Anne Holton

Anne Holton
Holton in 2016
President of George Mason University
Acting June 20, 2019 (2019-06-20) – June 30, 2020 (2020-06-30)
Preceded by	Ángel Cabrera
Succeeded by	Gregory Washington
17th Virginia Secretary of Education
In office January 11, 2014 (2014-01-11) – July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25)
Governor	Terry McAuliffe
Preceded by	Javaid Siddiqi
Succeeded by	Dietra Trent
First Lady of Virginia
In role January 14, 2006 (2006-01-14) – January 16, 2010 (2010-01-16)
Governor	Tim Kaine
Preceded by	Lisa Collis
Succeeded by	Maureen McDonnell
Personal details
Born	Anne Bright Holton (1958-02-01) February 1, 1958 (age 66) Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Tim Kaine ​ (m. 1984)​
Children	3
Parents	Linwood Holton Jinks Rogers Holton
Relatives	Woody Holton (brother) Dwight Holton (brother)
Education	Princeton University (BA) Harvard University (JD)
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Anne Bright Holton (born February 1, 1958) is an American lawyer and judge who served as the Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia from 2014 to 2016. She is married to United States Senator and former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, the vice presidential running mate of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.

Holton served as First Lady of Virginia from 2006 to 2010. She served as interim president of George Mason University from 2019 to 2020.