American educator and government official

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Cindy Marten

<p><b>Cynthia Minette Marten</b><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-nomination_1-0"><a href="#cite_note-nomination-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span> is an American educator and government official who has served as the 11th <a href="/en/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Education" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Education" class="wl">United States deputy secretary of education</a> since May 18, 2021. Marten previously served as the <a href="/en/Superintendent_(education)" title="Superintendent (education)" class="wl">superintendent</a> of the <a href="/en/San_Diego_Unified_School_District" title="San Diego Unified School District" class="wl">San Diego Unified School District</a> from 2013 until her confirmation as deputy secretary in May 2021.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="#cite_note-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="#cite_note-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[4]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-5"><a href="#cite_note-5" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 5;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[5]</span></a></span></p>

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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Cindy Marten, 11th United States Deputy Secre...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox vcard mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Cindy Marten</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:Cindy_Marten,_Deputy_Secretary_of_Education_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Cindy_Marten,_Deputy_Secretary_of_Education_2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Cindy_Marten%2C_Deputy_Secretary_of_Education_2.jpg/220px-Cindy_Marten%2C_Deputy_Secretary_of_Education_2.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="1768" data-file-height="2475" data-file-type="bitmap" height="308" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Cindy_Marten%2C_Deputy_Secretary_of_Education_2.jpg/330px-Cindy_Marten%2C_Deputy_Secretary_of_Education_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Cindy_Marten%2C_Deputy_Secretary_of_Education_2.jpg/440px-Cindy_Marten%2C_Deputy_Secretary_of_Education_2.jpg 2x" alt="Cindy_Marten%2C_Deputy_Secretary_of_Education_2.jpg"></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">11th<span> </span><a href="/en/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Education" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Education" class="wl">United States Deputy Secretary of Education</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div style="width:100%; margin:0; background-color: lavender" class="notheme"><b><a href="/en/Incumbent" title="Incumbent" class="wl">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span><span> </span><br>May 18, 2021</td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden" class="wl">Joe Biden</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Secretary</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Miguel_Cardona" title="Miguel Cardona" class="wl">Miguel Cardona</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Mick_Zais" title="Mick Zais" class="wl">Mick Zais</a></td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Superintendent of the <a href="/en/San_Diego_Unified_School_District" title="San Diego Unified School District" class="wl">San Diego Unified School District</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br>February 27, 2013<span>&nbsp;</span>–<span> </span>May 12, 2021</td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Bill Kowba</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Lamont Jackson</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2">
</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/University_of_Wisconsin–La_Crosse" title="University of Wisconsin–La Crosse" class="wl">University of Wisconsin–La Crosse</a> (<a href="/en/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science" class="wl">BS</a>)<br><a href="/en/University_of_California,_San_Diego" title="University of California, San Diego" class="wl">University of California, San Diego</a> (<a href="/en/Master_of_Education" title="Master of Education" class="wl">MEd</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right; font-size: 95%"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>

