| Birthname: | Maurice Broaddus Rowe III |
| Order: | 1st & 3rd Virginia Secretary of Commerce |
| Governor: | John N. Dalton |
| Term Start: | January 14, 1978 |
| Term End: | January 16, 1982 |
| Preceded: | Earl J. Shiflet |
| Succeeded: | Betty Jane Diener |
| Governor1: | Linwood Holton |
| Term Start1: | July 1, 1972 |
| Term End1: | January 12, 1974 |
| Preceded1: | None (position created) |
| Succeeded1: | Earl J. Shiflet |
| Order2: | 2nd Virginia Secretary of Administration |
| Governor2: | Mills Godwin |
| Term Start2: | January 12, 1974 |
| Term End2: | January 14, 1978 |
| Preceded2: | T. Edward Temple |
| Succeeded2: | Charles Walker |
| Birth Date: | 4 October 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Fredericksburg, Virginia, US |
| Death Place: | Richmond, Virginia, US |
| Spouse: | Joyce McKissick |
| Alma Mater: | Virginia Tech (B.S.) |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1943–1946 |
| Battles: | World War II |
Maurice Broaddus Rowe III (October 4, 1922 – November 26, 2014) was an American civil servant who served in multiple senior roles in Virginia's state government. In 1972, Governor Linwood Holton appointed him the Commonwealth's first Secretary of Commerce and Resources after he had served the previous seven years as Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Rowe graduated from Virginia Tech in 1948 with a degree in agricultural education following a hiatus from school during which he served in World War II.[1]