Virginia Secretary of Education

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Secretary of Education of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Incumbent
Aimee Guidera
since January 15, 2022 (2022-01-15)
Style Mr. Secretary
Member of Virginia Governor's Cabinet
NominatorThe Governor
AppointerThe Governor with advice and consent from the Senate and House
Term length 4 years
Inaugural holder Earl J. Shiflet
FormationApril 8, 1972
Website education.virginia.gov

The secretary of education is a member of the Virginia Governor's Cabinet. The office is currently held by Aimee Guidera.

List of secretaries of education

#NameStart DateEnd Date Governor(s)
1Earl J. Shiflet19721974 Linwood Holton
ActingCarter O. Lowance19741976 Mills Godwin
2Robert R. Ramsey19761978
3 J. Wade Gilley 19781982 John N. Dalton
4 John T. Casteen III 19821985 Chuck Robb
5Donald Finley19851986
19861990 Gerald Baliles
6James W. Dyke, Jr.19901993 Douglas Wilder
7Karen J. Petersen1993January 1994
8 Beverly Sgro January 1994January 1998 George Allen
9Wilbert BryantJanuary 1998December 4, 2001 Jim Gilmore
10 Cheri Yecke December 4, 2001January 14, 2002
11 Belle Wheelan January 14, 2002July 22, 2005 Mark Warner
12 Peter A. Blake July 22, 2005January 14, 2006
13 Thomas R. Morris January 14, 2006January 16, 2010 Tim Kaine
14 Gerard Robinson January 16, 2010June 21, 2011 Bob McDonnell
15 Laura Fornash August 1, 2011November 2013
16 Javaid Siddiqi November 2013January 11, 2014
17 Anne Holton January 11, 2014July 25, 2016 Terry McAuliffe
18 Dietra Trent July 26, 2016January 13, 2018
19 Atif Qarni January 13, 2018November 24, 2021 Ralph Northam
20Fran BradfordNovember 24, 2021January 15, 2022
21Aimee GuideraJanuary 15, 2022present Glenn Youngkin

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