Dietra Trent
Dietra Trent | |
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 Trent in 2017 | |
| 18th Virginia Secretary of Education | |
| In office July 26, 2016 – January 13, 2018 | |
| Governor | Terry McAuliffe |
| Preceded by | Anne Holton |
| Succeeded by | Atif Qarni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dietra Yvette Trent December 17, 1963 Halifax County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Hampton University (B.S.) Virginia Commonwealth University (M.P.A., Ph.D.) |
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Dietra Yvette Trent (born December 17, 1963) served as the Virginia Secretary of Education under Governor Terry McAuliffe.[1] She previously served as Deputy Secretary of Education from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2014 to 2016 and was elevated after Anne Holton's resignation as Secretary to campaign for her husband, Tim Kaine's vice presidential bid in 2016.[2]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Secretary of Education, Dr. Dietra Trent". education.virginia.gov. Commonwealth of Virginia. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Hampton University Alumna Appointed Virginia Secretary of Education : Hampton University News". News.hamptonu.edu. 2016-07-26. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
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