Phil Rosenfelt

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Phil Rosenfelt
Acting United States Secretary of Education
In office January 20, 2021 – March 2, 2021
President	Joe Biden
Deputy	Denise L. Carter (acting)
Preceded by	Mick Zais (acting)
Succeeded by	Miguel Cardona
In office January 20, 2017 – February 7, 2017
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	John King Jr.
Succeeded by	Betsy DeVos
Acting General Counsel of the United States Department of Education
In office January 20, 2017 – April 23, 2018
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	James Cole Jr.
Succeeded by	Carlos G. Muñiz
Deputy General Counsel of the United States Department of Education for Program Service
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2005 Acting: March 2005 – July 2006
President	George W. Bush Barack Obama Donald Trump Joe Biden
Personal details
Born	Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Independent
Education	University of Pennsylvania (BS) Columbia University (JD) New York University (LLM)

Philip H. Rosenfelt is an American lawyer and civil servant who served as the acting United States Secretary of Education from January 20, 2021 to March 2, 2021. He served in this same position under the Trump administration prior to the Senate confirming Betsy DeVos.

On November 23, 2016, President-elect Donald Trump announced Betsy DeVos to be his designee for Secretary of Education.^[1] Prior to DeVos' confirmation by the United States Senate, Rosenfelt was the acting Secretary of Education. Rosenfelt served from January 20, 2017 to February 7, 2017, when DeVos was sworn in.

With the departure of Betsy DeVos at the end of former president Donald Trump's term, Rosenfelt once again assumed the position of acting secretary; this time under the administration of President Joe Biden. Rosenfelt was serving in an acting capacity under Joe Biden's administration until the Senate reviewed the nomination of Miguel Cardona for the position.