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The United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Agriculture, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.[1] The Deputy Secretary becomes Acting Secretary of Agriculture in the event of the Secretary's resignation, death, or otherwise inability to fulfill the duties of the position. The Deputy Secretary performs whatever duties are prescribed to him or her by the Secretary of Agriculture.[2] The Deputy Secretary of Agriculture is paid at level II of the Executive Schedule,[3] meaning he or she receives a basic salary of $177,000 annually.[4]
The position of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture was originally called the Under Secretary of Agriculture, until the title was changed in 1976.[5] Previous Deputy Secretaries by recency include Chuck Conner (September 2005 - January 2009),[6] Jim Moseley (August 2001 – April 2005),[7] Richard Rominger (May 1993 – January 2001),[8] Ann Veneman (1991–1993),[9] and Jack Parnell (1989–1991).[10] On July 13, 2017, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Stephen Censky, the CEO of the American Soybean Association, as deputy secretary. Censky was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 3, 2017, and served until November, 2020. Jewel H. Bronaugh has been nominated to serve as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture by President Joe Biden.
Two Deputy Secretaries have gone on to head the Department of Agriculture, Ann Veneman and Richard Lyng.
List of Deputy Secretaries of Agriculture
denotes Acting Deputy Secretary
- Parties
Democratic (5) Republican (5)
| No. | Portrait | Name | State of residence | Took office | Left office | President(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Coyle White | Texas | 1977 | 1978 | Jimmy Carter | ||
| 2 | ) | Jim Williams | Florida | 1979 | 1981 | ||
| 3 | ) | Richard Edmund Lyng | 1981 | 1985 | Ronald Reagan[11] | ||
| 4 | John R. Norton III | Arizona | 1985 | 1986 | |||
| 5 | Peter C. Myers | Missouri | 1986 | 1989 | |||
| 6 | Jack Parnell | 1989 | 1991 | George H. W. Bush | |||
| 7 | ) | Ann Veneman | California | 1991 | 1993 | ||
| 8 | ) | Richard Rominger | California | May 12 1993 | January 20 2001 | Bill Clinton | |
| 9 | ) | Jim Moseley | August 2001 | April 2005 | George W. Bush | ||
| 10 | ) | Charles F. Conner | Indiana | May 2 2005 | January 20 2009 | ||
| 11 | ) | Kathleen Merrigan | Massachusetts | April 8, 2009 | March 14, 2013 | Barack Obama | |
| 12 | ) | Krysta Harden | Georgia | July 23, 2013 | February 29, 2016 | ||
| – | ) | Michael Scuse | Delaware | March 1 2016 | January 20, 2017 | ||
| – | .jpg')) | Michael Young | January 20, 2017 | October 10, 2017 | Donald Trump | ||
| 13 | .jpg')) | Stephen Censky | Missouri | October 11, 2017 | November 8, 2020 | ||
References
- ^ "US CODE: Title 7,2210. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; appointment". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
- ^ "US CODE: Title 7,2211. Powers and duties of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
- ^ "US CODE: Title 5,5313. Positions at level II". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
- ^ "Salary Table 2009-EX". Retrieved January 13, 2009.
- ^ "US CODE: Title 7,2210. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; appointment". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
- ^ http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=bios_conner.xml
- ^ "Moseley, Jim". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
- ^ "USDA NEWS\VOL 60 NO. 5\Roundup\Jim Moseley". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
- ^ "Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
- ^ "Bush Administration Official to Speak on Campus". Archived from the original on June 20, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2007.
- ^ "Reagan Administration Cabinet Members". Retrieved 2018-10-21.