Peter A. Blake

American public administrator

Peter A. Blake

Director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
Incumbent
Assumed office April 1, 2011 Interim: April 1, 2011 – January 10, 2012
Preceded by	Daniel J. LaVista
12th Virginia Secretary of Education
In office July 22, 2005 – January 14, 2006
Governor	Mark Warner
Preceded by	Belle Wheelan
Succeeded by	Thomas R. Morris

Personal details
Born	Peter Alan Blake (1957-04-06) April 6, 1957 (age 67) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Spouse	Mary Blanchard
Alma mater	Virginia Commonwealth University (BA, MS)

Peter Alan Blake (born April 6, 1957) is an American public administrator. Appointed Deputy Secretary of Education of Virginia by Governor Mark Warner in 2002, he was elevated to secretary upon Belle Wheelan's resignation in 2005.^[1] In 2012, he was appointed as Director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia after serving since April 2011 as interim director.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Glod, Maria (June 22, 2005). "Va. Education Secretary Leaving for Accrediting Group". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
^ "SCHEV names new interim director". Richmond Times-Dispatch. March 23, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
^ "SCHEV Names Peter Blake as Director" (PDF). State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. January 10, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2018.

External links

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

Cabinet of Governor Mark Warner (2002–2006)

Cabinet
Secretary of the Commonwealth	Anita Rimler (2002–2006)
Secretary of Administration	Sandra Bowen (2002–2006)
Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry	Robert Bloxom (2005–2006)
Secretary of Commerce and Trade	Michael J. Schewel (2002–2006)
Secretary of Education	Belle Wheelan (2002–2005) Peter A. Blake (2005–2006)
Secretary of Finance	John M. Bennett (2002–2006)
Secretary of Health and Human Resources	Jane Woods (2002–2006)
Secretary of Natural Resources	W. Tayloe Murphy Jr. (2002–2006)
Secretary of Public Safety	John W. Marshall (2002–2006)
Secretary of Technology	George Newstrom (2002–2004) Eugene Huang (2004–2006)
Secretary of Transportation	Whittington W. Clement (2002–2005) Pierce Homer (2005–2006)

Cabinet-level
Chief of Staff	William H. Leighty (2002–2006)
Counsel to the Governor	Robert Blue (2002–2005) Robert P. Crouch (2005–2006)
Assistant for Commonwealth Preparedness	John H. Hager (2002–2004) George W. Foresman (2004–2006)
Special Advisor for Workforce Development	Barbara Bolin (2003–2006)