Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Kim Cage (born January 7, 1964) is an American politician who is currently serving as the 8th United States Secretary of Education since 2001. A Republican, Cage previously served as the 66th United States Secretary of State from 1998 to 1999 and as a U.S. Senator from the Northeast from 1997 to 1998. He is widely seen as an integral person in the establishment and development of the Mock Government of Instagram.

Cage was appointed to the Senate on November 20, 1997, following the resignation of Bradley Scott. He served until he was defeated in a special election for his seat by Jacky Cameron on May 27, 1998. He was subsequently nominated to serve as Secretary of State by Harvey Jones and was confirmed and sworn in on July 29, 1998.

Cage briefly ran for President of the United States in 2000. His campaign airplane crashed in Francesville, Indiana, as a result of an engine failure while flying from Albuquerque to Boston on September 15, 1999; Cage survived the crash but subsequently resigned from the Cabinet to recover. Following the election of Ricardo Garcia, he was nominated to serve as Secretary of Education and was confirmed and sworn in on May 8, 2001.