Governor Steve Beshear just named Joe Meyer the acting Secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.

From the release:

“I am grateful to have someone with Joe’s experience agree to serve the cabinet as acting secretary,” said Gov. Beshear. “He has a long and distinguished commitment to education, including his work as deputy secretary, state senator, local school board member and as an attorney for local school districts, and will continue to serve the state well.”

Gov. Beshear appointed Meyer deputy secretary of the cabinet in September 2008, while continuing his duties as senior policy adviser to the Governor.

“I am committed to building on the foundation that Gov. Beshear and Secretary Mountjoy have laid in the areas of education and workforce development,” said Meyer. “The services we provide are critical to the success of Kentuckians and the Commonwealth. We will continue this important work.”

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Last month, current Education and Workforce Development Cabinet Secretary Helen Mountjoy announced that she would be leaving the Cabinet at the end of November to return to her home in Owensboro. Mountjoy’s last day in the office is Nov. 25.

The recycling never ceases to amaze me.