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Richard Riley

American politician · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1933 · age 93

Richard Wilson Riley is an American politician who served as the sixth United States secretary of education from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton and as the 111th governor of South Carolina from 1979 to 1987. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

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Harold W. McGraw Prize in Education1989

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Riley is the only Democrat to serve two consecutive terms as governor in the time since the state constitution was amended to allow governors to serve consecutive terms.

Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Living
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Born 1933 · age 93