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Dietra Trent

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Dietra Trent
Trent in 2017
18th Virginia Secretary of Education
In office
July 26, 2016 – January 13, 2018
GovernorTerry McAuliffe
Preceded byAnne Holton
Succeeded byAtif Qarni
Personal details
Born
Dietra Yvette Trent

(1963-12-17) December 17, 1963 (age 60)
Halifax County, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materHampton University (B.S.)
Virginia Commonwealth
University
(M.P.A., Ph.D.)
Signature

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Secretary of Education, Dr. Dietra Trent". education.virginia.gov. Commonwealth of Virginia. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ^ "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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