| Birthname: | Peter Alan Blake |
| Office: | Director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia |
| Term Start: | April 1, 2011 Interim: April 1, 2011 – January 10, 2012 |
| Preceded: | Daniel J. LaVista |
| Office2: | 12th Virginia Secretary of Education |
| Term Start2: | July 22, 2005 |
| Term End2: | January 14, 2006 |
| Governor2: | Mark Warner |
| Preceded2: | Belle Wheelan |
| Succeeded2: | Thomas R. Morris |
| Birth Date: | 6 April 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Spouse: | Mary Blanchard |
| Alma Mater: | Virginia Commonwealth University (BA, MS) |
Peter Alan Blake (born April 6, 1957) is an American public administrator. Appointed Deputy Secretary of Education of Virginia by Governor Mark Warner in 2002, he was elevated to secretary upon Belle Wheelan's resignation in 2005.[1] In 2012, he was appointed as Director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia after serving since April 2011 as interim director.[2] [3]