secretary_of_education
1. [ noun ] (politics,education) the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Education
Synonyms: Education_Secretary
Examples:

"Carter appointed Shirley Hufstedler as the first Secretary of Education"

Related terms: secretary
2. [ noun ] (work,government,education) the position of the head of the Education Department
Synonyms: Education_Secretary
Examples:

"the post of Education Secretary was created in 1979"

Related terms: secretaryship United_States_Cabinet
Similar spelling:   Secretary_of_Energy
  Secretary_of_Defense
  Secretary_of_the_Navy
  Secretary_of_Commerce
  Secretary_of_Agriculture
  Secretary_of_the_Interior
  Secretary_of_the_Treasury