Gayle Conelly Manchin | |
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| Federal Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission | |
| Assumed office May 6, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Tim Thomas |
| West Virginia Secretary of Education and the Arts | |
| In office January 16, 2017 – March 12, 2018 | |
| Governor | Jim Justice |
| Preceded by | Kay Goodwin |
| Succeeded by | Clayton Burch (acting) |
| President of the West Virginia Board of Education | |
| In office July 2013 – 2014 | |
| First Lady of West Virginia | |
| In role January 17, 2005 – November 15, 2010 | |
| Governor | Joe Manchin |
| Preceded by | Sandra Wise |
| Succeeded by | Joanne Tomblin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gayle Conelly June 20, 1947 Beckley, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3, including Heather Bresch |
| Education | West Virginia University (BA, MA) Salem International University (MS) |
Gayle Conelly Manchin (born June 20, 1947) is an American educator and government official who was the First Lady of West Virginia from 2005 to 2010 and is the current Federal Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission. Manchin previously served as the president of the West Virginia Board of Education from 2013 to 2014 and West Virginia Secretary of Education and the Arts from 2017 until her termination in March 2018. She is the wife of former governor and current U.S. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia.[1][2]
- ^ Office of the Governor of West Virginia. "Justice Appoints Gayle Manchin To Be Secretary For The Department of Education And The Arts". Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "President Biden Announces his Intent to Nominate Key Members for the Department of Labor, Department of Transportation, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Appalachian Regional Commission". The White House. 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-03-26.