List of Department of Education appointments by Donald Trump

Key
	Appointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation.
	Appointees confirmed by the Senate.
	Appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
	Appointees serving in an acting capacity.
	Appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.
	Nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.

Appointments (first administration)

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Education	Betsy DeVos [1]	February 7, 2017 (Confirmed February 7, 2017, 51*–50) *Vice President Pence provided the tie-breaking vote. [RC1 1]	January 8, 2021
Deputy Secretary of Education	Mick Zais [2]	May 17, 2018 (Confirmed May 16, 2018, 50–48) [RC1 2]	January 20, 2021
Under Secretary of Education	Diane Auer Jones	February 2018	January 2021
Office of the Secretary
General Counsel	Carlos G. Muñiz	April 23, 2018 (Confirmed April 18, 2018, 55–43) [RC1 3]	January 24, 2019
Assistant Secretary of Education (Civil Rights)	Kenneth L. Marcus	August 6, 2018 (Confirmed June 7, 2018, 50–46) [RC1 4]	July 31, 2020
Assistant Secretary of Education (Legislation and Congressional Affairs)	Peter Oppenheim	December 1, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) [V1 1]	June 12, 2019
Assistant Secretary of Education (Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development)	James Blew	August 13, 2018 (Confirmed July 17, 2018, 50–49) [RC1 5]	January 20, 2021
Assistant Secretary of Education (Communications and Outreach)	Vacant
Chief Financial Officer of Education	Douglas Webster	January 9, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote) [V1 2]	December 2018
Director of the Institute of Education Sciences	Mark Schneider [3]	April 16, 2018 (Confirmed March 22, 2018, voice vote) [V1 3]	March 28, 2024
Commissioner of Education Statistics	Lynn Woodworth [4]	April 10, 2018 (Appointed January 4, 2018)	June 20, 2021
Inspector General of the Department of Education	Andrew A. De Mello	Nomination lapsed and returned to the President on January 3, 2021 [5]
Office of the Deputy Secretary
Assistant Secretary of Education (Elementary and Secondary Education)	Frank Brogan	June 26, 2018 (Confirmed June 25, 2018, voice vote) [V1 4]	January 20, 2021
Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders	Tina Wei Smith	December 2019	January 20, 2021
	Holly Ham [6] [7]	January 3, 2018 (Appointed November 30, 2017)	October 26, 2019
Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education (English Language Acquisition) and Director of the Office of English Language Acquisition	Lorena Orozco McElwain	2020	January 2021
	José A. Viana	May 1, 2017 (Appointed April 12, 2017)	December 1, 2019
Assistant Secretary of Education (Special Education and Rehabilitative Services)
	Mark Schultz	June 1, 2020	January 20, 2021
	Johnny W. Collett	December 2017 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote) [V1 5]	October 2019
Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration	Mark Schultz [8]	August 2019 (Confirmed August 1, 2019, voice vote) [V1 6]	January 20, 2021
Office of the Under Secretary
Assistant Secretary of Education (Postsecondary Education)	Robert L. King [9]	August 22, 2019 (Confirmed July 11, 2019, 56–37) [RC1 6]	January 20, 2021
Assistant Secretary of Education (Career, Technical, and Adult Education)	Scott Stump	August 31, 2018 (Confirmed July 16, 2018, 85–0) [RC1 7]	January 20, 2021
	Tim Kelly	Nomination withdrawn by the President on November 14, 2017 [10]
Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid	Mark A. Brown	October 2018	March 7, 2021

Appointments (second administration)

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Education	Linda McMahon [11]	March 3, 2025 (Confirmed March 3, 2025, 51–45) [RC2 1]
	Denise L. Carter	January 20, 2025	March 3, 2025
Deputy Secretary of Education	Penny Schwinn	Nomination withdrawn by the President on July 31, 2025
Under Secretary of Education	Nicholas Kent	August 4, 2025 (Confirmed August 1, 2025, 50–45) [RC2 2]
General Counsel of Education	Jennifer Mascott	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights	Kimberly Richey
Assistant Secretary of Education for Legislation and Congressional Affairs	Mary Riley
Assistant Secretary of Education for Elementary and Secondary Education	Kirsten Baesler
Assistant Secretary of Education for Postsecondary Education, Department of Education	David R. Barker
Assistant Secretary of Education for Career, Technical, and Adult Education	Kevin O'Farrell

Notes

Confirmation votes

Confirmations by roll call vote (first administration)

1. "PN37 - Elisabeth Prince DeVos, of Michigan, to be Secretary of Education, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. February 7, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
2. "PN1397 - Mitchell Zais, of South Carolina, to be Deputy Secretary of Education, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. May 16, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
3. "PN568 - Carlos G. Muniz, of Florida, to be General Counsel, Department of Education, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. April 18, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
4. "PN1393 - Kenneth L. Marcus, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. June 7, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
5. "PN1043 - James Blew, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, Department of Education , 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
6. "PN347 - Robert L. King, of Kentucky, to be Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 116th Congress (2019–2021)". www.senate.gov. July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
7. "PN1955 - Scott Stump, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Department of Education, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2025.

Confirmations by voice vote (first administration)

1. "PN567 - Peter Louis Oppenheim, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
2. "PN1196 - Douglas Webster, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Education, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. December 21, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
3. "PN1293 - Mark Schneider, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Institute of Education Science, Department of Education for a term of six years, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. March 22, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
4. "PN1328 - Frank T. Brogan, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, Department of Education, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. June 25, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
5. "PN1251 - Johnny Collett, of Kentucky, to be Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. December 21, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
6. "PN344 - Mark Schultz, of Nebraska, to be Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Education, 116th Congress (2019–2021)". www.congress.gov. August 1, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2025.

Confirmations by roll call vote (second administration)

1. "PN11-10 - Linda McMahon, of Connecticut, to be Secretary of Education, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. March 3, 2025. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
2. "PN25-26 - Nicholas Kent, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Education, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.

Confirmations by voice vote (second administration)

References

1. Huetteman, Emmarie; Alcindor, Yamiche (February 7, 2017). "Betsy DeVos Confirmed as Education Secretary; Pence Breaks Tie". The New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
2. Strauss, Valerie (October 4, 2017). "Trump taps Common Core foe as No. 2 at Education Department — but most key positions still vacant" . Retrieved October 30, 2017– via www.washingtonpost.com.
3. Klein, Alyson, "Trump Taps Mark Schneider to Lead Institute of Education Sciences", Education Week , November 28, 2017
4. Klein, Alyson (January 5, 2018). "Trump Taps Stanford Researcher for NCES Commissioner". Education Week. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
5. "PN1717 — Andrew A. De Mello — Department of Education". congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
6. "Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved February 24, 2018– via National Archives.
7. "Holly Ham, Executive Director, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders" . Retrieved February 24, 2018.
8. "Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved March 13, 2018– via National Archives.
9. "Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved August 29, 2018– via National Archives.
10. "PN1075 — Timothy Kelly — Department of Education". congress.gov. November 14, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
11. "Trump names former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as his pick for education secretary". NBC News. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.