Mick Zais | |
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| Acting United States Secretary of Education | |
| In office January 8, 2021 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Betsy DeVos |
| Succeeded by | Phil Rosenfelt (acting) |
| United States Deputy Secretary of Education | |
| In office May 17, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Jim Shelton |
| Succeeded by | Cindy Marten |
| South Carolina Superintendent of Education | |
| In office January 12, 2011 – January 13, 2015 | |
| Governor | Nikki Haley |
| Preceded by | Jim Rex |
| Succeeded by | Molly Spearman |
| President of Newberry College | |
| In office 2000–2010 | |
| Preceded by | John Hudgens |
| Succeeded by | Scott Koerwer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mitchell McGeever Zais December 10, 1946 Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | United States Military Academy (BS) University of Washington (MS, PhD) United States Army Command and General Staff College (MA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
Mitchell McGeever "Mick" Zais (born December 10, 1946) is an American education official and former general who served as the acting United States secretary of education.[1] He previously served as the 17th South Carolina Superintendent of Education from 2011 to 2015. Before winning the election as superintendent, he served as President of Newberry College for ten years.[2] Prior to that he reached the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Army.
On January 7, 2021, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos submitted her resignation to the President of the United States because of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol.[3] As deputy secretary, Zais succeeded DeVos as acting secretary.
- ^ "PN1397 — Mitchell Zais — Department of Education". Politico. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ "State Superintendent Of Education Mick Zais". South Carolina Department Of Education. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- ^ Green, Erica L.; Cameron, Chris (January 8, 2021). "Betsy DeVos, education secretary, is second cabinet member to resign". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 8, 2021.