Lauro Cavazos

Lauro F. Cavazos, Jr.
Official photograph of Cavazos

4th United States Secretary of Education
In office September 20, 1988 – December 12, 1990
President	Ronald W. Reagan George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	William Bennett
Succeeded by	Lamar Alexander
Personal details
Born	(1927-01-04) January 4, 1927 Kleberg County, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Peggy Ann Murdock
Children	Ten children
Alma mater	Texas Tech University Iowa State University
Profession	Educator

Lauro Fred Cavazos Jr. (born January 4, 1927) is a U.S. educator and politician. He served as Secretary of Education, and was the first Hispanic to serve in the United States Cabinet.

A sixth-generation Texan, he was born on the King Ranch near Kingsville, Texas, where his father served as foreman of the showcase Santa Gertrudis cattle division.^[1] He was the son of Lauro F. Cavazos, Sr., and the former Tomasa Quintanilla. Through his maternal ancestry, he is a descendant of Texas Revolution heroine Francita Alavez, the "Angel of Goliad".

He earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in zoology from Texas Tech University, and a Ph.D. in physiology from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. While in college, he was a member of Kappa Kappa Psi. Following a stint on the faculties of Tufts University and the Medical College of Virginia. From 1975-80, he served as Dean of the Tufts University School of Medicine. From April 15, 1980, to 1988, he served as President of Texas Tech University. He was both the first alumnus and the first Hispanic to serve as Texas Tech president.

A Democrat, Cavazos served as Secretary of Education from August 1988 to December 1990 during the Republican Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations. He was forced to resign amid an investigation into improper use of frequent flyer miles in December 1990.

Following his resignation, he returned to the faculty of Tufts University where he is currently Professor of Public Health and Family Medicine. He is married to the former Peggy Ann Murdock. The couple has ten children and currently reside in Boston, Massachusetts. He is the brother of U.S. Army General Richard E. Cavazos.^[2]

References

↑ "Texas Tech to install president April 15", Canadian Record, Canadian, Texas, February 14, 1980, p. 14
↑ http://lubbockonline.com/sports-red-raiders-football/2013-11-18/bobby-cavazos-son-king-ranch-tech-all-american-dies

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Political offices
Preceded by William Bennett	U.S. Secretary of Education Served under: Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush 1988 – 1990	Succeeded by Lamar Alexander

Texas Tech University Presidents

Paul W. Horn (1923–1932)
Bradford Knapp (1932–1938)
Clifford B. Jones (1938–1944)
William M. Whyburn (1944–1948)
Dossie M. Wiggins (1948–1952)
Edward N. Jones (1952–1959)
Robert C. Goodwin (1960–1966)
Grover E. Murray (1966–1976)
M. Cecil Mackey (1976–1979)
Lawrence Graves # (1979–1980)
Lauro Cavazos (1980–1988)
Robert W. Lawless (1989–1996)
Donald R. Haragan (1996–2000)
David J. Schmidly (2000–2003)
Donald R. Haragan # (2003)
Jon Whitmore (2003–2008)
Guy Bailey (2008–2012)
Lawrence Schovanec # (2012–2013)
Duane Nellis (2013–2016 )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim president.

United States Secretaries of Education

Hufstedler Bell Bennett Cavazos Alexander Riley Paige Spellings Duncan King

Cabinet of President George H. W. Bush (1989–93)

Cabinet

Secretary of State	James A. Baker (1989–92) Lawrence Eagleburger (1992–93)

Secretary of the Treasury	Nicholas F. Brady (1989–93)

Secretary of Defense	Dick Cheney (1989–93)

Attorney General	Richard L. Thornburgh (1989–91) William Pelham Barr (1991–93)

Secretary of the Interior	Manuel Lujan, Jr. (1989–93)

Secretary of Agriculture	Clayton K. Yeutter (1989–91) Edward R. Madigan (1991–93)

Secretary of Commerce	Robert Mosbacher (1989–92) Barbara Hackman Franklin (1992 – 93)

Secretary of Labor	Elizabeth Dole (1989 – 91) Lynn Martin (1991–93)

Secretary of Health and Human Services	Louis W. Sullivan (1989–93)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Jack Kemp (1989–93)

Secretary of Transportation	Samuel K. Skinner (1989–92) Andrew Card (1992–93)

Secretary of Energy	James D. Watkins (1989–93)

Secretary of Education	Lauro F. Cavazos (1989–90) Lamar Alexander (1991–93)

Secretary of Veterans Affairs	Ed Derwinski (1989–92)

Cabinet-level

Vice President	Dan Quayle (1989–93)

White House Chief of Staff	John H. Sununu (1989–91) Samuel K. Skinner (1991–92) James A. Baker (1992–93)

Director of the Office of Management and Budget	Richard Darman (1989–93)

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	William Reilly (1989–92) None (1992–93)

Trade Representative	Carla A. Hills (1989–93)

Ambassador to the United Nations	Thomas Pickering (1989–92) Edward Perkins (1992–93)

Assistants to the President for National Security Advisor	Brent Scowcroft (1989–93)

Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy	William J. Bennett (1989–91) Bob Martinez (1991–93)

Chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers	Michael Boskin (1989–93)

Cabinet of President Ronald Reagan (1981–89)

Cabinet

Secretary of State	Alexander M. Haig Jr. (1981–82) George P. Shultz (1982–89)

Secretary of the Treasury	Donald T. Regan (1981–85) James A. Baker (1985–88) Nicholas F. Brady (1988–89)

Secretary of Defense	Caspar W. Weinberger (1981–87) Frank C. Carlucci (1987–89)

Attorney General	William French Smith (1981–85) Edwin Meese (1985–88) Richard L. Thornburgh (1988–89)

Secretary of the Interior	James G. Watt (1981–83) William P. Clark (1983–85) Donald P. Hodel (1985–89)

Secretary of Agriculture	John R. Block (1981–86) Richard E. Lyng (1986–89)

Secretary of Commerce	Malcolm Baldrige (1981–87) C. William Verity (1987–89)

Secretary of Labor	Raymond J. Donovan (1981–85) William E. Brock III (1985–87) Ann Dore McLaughlin (1987–89)

Secretary of Health and Human Services	Richard S. Schweiker (1981–83) Margaret M. Heckler (1983–85) Otis R. Bowen (1985–89)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Samuel R. Pierce (1981–89)

Secretary of Transportation	Drew Lewis (1981–83) Elizabeth H. Dole (1983–87) James H. Burnley IV (1987–89)

Secretary of Energy	James B. Edwards (1981–83) Donald P. Hodel (1983–85) John S. Herrington (1985–89)

Secretary of Education	Terrel H. Bell (1981–85) William J. Bennett (1985–88) Lauro F. Cavazos (1988–89)

Cabinet-level

Vice President	George H. W. Bush (1981–89)

White House Chief of Staff	James A. Baker (1981–85) Donald T. Regan (1985–87) Howard H. Baker Jr. (1987–88) Kenneth M. Duberstein (1988–89)

Director of the Office of Management and Budget	David Stockman (1981–85) James C. Miller III (1985–88) Joseph R. Wright Jr. (1988–89)

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	Anne M. Gorsuch (1981–83) William D. Ruckelshaus (1983–85) Lee M. Thomas (1985–89)

Director of Central Intelligence	William J. Casey (1981–87) William H. Webster (1987–89)

Ambassador to the United Nations	Jeane Kirkpatrick (1981–85) Vernon A. Walters (1985–89)

Trade Representative	William E. Brock III (1981–85) Clayton K. Yeutter (1985–89)

Chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers	Murray L. Weidenbaum (1981–82) Martin S. Feldstein (1982–84) Beryl W. Sprinkel (1985–89)

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 60249134 LCCN: n88112342 GND: 132675005

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