United States Secretary of Education

United States Secretary of Education
Seal of the Department of Education
Flag of the secretary
Incumbent
Linda McMahon
since March 3, 2025
Department of Education
StyleMadam Secretary (informal)
The Honorable (formal)
Reports toPresident of the United States
SeatLyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building
Washington, D.C.
AppointerPresident of the United States
with advice and consent from the Senate
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrument20 U.S.C. § 3411
FormationNovember 30, 1979 (1979-11-30)
First holderShirley Hufstedler
SuccessionSixteenth[1]
DeputyDeputy Secretary
SalaryExecutive Schedule, Level I
Websiteed.gov

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, the secretary is sixteenth in the line of succession to the presidency.[2]

The current secretary of education is Linda McMahon, serving in this role under President Donald Trump.[3]

  1. ^ "3 U.S. Code § 19 - Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act". Legal Information Institute. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Order of presidential succession". www.usa.gov. Archived from the original on September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  3. ^ Schultz, Brooke (January 20, 2025). "Trump Names Acting Education Secretary Ahead of Linda McMahon's Confirmation". Education Week. ISSN 0277-4232. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

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