Gayle Conelly Manchin

Gayle Conelly Manchin (born June 20, 1947) is an American educator and government official who was the First Lady of West Virginia from 2005 to 2010 and is the current Federal Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission. Manchin previously served as the president of the West Virginia Board of Education from 2013 to 2014 and West Virginia Secretary of Education and the Arts from 2017 until her termination in March 2018. She is the wife of former governor and current U.S. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia.

Gayle Conelly Manchin
Federal Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission
Assumed office
May 6, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byTim Thomas
West Virginia Secretary of Education and the Arts
In office
January 16, 2017  March 12, 2018
GovernorJim Justice
Preceded byKay Goodwin
Succeeded byClayton Burch (acting)
President of the West Virginia Board of Education
In office
July 2013  2014
First Lady of West Virginia
In role
January 17, 2005  November 15, 2010
GovernorJoe Manchin
Preceded bySandra Wise
Succeeded byJoanne Tomblin
Personal details
Born
Gayle Conelly

(1947-06-20) June 20, 1947
Beckley, West Virginia, U.S.
Spouse
(m. 1967)
Children3, including Heather Bresch
EducationWest Virginia University (BA, MA)
Salem International University (MS)
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