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This is a list of United States Secretaries of Education in order of longevity. There are currently nine Secretaries on the list and eight living Secretaries. The list is in descending order and is correct as of September 20, 2024. The oldest Secretary is Shirley Hufstedler. She is currently 99 years, 27 days old.
To account for the different number of leap days within the life of each Secretary, two measures of longevity are given. The first is the number of whole years the Secretary lived, and the number of days past their last birthday. The second lists the total number of days lived by the Secretary.
List
[edit]Rank |
Secretary |
Date of Birth |
Date of Death |
Longevity (Years, Days) |
Longevity (Days) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shirley Hufstedler | August 24, 1925 | Living | 99 years, 27 days | 36,187 days |
2 | Lauro Cavazos | January 4, 1927 | Living | 97 years, 260 days | 35,689 days |
3 | Richard Riley | January 2, 1933 | Living | 91 years, 262 days | 33,499 days |
4 | Rod Paige | June 17, 1933 | Living | 91 years, 95 days | 33,333 days |
5 | Terrel Bell | November 11, 1921 | June 22, 1996 | 74 years, 224 days | 27,252 days |
6 | Andrew L. Alexander | July 3, 1940 | Living | 84 years, 79 days | 30,760 days |
7 | William Bennett | July 31, 1943 | Living | 81 years, 51 days | 29,637 days |
8 | Margaret Spellings | November 30, 1957 | Living | 66 years, 295 days | 24,401 days |
9 | Arne Duncan | November 6, 1964 | Living | 59 years, 319 days | 21,868 days |
Secretaries of Education | 9 |
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Living | 8 |
Deceased | 1 |