United States Secretary of Education

Secretary of Education of the United States of America
Seal of the Department of Education
Flag of the Secretary of Education
Incumbent Phil Rosenfelt since January 20, 2017 Acting
United States Department of Education
Style	Mr. Secretary
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	The President
Seat	Washington, D.C.
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	20 U.S.C. § 3411
Formation	November 30, 1979
First holder	Shirley Hufstedler
Succession	Fifteenth in the United States Presidential Line of Succession
Deputy	Deputy Secretary of Education
Salary	Executive Schedule, level 1
Website	www.ed.gov

The United States Secretary of Education is the head of the U.S. Department of Education. The Secretary is the principal adviser to the President on federal policies, programs, and activities related to education in the United States. As a member of the President's Cabinet, this Secretary is fifteenth in the United States presidential line of succession.

The United States Secretary of Education is a member of the President's Cabinet, the fifteenth in the United States presidential line of succession. This Secretary deals with federal influence over education policy, and heads the U.S. Department of Education.

The Secretary is advised by the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, an advisory committee, on "matters related to accreditation and to the eligibility and certification process for institutions of higher education."

The current Secretary of Education is John King, Jr. King became Acting Secretary on January 1, 2016, and officially assumed the post on March 14, 2016.

On November 23, 2016, President-elect Donald Trump announced Betsy DeVos to be his designee for Secretary of Education.

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