February 7, 2017). "Betsy DeVos Confirmed as Education Secretary; Pence Breaks Tie". The New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Elisabeth Prince DeVos, of Michigan, to be Secretary of Education)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ^ Strauss, Valerie (October 4, 2017). "Trump taps Common Core foe as No. 2 at Education Department — but most key positions still vacant". Retrieved October 30, 2017 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  4. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Mitchell Zais, of South Carolina, to be Deputy Secretary of Education)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  5. ^ "PN1393 – Nomination of Kenneth L. Marcus for Department of Education, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  6. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Kenneth L. Marcus, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  7. ^ Klein, Alyson, "Trump Taps Mark Schneider to Lead Institute of Education Sciences", Education Week, November 28, 2017
  8. ^ Klein, Alyson (5 January 2018). "Trump Taps Stanford Researcher for NCES Commissioner". Education Week. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  9. ^ "PN1043 – Nomination of James Blew for Department of Education, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. September 28, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  10. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation James Blew, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, Department of Education)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  11. ^ "PN1328 – Nomination of Frank T. Brogan for Department of Education, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. December 19, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  12. ^ "Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2018 – via National Archives.
  13. ^ "Holly Ham, Executive Director, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders". Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  14. ^ "Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via National Archives.
  15. ^ "Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved August 29, 2018 – via National Archives.
  16. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Robert L. King, of Kentucky, to be Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of Education)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved May 16, 2018 – via National Archives.
  18. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Scott Stump, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Department of Education)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  19. ^ Green, Erica L.; Cameron, Chris (2021-01-08). "Betsy DeVos, education secretary, is second cabinet member to resign". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  20. ^ "Congress fix for loan forgiveness hits a snag". Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  21. ^ Anderson, Greta. "Ed Department Civil Rights Head to Step Down". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  22. ^ "Trump Education Official to Resign and Call for Mass Student-Loan Forgiveness". Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.