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Phil Rosenfelt

Secretary of Education · 2017–2021

Phil Rosenfelt, Secretary of Education. Philip H. Rosenfelt is an American lawyer and civil servant who served as the acting United States Secretary of Education from January 20, 2021 to March 2, 2021. He served in this same position under the Trump administration prior to the Senate confirming Betsy DeVos. On November 23, 2016, President-elect Donald Trump announced Betsy DeVos to be his designee for Secretary of Education.

Positions

  • Secretary of Education2017-01-20–2017-02-07
  • Secretary of Education2021-01-20–2021-03-02

Biography

Philip H. Rosenfelt is an American lawyer and civil servant who served as the acting United States Secretary of Education from January 20, 2021 to March 2, 2021. He served in this same position under the Trump administration prior to the Senate confirming Betsy DeVos. On November 23, 2016, President-elect Donald Trump announced Betsy DeVos to be his designee for Secretary of Education.

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