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United States Secretary of Commerce

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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]

United States Secretary of Commerce
Seal of the U.S. Department of Commerce
Flag of the secretary
Incumbent
Gina Raimondo
since March 3, 2021
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
The Commerce Secretary's office as it looked in the mid-20th century.

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

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Parties

  No party (1)  Democratic (20)  Republican (18)

Status
  Denotes acting commerce secretary
No.PortraitName[6]State of residenceTook officeLeft officePresident(s)
1 William C. RedfieldNew YorkMarch 5, 1913October 31, 1919Woodrow Wilson
2 Joshua W. AlexanderMissouriDecember 16, 1919March 4, 1921
3 Herbert HooverCaliforniaMarch 5, 1921August 21, 1928Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
4 William F. WhitingMassachusettsAugust 22, 1928March 4, 1929
5 Robert P. LamontIllinoisMarch 5, 1929August 7, 1932Herbert C. Hoover
6 Roy D. ChapinMichiganAugust 8, 1932March 3, 1933
7 Daniel C. RoperSouth CarolinaMarch 4, 1933December 23, 1938Franklin D. Roosevelt
8 Harry HopkinsNew YorkDecember 24, 1938September 18, 1940
9 Jesse H. JonesTexasSeptember 19, 1940March 1, 1945
10 Henry A. WallaceIowaMarch 2, 1945September 20, 1946
Harry S. Truman
–Alfred Schindler
Acting		September 20, 1946October 7, 1946
11 W. Averell HarrimanNew YorkOctober 7, 1946April 22, 1948
12 Charles W. SawyerOhioMay 6, 1948January 20, 1953
13 Sinclair WeeksMassachusettsJanuary 21, 1953November 10, 1958Dwight D. Eisenhower
– Lewis Strauss
Acting		West VirginiaNovember 13, 1958June 30, 1959
14 Frederick H. MuellerMichiganJune 30, 1959August 10, 1959
August 10, 1959January 19, 1961
15 Luther H. HodgesNorth CarolinaJanuary 21, 1961January 15, 1965John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
16 John T. ConnorNew JerseyJanuary 18, 1965January 31, 1967
17 Alexander TrowbridgeNew YorkJanuary 31, 1967June 14, 1967
June 14, 1967March 1, 1968
18 C. R. SmithNew YorkMarch 6, 1968January 19, 1969
19 Maurice StansNew YorkJanuary 21, 1969February 15, 1972Richard Nixon
20 Peter G. PetersonIllinoisFebruary 29, 1972February 1, 1973
21 Frederick B. DentSouth CarolinaFebruary 2, 1973March 26, 1975
Gerald Ford
22 Rogers MortonMarylandMay 1, 1975February 2, 1976
23 Elliot RichardsonMassachusettsFebruary 2, 1976January 20, 1977
24 Juanita M. KrepsNorth CarolinaJanuary 23, 1977October 31, 1979Jimmy Carter
–Luther H. Hodges Jr.
Acting		North CarolinaOctober 31, 1979January 9, 1980
25 Philip KlutznickIllinoisJanuary 9, 1980January 20, 1981
26 Malcolm Baldrige Jr.ConnecticutJanuary 20, 1981July 25, 1987Ronald Reagan
– Bud Brown
Acting		OhioJuly 25, 1987October 19, 1987
27 William Verity Jr.OhioOctober 19, 1987January 30, 1989
28 Robert MosbacherTexasJanuary 31, 1989January 15, 1992George H. W. Bush
– Rockwell A. Schnabel
Acting		CaliforniaJanuary 15, 1992February 27, 1992
29 Barbara FranklinPennsylvaniaFebruary 27, 1992January 20, 1993
30 Ron BrownNew YorkJanuary 20, 1993April 3, 1996Bill Clinton
– Mary L. Good
Acting		TexasApril 3, 1996April 12, 1996
31 Mickey KantorTennesseeApril 12, 1996January 21, 1997
32 William M. DaleyIllinoisJanuary 30, 1997July 19, 2000
– Robert L. Mallett
Acting		TexasJuly 19, 2000July 21, 2000
33 Norman MinetaCaliforniaJuly 21, 2000January 20, 2001
34 Donald EvansTexasJanuary 20, 2001February 7, 2005George W. Bush
35 Carlos GutierrezFloridaFebruary 7, 2005January 20, 2009
– Otto J. Wolff
Acting		January 20, 2009March 26, 2009Barack Obama
36 Gary LockeWashingtonMarch 26, 2009August 1, 2011
– Rebecca Blank
Acting		MinnesotaAugust 1, 2011October 21, 2011
37 John BrysonNew YorkOctober 21, 2011June 11, 2012
– Rebecca Blank
Acting		MinnesotaJune 11, 2012June 1, 2013
– Cameron Kerry
Acting		MassachusettsJune 1, 2013June 26, 2013
38 Penny PritzkerIllinoisJune 26, 2013January 20, 2017
–VacantJanuary 20, 2017February 28, 2017Donald Trump
39 Wilbur RossFloridaFebruary 28, 2017January 20, 2021
– Wynn Coggins
Acting		January 20, 2021March 3, 2021Joe Biden
40 Gina RaimondoRhode IslandMarch 3, 2021Incumbent

Line of succession

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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

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  1. ^ 3 U.S.C. § 19
  2. ^ "US Department of Commerce, Directives Management Program". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2007.
  3. ^ "Milestones". U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  4. ^ 5 U.S.C. § 5312
  5. ^ "Salary Table No. 2021-EX Rates of Basic Pay for the Executive Schedule (EX)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 23, 2021.
  6. ^ Department of Commerce: Secretaries
  7. ^ "Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Commerce". federalregister.gov. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
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U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byas Secretary of Agriculture Order of precedence of the United States
as Secretary of Commerce 		Succeeded byas Secretary of Labor
U.S. presidential line of succession
Preceded by 10th in line Succeeded by
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