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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 August 6, 2024. The oldest Secretary is Shirley Hufstedler. She is currently 98 years, 348 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 | 98 years, 348 days | 36,142 days |
2 | Lauro Cavazos | January 4, 1927 | Living | 97 years, 215 days | 35,644 days |
3 | Richard Riley | January 2, 1933 | Living | 91 years, 217 days | 33,454 days |
4 | Rod Paige | June 17, 1933 | Living | 91 years, 50 days | 33,288 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, 34 days | 30,715 days |
7 | William Bennett | July 31, 1943 | Living | 81 years, 6 days | 29,592 days |
8 | Margaret Spellings | November 30, 1957 | Living | 66 years, 250 days | 24,356 days |
9 | Arne Duncan | November 6, 1964 | Living | 59 years, 274 days | 21,823 days |
Secretaries of Education | 9 |
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Living | 8 |
Deceased | 1 |