Ryan Quarles

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Ryan Quarles
4th President of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2, 2024
Preceded by	Paul Czarapata
Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky
In office January 4, 2016 – January 1, 2024
Governor	Matt Bevin Andy Beshear
Preceded by	James Comer
Succeeded by	Jonathan Shell
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 62nd district
In office January 1, 2011 – January 3, 2016
Preceded by	Charlie Hoffman
Succeeded by	Chuck Tackett
Personal details
Born	Ryan Francis Quarles (1983-10-20) October 20, 1983 (age 40) Georgetown, Kentucky, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	University of Kentucky (BA, MS, MA, JD) Harvard University (MEd) Vanderbilt University (EdD)

Ryan Francis Quarles (born October 20, 1983) is an academic administrator and American politician who was the Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky from 2016 to 2024 and a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2011 to 2016. He has served as president of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System since 2024.