Richard Riley

Richard Riley
Riley in 1997
6th United States Secretary of Education
In office
January 21, 1993 – January 20, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byLamar Alexander
Succeeded byRod Paige
111th Governor of South Carolina
In office
January 10, 1979 – January 14, 1987
LieutenantNancy Stevenson
Michael R. Daniel
Preceded byJames B. Edwards
Succeeded byCarroll A. Campbell Jr.
Member of the South Carolina Senate
In office
January 10, 1967 – January 11, 1977
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byCarroll A. Campbell Jr.
Constituency3rd district (1967–1973)
2nd district (1973–1977)
Personal details
Born
Richard Wilson Riley

(1933-01-02) January 2, 1933 (age 91)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAnn Yarborough
Children4
EducationFurman University (BA)
University of South Carolina (LLB)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1954–1955

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