United States Secretary of Commerce explained

Post:United States Secretary
Body:Commerce
Flag:Flag of the United States Secretary of Commerce.svg
Flagborder:yes
Flagsize:130
Flagcaption:Flag of the secretary
Insignia:Seal of the United States Department of Commerce.svg
Insigniasize:120
Insigniacaption:Seal of the U.S. Department of Commerce
Incumbent:Gina Raimondo
Incumbentsince:March 3, 2021
Department:United States Department of Commerce
Style:Madam Secretary (informal)
The Honorable (formal)
Member Of:Cabinet
Reports To:President of the United States
Seat:Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, D.C.
Appointer:President of the United States
Appointer Qualified:with United States Senate advice and consent
Termlength:No fixed term
Precursor:Secretary of Commerce and Labor
First:William C. Redfield
Succession:Tenth
Deputy:Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Salary:Executive Schedule, Level I

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".[1]

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.[2]

Secretary of Commerce is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule with an annual salary of US$221,400, as of January 2021.[3]

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

    Line of succession

    The line of succession for the secretary of commerce is as follows:[5]

    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

    External links

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    Notes and References

    1. Web site: US Department of Commerce, Directives Management Program . September 22, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929201638/http://204.193.232.34/cgi-bin/doit.cgi?204:112:ca6ff65e72b6f38e4fe42ea2ba9cf9358ad6df26eae063a68a6e8f420a9ac897:245 . September 29, 2007 . dead . mdy-all .
    2. Web site: U.S. Department of Commerce. Milestones. October 2, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111015094052/http://2001-2009.commerce.gov/About_Us/Milestones/index.htm. October 15, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
    3. Web site: Salary Table No. 2021-EX Rates of Basic Pay for the Executive Schedule (EX). https://web.archive.org/web/20210123013351/https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2021/EX.pdf . 2021-01-23 . live.
    4. https://www.commerce.gov/about-commerce/secretaries Department of Commerce: Secretaries
    5. Web site: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Commerce. federalregister.gov. 2016-10-29.

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