KeyAppointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation.Appointees confirmed by the Senate who are currently serving or served through the entire term.Appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.Appointees serving in an acting capacity.Appointees who have left office after confirmation or offices which have been disbanded.Nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.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 February 7, 2017 January 8, 2021 Deputy Secretary of Education Mick Zais May 17, 2018January 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 January 24, 2019 Assistant Secretary of Education(Civil Rights) Kenneth L. Marcus August 6, 2018 July 31, 2020 Assistant Secretary of Education(Legislation and Congressional Affairs) Peter Oppenheim December 1, 2017 June 12, 2019 Assistant Secretary of Education(Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development) James Blew August 13, 2018January 20, 2021 Assistant Secretary of Education(Communications and Outreach) VacantChief Financial Officer of Education Douglas Webster January 9, 2018 December 2018 Director of the Institute of Education Sciences Mark SchneiderKlein, Alyson, "Trump Taps Mark Schneider to Lead Institute of Education Sciences", Education Week, November 28, 2017 April 16, 2018 March 28, 2024 Commissioner of Education Statistics Lynn Woodworth April 10, 2018 June 20, 2021 Inspector General of the Department of EducationAndrew A. De MelloNomination lapsed and returned to the President on January 3, 2021 Office of the Deputy Secretary Assistant Secretary of Education(Elementary and Secondary Education) Frank Brogan June 26, 2018 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 January 3, 2018 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 December 1, 2019Assistant Secretary of Education(Special Education and Rehabilitative Services) Mark Schultz June 1, 2020 January 20, 2021 Johnny W. Collett December 2017 October 2019 Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration Mark Schultz August 2019 January 20, 2021 Office of the Under Secretary Assistant Secretary of Education(Postsecondary Education) Robert L. King August 22, 2019 January 20, 2021 Assistant Secretary of Education(Career, Technical, and Adult Education) Scott Stump August 31, 2018January 20, 2021Tim Kelly Nomination withdrawn by the President on November 14, 2017 Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid Mark A. Brown October 2018 March 7, 2021
Appointments (second administration) Office Nominee Assumed office Left officeSecretary of Education Linda McMahon March 3, 2025 Denise L. Carter January 20, 2025 March 3, 2025 Deputy Secretary of Education Penny Schwinn Nomination withdrawn by the President on September 3, 2025 Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent August 4, 2025 General Counsel of Education Jennifer Mascott Nomination withdrawn by the President on September 2, 2025 Inspector General of the Department of Education Mark Priebe Awaiting Senate Confirmation Heidi SemannNomination withdrawn by the President on September 17, 2026 Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights Kimberly RicheyNovember 13, 2025https://www.specialeducationaction.com/p/buried-lede-osep-will-continue-richey-is-assistant-secretary-of-osers-and-ocr Assistant Secretary of Education for Legislation and Congressional Affairs Mary RileyOctober 23, 2025https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2025/10/23/u-s-works-to-keep-a-lid-on-the-middle-east-00620477 Assistant Secretary of Education for Elementary and Secondary Education Kirsten BaeslerNovember 24, 2025https://www.kfyrtv.com/2025/11/25/kirsten-baesler-sworn-role-with-department-education/ Assistant Secretary of Education for Postsecondary Education David R. Barker October 20, 2025 Assistant Secretary of Education for Career, Technical, and Adult Education Kevin O'Farrell Nomination withdrawn by the President on October 21, 2025
Notes Confirmation votes Confirmations by roll call vote (first administration)
Confirmations by voice vote (first administration)
Confirmations by roll call vote (second administration)
Confirmations by voice vote (second administration)
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