Richard Riley

Richard Riley
Richard Riley
6th United States Secretary of Education
	In office; January 21, 1993 – January 20, 2001
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Lamar Alexander
Succeeded by	Rod Paige
111th Governor of South Carolina
	In office; January 10, 1979 – January 14, 1987
Lieutenant	Nancy Stevenson; Michael R. Daniel
Preceded by	James B. Edwards
Succeeded by	Carroll A. Campbell Jr.
Member of the South Carolina Senate
	In office; January 10, 1967 – January 11, 1977
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Carroll A. Campbell Jr.
Constituency	3rd district (1967–1973); 2nd district (1973–1977)
Personal details
Born	Richard Wilson Riley; January 2, 1933 (age 91); Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Ann Yarborough
Children	4
Education	Furman University (BA); University of South Carolina (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1954–1955

Richard Wilson Riley (born January 2, 1933) is an American politician. He was United States Secretary of Education under President Bill Clinton. He was the 111th Governor of South Carolina. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Riley was born on January 2, 1933 in Greenville, South Carolina. He studied at Furman University and at the University of South Carolina. Riley is currently married to Ann Yarborough. They had four children.

Other websites

SCIway Biography of Richard Wilson Riley
NGA Biography of Richard Wilson Riley Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
U.S. Department of Education Bio
The Political Graveyard
CNN AllPolitics – Players – Richard Riley
Nelson, Mullins, Riley, and Scarborough Biography Archived 2004-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership Archived 2012-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
The Riley Institute Archived 2008-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
Furman University

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Secretary of Labor	Robert Reich (1993 – 1997) • Alexis Herman (1997 – 2001)
Secretary of Health and Human Services	Donna Shalala (1993 – 2001)
Secretary of Education	Richard Riley (1993 – 2001)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Henry Cisneros (1993 – 1997) • Andrew Cuomo (1997 – 2001)
Secretary of Transportation	Federico Peña (1993 – 1997) • Rodney E. Slater (1997 – 2001)
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