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Richard Riley

Secretary of Education · 1993

Richard Riley, Secretary of Education. Richard Wilson Riley is an American politician who served as the sixth United States secretary of education from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton and as the 111th governor of South Carolina from 1979 to 1987. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Positions

  • Secretary of Education1993-01-21–2001-01-20

Biography

Richard Wilson Riley is an American politician who served as the sixth United States secretary of education from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton and as the 111th governor of South Carolina from 1979 to 1987. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

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