Secretary of Commerce

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United States Secretary of Commerce
File:Seal of the United States Department of Commerce.svg
Seal of the U.S. Department of Commerce
File:Flag of the United States Secretary of Commerce.svg
Flag of the secretary
United States Department of Commerce
StyleMadam Secretary (informal)
The Honorable (formal)
Member ofCabinet
Reports toPresident of the United States
SeatHerbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, D.C.
AppointerPresident of the United States
with United States Senate advice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrument15 U.S.C. § 1501
PrecursorSecretary of Commerce and Labor
FormationMarch 5, 1913; 111 years ago (1913-03-05)
First holderWilliam C. Redfield
SuccessionTenth[1]
DeputyDeputy Secretary of Commerce
SalaryExecutive Schedule, Level I
WebsiteCommerce.gov
File:Commerce Building Secretary's Office.jpg
The Commerce Secretary's office as it looked in the mid-20th century.

The United States secretary of commerce (SecCom) is the head of the United States Department of Commerce. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters relating to commerce. The secretary reports directly to the president and is a statutory member of Cabinet of the United States. The secretary is appointed by the president, with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. The secretary of commerce is concerned with promoting American businesses and industries; the department states its mission to be "to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce".[2]

Until 1913, there was one secretary of commerce and labor, uniting this department with the United States Department of Labor, which is now headed by a separate United States secretary of labor.[3]

Secretary of Commerce is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule[4] with an annual salary of US$221,400, as of January 2021.[5]

The current secretary of commerce is former Governor of Rhode Island Gina Raimondo, who was sworn in on March 3, 2021.

List of U.S. secretaries of commerce

Parties

  Independent (1)   Democratic (20)   Republican (18)

Status
  Denotes acting commerce secretary
No. Portrait Name[6] State of residence Took office Left office President(s)
1 File:WilliamCoxRedfield.jpg William C. Redfield New York March 5, 1913 October 31, 1919 Woodrow Wilson
2 File:JoshuaWillisAlexander.jpg Joshua W. Alexander Missouri December 16, 1919 March 4, 1921
3 File:President Hoover portrait.jpg Herbert Hoover California March 5, 1921 August 21, 1928 Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
4 File:WilliamFairfieldWhiting.jpg William F. Whiting Massachusetts August 22, 1928 March 4, 1929
5 File:RobertPattersonLamont.jpg Robert P. Lamont Illinois March 5, 1929 August 7, 1932 Herbert C. Hoover
6 File:RobertDikemanChapin.jpg Roy D. Chapin Michigan August 8, 1932 March 3, 1933
7 File:Daniel Calhoun Roper pers0178.jpg Daniel C. Roper South Carolina March 4, 1933 December 23, 1938 Franklin D. Roosevelt
8 File:Harry Lloyd Hopkins.jpg Harry Hopkins New York December 24, 1938 September 18, 1940
9 File:Jesse Holman Jones pers0174.jpg Jesse H. Jones Texas September 19, 1940 March 1, 1945
10 File:HenryAgardWallace.jpg Henry A. Wallace Iowa March 2, 1945 September 20, 1946
Harry S. Truman
– Alfred Schindler
Acting 		September 20, 1946 October 7, 1946
11 File:William Averell Harriman.png W. Averell Harriman New York October 7, 1946 April 22, 1948
12 File:CharlesSawyer.jpg Charles W. Sawyer Ohio May 6, 1948 January 20, 1953
13 File:CharlesSinclairWeeks.jpg Sinclair Weeks Massachusetts January 21, 1953 November 10, 1958 Dwight D. Eisenhower
14 File:Lewis Lichtenstein Strauss pers0164.jpg Lewis Strauss New York November 13, 1958 June 30, 1959
15 File:Frederick Henry Mueller pers0162.jpg Frederick H. Mueller Michigan June 30, 1959 August 10, 1959
August 10, 1959 January 19, 1961
16 File:Luther Hodges.jpg Luther H. Hodges North Carolina January 21, 1961 January 15, 1965 John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
17 File:JohnThomasConnor.jpg John T. Connor New Jersey January 18, 1965 January 31, 1967
18 File:AlexanderBuelTrowbridge.jpg Alexander Trowbridge New York January 31, 1967 June 14, 1967
June 14, 1967 March 1, 1968
19 File:Cyrus Rowlett Smith pers0154.jpg C. R. Smith New York March 6, 1968 January 19, 1969
20 File:Maurice Stans.jpg Maurice Stans New York January 21, 1969 February 15, 1972 Richard Nixon
21 File:PeterGeorgePeterson.jpg Peter G. Peterson Illinois February 29, 1972 February 1, 1973
22 File:FrederickBailyDent.jpg Frederick B. Dent South Carolina February 2, 1973 March 26, 1975
Gerald Ford
23 File:RogersClarkBallardMorton.jpg Rogers Morton Maryland May 1, 1975 February 2, 1976
24 File:ElliotLeeRichardson.jpg Elliot Richardson Massachusetts February 2, 1976 January 20, 1977
25 File:Kreps-juanita-morris.png Juanita M. Kreps North Carolina January 23, 1977 October 31, 1979 Jimmy Carter
– Luther H. Hodges Jr.
Acting 		North Carolina October 31, 1979 January 9, 1980
26 File:PhilipMorrisKlutznick.jpg Philip Klutznick Illinois January 9, 1980 January 20, 1981
27 File:Malcolm Baldridge pers0138.jpg Malcolm Baldrige Jr. Connecticut January 20, 1981 July 25, 1987 Ronald Reagan
– File:Bud Brown 97th Congress 1981.jpg Bud Brown
Acting 		Ohio July 25, 1987 October 19, 1987
28 File:CalvinWilliamVerity.jpg William Verity Jr. Ohio October 19, 1987 January 30, 1989
29 File:RobertAdamMosbacher.jpg Robert Mosbacher Texas January 31, 1989 January 15, 1992 George H. W. Bush
– File:Rockwell A. Schnabel.png Rockwell A. Schnabel
Acting 		California January 15, 1992 February 27, 1992
30 File:BarbaraHackmanFranklin.jpg Barbara Franklin Pennsylvania February 27, 1992 January 20, 1993
31 File:RonBrownUS.JPG Ron Brown New York January 20, 1993 April 3, 1996 Bill Clinton
– File:Mary Lowe Good - ACS2004 crop.jpg Mary L. Good
Acting 		Texas April 3, 1996 April 12, 1996
32 File:MichaelKantor.jpg Mickey Kantor Tennessee April 12, 1996 January 21, 1997
33 File:DaleyWilliam.jpg William M. Daley Illinois January 30, 1997 July 19, 2000
– File:MallettRobert.jpg Robert L. Mallett
Acting 		Texas July 19, 2000 July 21, 2000
34 File:NormanYoshioMineta.jpg Norman Mineta California July 21, 2000 January 20, 2001
35 File:Donald Evans.jpg Donald Evans Texas January 20, 2001 February 7, 2005 George W. Bush
36 File:Carlos Gutierrez official portrait.jpg Carlos Gutierrez Florida February 7, 2005 January 20, 2009
– File:WolffOtto-c.jpg Otto J. Wolff
Acting 		January 20, 2009 March 26, 2009 Barack Obama
37 File:Gary Locke official portrait.jpg Gary Locke Washington March 26, 2009 August 1, 2011
– File:Rebecca Blank official portrait.jpg Rebecca Blank
Acting 		Minnesota August 1, 2011 October 21, 2011
38 File:John Bryson official portrait.jpg John Bryson New York October 21, 2011 June 11, 2012
– File:Rebecca Blank official portrait.jpg Rebecca Blank
Acting 		Minnesota June 11, 2012 June 1, 2013
– File:Cameron Kerry official portrait.jpeg Cameron Kerry
Acting 		Massachusetts June 1, 2013 June 26, 2013
39 File:Penny Pritzker official portrait.jpg Penny Pritzker Illinois June 26, 2013 January 20, 2017
– Vacant January 20, 2017 February 28, 2017 Donald J. Trump
40 File:Wilbur Ross headshot.jpg Wilbur L. Ross Jr. Florida February 28, 2017 January 20, 2021
– File:Wynn Coggins US Commerce Dept.jpg Wynn Coggins
Acting 		January 20, 2021 March 3, 2021 Joe Biden
41 File:Gina Raimondo (cropped 2).jpg Gina Raimondo Rhode Island March 3, 2021 Incumbent

Line of succession

The line of succession for the secretary of commerce is as follows:[7]

  1. Deputy Secretary of Commerce
  2. General Counsel of the Department of Commerce
  3. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
  4. Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs
  5. Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology
  6. Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  7. Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration
  8. Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Commerce and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Administration
  9. Boulder Laboratories Site Manager, National Institute of Standards and Technology

References

  1. ↑ 3 U.S.C. § 19
  2. ↑ "US Department of Commerce, Directives Management Program". http://204.193.232.34/cgi-bin/doit.cgi?204:112:ca6ff65e72b6f38e4fe42ea2ba9cf9358ad6df26eae063a68a6e8f420a9ac897:245. 
  3. ↑ "Milestones". U.S. Department of Commerce. http://2001-2009.commerce.gov/About_Us/Milestones/index.htm. 
  4. ↑ 5 U.S.C. § 5312
  5. ↑ "Salary Table No. 2021-EX Rates of Basic Pay for the Executive Schedule (EX)". https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2021/EX.pdf. 
  6. ↑ Department of Commerce: Secretaries
  7. ↑ "Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Commerce". https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/05/24/2012-12882/providing-an-order-of-succession-within-the-department-of-commerce. 

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