List of Department of Education appointments by Donald Trump explained

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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Denotes nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.

Previous officeholders

data-sort-type="text"	Office	data-sort-type="text"	Name	data-sort-type="date"	Took office	data-sort-type="date"	Left office	Notes
Secretary of Education	Phil Rosenfelt	January 20, 2017	February 7, 2017
	Betsy DeVos	February 7, 2017	January 8, 2021	Resigned following the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol.^[19]
General Counsel of Education	Carlos G. Muñiz	April 23, 2018	January 24, 2019
Chief Financial Officer of Education	Douglas Webster	January 9, 2018		^[20]
Assistant Secretary of Education (Civil Rights)	Kenneth L. Marcus	August 6, 2018	July 31, 2020	^[21]
Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer of Federal Student Aid	A. Wayne Johnson	July 2017	October 24, 2019	^[22]

Notes and References

1. News: Huetteman . Emmarie . Alcindor . Yamiche. Betsy DeVos Confirmed as Education Secretary; Pence Breaks Tie . April 30, 2017. The New York Times. February 7, 2017.
2. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation Elisabeth Prince DeVos, of Michigan, to be Secretary of Education) . United States Senate . 30 May 2022.
3. Web site: Trump taps Common Core foe as No. 2 at Education Department — but most key positions still vacant . Valerie . Strauss. October 4, 2017. October 30, 2017 . www.washingtonpost.com.
4. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation Mitchell Zais, of South Carolina, to be Deputy Secretary of Education) . United States Senate . 30 May 2022.
5. Web site: PN1393 – Nomination of Kenneth L. Marcus for Department of Education, 115th Congress (2017–2018). January 8, 2018 . www.congress.gov. January 13, 2018.
6. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation Kenneth L. Marcus, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education) . United States Senate . 30 May 2022.
7. Klein, Alyson, "Trump Taps Mark Schneider to Lead Institute of Education Sciences", Education Week, November 28, 2017
8. News: Trump Taps Stanford Researcher for NCES Commissioner. Alyson . Klein. Education Week . 5 January 2018 . January 13, 2018.
9. Web site: PN1043 – Nomination of James Blew for Department of Education, 115th Congress (2017–2018). September 28, 2017. www.congress.gov. October 2, 2017.
10. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation James Blew, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, Department of Education) . United States Senate . 30 May 2022.
11. Web site: PN1328 – Nomination of Frank T. Brogan for Department of Education, 115th Congress (2017–2018). December 19, 2017 . www.congress.gov . January 13, 2018.
12. Web site: Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. February 24, 2018.
13. Web site: Holly Ham, Executive Director, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders . February 24, 2018.
14. Web site: Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. March 13, 2018.
15. Web site: Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today. . . August 29, 2018.
16. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Robert L. King, of Kentucky, to be Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of Education) . United States Senate . 30 May 2022.
17. Web site: Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. May 16, 2018.
18. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation Scott Stump, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Department of Education) . United States Senate . 30 May 2022.
19. News: Green. Erica L.. Cameron. Chris. 2021-01-08. Betsy DeVos, education secretary, is second cabinet member to resign.. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-01-08. 0362-4331.
20. News: Congress fix for loan forgiveness hits a snag. May 8, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190508200303/https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-education/2018/10/19/congress-fix-for-loan-forgiveness-hits-a-snag-380513. May 8, 2019. live.
21. News: Ed Department Civil Rights Head to Step Down. Inside Higher Ed. Anderson. Greta. July 14, 2020.
22. News: Trump Education Official to Resign and Call for Mass Student-Loan Forgiveness. October 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191024114008/https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-education-official-to-resign-and-call-for-mass-student-loan-forgiveness-11571909400. October 24, 2019. live.