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Lauro Cavazos

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Personal data
Date of birthJanuary 04, 1927(age 83)
Place of birthKingsville, Texas
Political partyDemocratic
SpousePeggy Ann Cavazos (née Murdock)
Alma materTexas Tech University
Iowa State University
ProfessionEducator
4th United States Secretary of Education
In officeSeptember 20, 1988 - December 12, 1990
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Succeeded byLamar Alexander
Preceded byWilliam Bennett

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

He was born on the King Ranch, Kingsville, Texas, where his father served as foreman of the showcase Santa Gertrudis Division. He was the son of Lauro F. Cavazos Sr. and Tomasa Quintanilla Cavazos. Through his maternal ancestry, he is a descendant of Texas Revolution heroine Francisca Alvarez, 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. 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 to 1980, he served as Dean of the Tufts University School of Medicine. From 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 Peggy Ann Cavazos (née Murdock). They have ten children, and currently reside in Boston, Massachusetts. He is the brother of U.S. Army General Richard E. Cavazos.

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Reclama diputada a Garrigós - Diario de Morelos Tweet this news
Diario de Morelos--Ante versiones de trabajadores, sobre que el ayuntamiento contratará los servicios del despacho -Cavazos- Flores, la legisladora envío una carta al alcalde ... - Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:17:00 GMT+00:00
Mega gallo de Emiliano Fernández Canales con fórmula de Convergencia - La Región de Tamaulipas Tweet this news
La Región de Tamaulipas--De ahí partieron de nuevo por la avenida -Lauro- Villar y dieron vuelta hacia el sur de la ciudad por el boulevard Manuel -Cavazos- Lerma.--- - Date : Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:11:46 GMT+00:00
Velada artística con candidatos del PRI - La Verdad de Tamaulipas Tweet this news
La Verdad de Tamaulipas--Participaron como lectores: Armando -Cavazos-, Carmen Sánchez, Eduardo Cano, Ernesto Haces, Esteban Signoret, Héctor Saldívar, Montserrat González y Saúl ... - Date : Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:44:05 GMT+00:00
Américo…un tamaulipeco distinguido - La Verdad de Tamaulipas Tweet this news
La Verdad de Tamaulipas--Américo Villarreal Guerra nació en Victoria, realizando sus estudios en las escuelas -Lauro- Aguirre, Juan B. Tijerina y Victoria. Luego continuó sus estudios ... - Date : Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:41:22 GMT+00:00
Realiza mega gallo Emiliano Fernández Canales con fórmula de CONVERGENCIA - EnLíneaDirecta.info Tweet this news
EnLíneaDirecta.info--De ahí, partieron de nuevo por la avenida -Lauro- Villar y dieron vuelta hacia el sur de la ciudad por el boulevard Manuel -Cavazos- Lerma. ... - Date : Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:20:24 GMT+00:00
¿Se acabarán los mítines políticos? - Hoy Tamaulipas Tweet this news
Hoy Tamaulipas--Pero además el galeno estuvo cuerpeado por los exgobernadores: TOMÁS YARRINGTON RUVALCABA y el de tristes recuerdos: MANUEL -CAVAZOS- LERMA y los 12 diputados ... - Date : Mon, 03 May 2010 00:50:35 GMT+00:00
Colonos de la periferia exigen regularización de sus predios - EnLíneaDirecta.info Tweet this news
EnLíneaDirecta.info---...- Ampliación Cortes Villada, Los Arcos, Manuel -Cavazos- Lerma, Independencia Nacional, Reservas Territoriales, Santiago M. Belden y Leyes de Reforma. ... - Date : Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:04:23 GMT+00:00
Pesero se queda sin frenos y provoca carambola - Hoy Tamaulipas Tweet this news
Hoy Tamaulipas--Al filo de las 10:45 horas de ayer fue cuando se reportó el accidente en las Calles Prolongación Rigo Tovar y Boulevard Manuel -Cavazos- Lerma, ... - Date : Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:53:04 GMT+00:00

Educational offices
Preceded by
William J. Bennett		United States Secretary of Education
1988 - 1990		Succeeded by
Lamar Alexander
Academic offices
Preceded by
M. Cecil Mackey		President of Texas Tech University
1980 - 1988		Succeeded by
Robert W. Lawless


United States Secretaries of Education

Hufstedler * Bell * Bennett * Cavazos * Alexander * Riley * Paige * Spellings * Duncan

GHW Bush cabinet

Cabinet
Secretary of StateJames Baker (1989 �1992) * Lawrence Eagleburger (1992 �1993)
Secretary of the TreasuryNicholas F. Brady (1989 �1993)
Secretary of DefenseDick Cheney (1989 �1993)
Attorney GeneralDick Thornburgh (1989 �1991) * William Barr (1991 �1993)
Secretary of the InteriorManuel Lujan, Jr. (1989 �1993)
Secretary of the AgricultureClayton K. Yeutter (1989 �1991) * Edward Rell Madigan (1991 �1993)
Secretary of CommerceRobert Mosbacher (1989 �1992) * Barbara Hackman Franklin (1992 � � �1993)
Secretary of LaborElizabeth Dole (1989 � � �1990) * Lynn Morley Martin (1990 � � 1993)
Secretary of Health and Human ServicesLouis Wade Sullivan (1989 �1993)
Secretary of EducationLauro Cavazos (1989 �1990) * Lamar Alexander (1991 �1993)
Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentJack Kemp (1989 �1993)
Secretary of TransportationSamuel K. Skinner (1989 �1992) * Andrew Card (1992 �1993)
Secretary of EnergyJames D. Watkins (1989 �1993)
Secretary of Veterans AffairsEd Derwinski (1989 �1992)
Cabinet-level
Vice PresidentDan Quayle (1989 �1993)
Trade RepresentativeCarla Anderson Hills (1989 � � �1993)
Director of the Office of
Management and Budget		Richard Darman (1989 � � �1993)

Reagan cabinet

Cabinet
Secretary of StateAlexander M. Haig, Jr. (1981 �1982) * George P. Shultz (1982 �1989)
Secretary of the TreasuryDonald T. Regan (1981 �1985) * James A. Baker, III (1985 �1988) * Nicholas F. Brady (1988 �1989)
Secretary of DefenseCaspar Weinberger (1981 �1987) * Frank C. Carlucci (1987 �1989)
Attorney GeneralWilliam French Smith (1981 �1985) * Edwin Meese III (1985 �1988) * Richard L. Thornburgh (1988 �1989)
Secretary of the InteriorJames G. Watt (1981 �1983) * William P. Clark, Jr. (1983 �1985) * Donald P. Hodel (1985 �1989)
Secretary of AgricultureJohn R. Block (1981 �1986) * Richard E. Lyng (1986 �1989)
Secretary of CommerceMalcolm Baldrige, Jr. (1981 �1987) * C. William Verity, Jr. (1987 �1989)
Secretary of LaborRaymond J. Donovan (1981 �1985) * William E. Brock (1985 �1987) * Ann Dore McLaughlin (1987 �1989)
Secretary of Health and Human ServicesRichard S. Schweiker (1981 �1983) * Margaret M. Heckler (1983 �1985) * Otis R. Bowen (1985 �1989)
Secretary of EducationT. H. Bell (1981 �1985) * William J. Bennett (1985 �1988) * Lauro F. Cavazos (1988 �1989)
Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentSamuel R. Pierce, Jr. (1981 �1989)
Secretary of TransportationAndrew L. Lewis, Jr. (1981 �1983) * Elizabeth H. Dole (1983 �1987) * James H. Burnley IV (1988 �1989)
Secretary of EnergyJames B. Edwards (1981 �1983) * Donald P. Hodel (1983 �1985) * John S. Herrington (1985 �1989)
Cabinet-level
Vice PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush (1981 �1989)
Director of Central IntelligenceWilliam J. Casey (1981 �1987) * William H. Webster (1987 �1989)
Ambassador to the United NationsJeane J. Kirkpatrick (1981 �1985) * Vernon A. Walters (1985 �1989)
Trade RepresentativeWilliam E. Brock, III (1981 �1985) * Clayton K. Yeutter (1985 �1989)



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