Richard Riley

Richard Wilson Riley (born January 2, 1933) is an American politician. He was United States Secretary of Education under President Bill Clinton. He was the 111th Governor of South Carolina. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Richard Riley
6th United States Secretary of Education
In office January 21, 1993 – January 20, 2001
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Lamar Alexander
Succeeded by	Rod Paige
111th Governor of South Carolina
In office January 10, 1979 – January 14, 1987
Lieutenant	Nancy Stevenson Michael R. Daniel
Preceded by	James B. Edwards
Succeeded by	Carroll A. Campbell Jr.
Member of the South Carolina Senate
In office January 10, 1967 – January 11, 1977
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Carroll A. Campbell Jr.
Constituency	3rd district (1967–1973) 2nd district (1973–1977)
Personal details
Born	Richard Wilson Riley (1933-01-02) January 2, 1933 Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Ann Yarborough
Children	4
Education	Furman University (BA) University of South Carolina (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1954–1955

Riley was born on January 2, 1933 in Greenville, South Carolina. He studied at Furman University and at the University of South Carolina. Riley is currently married to Ann Yarborough. They had four children.

Other websites

• SCIway Biography of Richard Wilson Riley
• NGA Biography of Richard Wilson Riley Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
• U.S. Department of Education Bio
• The Political Graveyard
• CNN AllPolitics – Players – Richard Riley
• Nelson, Mullins, Riley, and Scarborough Biography Archived 2004-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership Archived 2012-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
• The Riley Institute Archived 2008-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
• Furman University