# List of Department of Education appointments by Donald Trump

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## Color key

Denotes appointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees confirmed by the Senate.
Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.
Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.
Denotes nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.

## Appointments (first administration)

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

## Previous officeholders (first administration)

| Office | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
| Secretary of Education | Phil Rosenfelt | January 20, 2017 | February 7, 2017 | |
| Secretary of Education | Betsy DeVos | February 7, 2017 | January 8, 2021 | Resigned following the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol. |
| General Counsel of Education | Carlos G. Muñiz | April 23, 2018 | January 24, 2019 | |
| Chief Financial Officer of Education | Douglas Webster | January 9, 2018 | | |
| Assistant Secretary of Education (Civil Rights) | Kenneth L. Marcus | August 6, 2018 | July 31, 2020 | |
| Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer of Federal Student Aid | A. Wayne Johnson | July 2017 | October 24, 2019 | |

## Appointments (second administration)

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| Secretary of Education | Linda McMahon | March 3, 2025 | |
| Secretary of Education | Denise L. Carter | January 20, 2025 | March 3, 2025 |
| Deputy Secretary of Education | Penny Schwinn | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |