Margaret Spellings

Margaret Spellings (born Margaret Dudar; November 30, 1957) was the second Secretary of Education under the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. She was previously Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy to President Bush.

Margaret Spellings
8th United States Secretary of Education
In office January 20, 2005 – January 20, 2009
President	George W. Bush
Deputy	Raymond Simon
Preceded by	Rod Paige
Succeeded by	Arne Duncan
Director of the Domestic Policy Council
In office January 30, 2002 – January 5, 2005
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	John Bridgeland
Succeeded by	Claude Allen
Further office held President of the University of North Carolina In office March 1, 2016 – March 1, 2019 Preceded by Thomas W. Ross Succeeded by William L. Roper (interim)
Personal details
Born	Margaret M. Dudar (1957-11-30) November 30, 1957 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Gregg LaMontagne (divorced) Robert Spellings (divorced)
Children	2 daughters
Education	University of Houston (BA)

She was one of the principal authors of the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act.