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Arne Duncan | |
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9th United States Secretary of Education | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 21, 2009 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Deputy | Anthony Miller |
Preceded by | Margaret Spellings |
Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools | |
In office June 26, 2001 – January 21, 2009 | |
Appointed by | Richard Daley |
Preceded by | Paul Vallas |
Succeeded by | Ron Huberman |
Personal details | |
Born | November 6, 1964 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Karen Luann Duncan (present) |
Children | Claire, Ryan |
Residence | Chicago, Illinois, Washington, D.C., Arlington, Virginia |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Arne Duncan (born November 6, 1964) is an American education administrator who has been United States Secretary of Education since 2009. Duncan previously served as CEO of the Chicago Public Schools. He is a Democrat.[1][2]
Duncan was born on November 6, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois.[3] He studied at Harvard University. Duncan is married to Karen Luann. They have two children. He lived in Arlington, Virginia and in Chicago, Illinois.
References
- ↑ Edmund Broch, US education secretary Arne Duncan endorses equal marriage, Pink News, 7 May 2012
- ↑ Lee, Carol E. (May 8, 2012). "Marriage Back on Radar". The Wall Street Journal: p. A5.
- ↑ "Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education - Biography". Ed.gov. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. http://www.ed.gov/news/staff/bios/duncan.html. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
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