Lauro Cavazos

Lauro Cavazos
4th United States Secretary of Education
In office September 20, 1988 – December 12, 1990
President	Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	William Bennett
Succeeded by	Lamar Alexander
10th President of Texas Tech University
In office 1980–1988
Preceded by	Lawrence Graves (interim)
Succeeded by	Robert W. Lawless
Personal details
Born	Lauro Fred Cavazos (1927-01-04)January 4, 1927 Kingsville, Texas, U.S.
Died	March 15, 2022(2022-03-15) (aged 95) Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Peggy Ann Murdock[1]
Children	10
Parents	Lauro F. Cavazos Sr.[1][2] (father) Tomasa (Quintanilla) Cavazos[1][2] (mother)
Relatives	descendant of Francita Alavez[1][2]: 18  Richard E. Cavazos (brother)
Education	Texas Tech University (BS, MS) Iowa State University (PhD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States[2]: 112
Branch/service	United States Army[2]: 112
Years of service	1944 (1944)—1946 (1946)[2]: 112

Lauro Fred Cavazos Jr. (January 4, 1927 – March 15, 2022) was an American educator and politician. He served as the United States Secretary of Education, and was the first Hispanic to serve in the United States Cabinet.