Margaret Spellings
Margaret Spellings (born Margaret Dudar; November 30, 1957) was the second Secretary of Education under the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. She was previously Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy to President Bush.
Margaret Spellings | |||||||||||||
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8th United States Secretary of Education | |||||||||||||
In office January 20, 2005 – January 20, 2009 | |||||||||||||
President | George W. Bush | ||||||||||||
Deputy | Raymond Simon | ||||||||||||
Preceded by | Rod Paige | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Arne Duncan | ||||||||||||
Director of the Domestic Policy Council | |||||||||||||
In office January 30, 2002 – January 5, 2005 | |||||||||||||
President | George W. Bush | ||||||||||||
Preceded by | John Bridgeland | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Claude Allen | ||||||||||||
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Personal details | |||||||||||||
Born | Margaret M. Dudar November 30, 1957 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Political party | Republican | ||||||||||||
Spouse(s) | Gregg LaMontagne (divorced) Robert Spellings (divorced) | ||||||||||||
Children | 2 daughters | ||||||||||||
Education | University of Houston (BA) |
She was one of the principal authors of the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act.
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Spellings delivers a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library; former first lady Nancy Reagan is seated at the right.