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Stephen Censky, current Deputy Secretary

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.

Two Deputy Secretaries have gone on to head the Department of Agriculter, 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)
style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" |1 John Coyle White Texas 1977 1978 style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" | Jimmy Carter
style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" |2 Jim Williams Florida 1979 1981 style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" |
style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" |3 Richard Edmund Lyng 1981 1985 style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" | Ronald Reagan[11]
style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" |4 John R. Norton III Arizona 1985 1986 style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" |
style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" |5 Peter C. Myers Missouri 1986 1989 style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" |
style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" |6 Jack Parnell 1989 1991 style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" | George H. W. Bush
style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" |7 Ann Veneman California 1991 1993 style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" |
style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" |8 Richard Rominger California May 1993 January 2001 style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" | Bill Clinton
style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" |9 Jim Moseley August 2001 April 2005 style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" | George W. Bush
style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" |10 Charles F. Conner Indiana September 2005 January 2009 style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" |
style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" |11 Kathleen Merrigan Massachusetts April 8, 2009 March 14, 2013 style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" | Barack Obama
style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" |12 Krysta Harden Georgia July 23, 2013 February 29, 2016 style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" |
– Michael Scuse Delaware March 2016 January 20, 2017 style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;" |
– Michael Young January 20, 2017 October 9, 2017 style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" | Donald Trump
style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" |13 Stephen Censky Missouri October 11, 2017 Incumbent style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;" |

References

  1. ^ "US CODE: Title 7,2210. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; appointment". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
  2. ^ "US CODE: Title 7,2211. Powers and duties of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
  3. ^ "US CODE: Title 5,5313. Positions at level II". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
  4. ^ "Salary Table 2009-EX". Retrieved January 13, 2009.
  5. ^ "US CODE: Title 7,2210. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; appointment". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
  6. ^ http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=bios_conner.xml
  7. ^ "Moseley, Jim". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
  8. ^ "USDA NEWS\VOL 60 NO. 5\Roundup\Jim Moseley". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
  9. ^ "Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
  10. ^ "Bush Administration Official to Speak on Campus". Archived from the original on June 20, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2007.
  11. ^ "Reagan Administration Cabinet Members". Retrieved 2018-10-21.
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