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"United States Department of the Interior | |
"Style | Mr. Secretary |
Member of | "Cabinet |
Reports to | The "President |
"Seat | "Washington, D.C. |
Appointer | The "President with "Senate "advice and consent |
"Term length | No fixed term |
Constituting instrument | "43 U.S.C. § 1451 |
Formation | March 3, 1849 |
First holder | "Thomas Ewing |
Succession | "Eighth[1] |
Deputy | "Deputy Secretary of the Interior |
Salary | "Executive Schedule, level 1 |
Website | www |
The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the "U.S. Department of the Interior.
The Department of the Interior in the United States is responsible for the management and conservation of most "federal land and "natural resources; it oversees such agencies as the "Bureau of Land Management, the "United States Geological Survey, and the "National Park Service. The Secretary also serves on and appoints the private citizens on the "National Park Foundation board. The Secretary is a member of the "President's "Cabinet. The U.S. Department of the Interior should not be confused with the "Ministries of the Interior as used in many other countries. Ministries of the Interior in these other countries correspond primarily to the "Department of Homeland Security in the U.S. Cabinet and secondarily to the "Department of Justice.
Because the policies and activities of the Department of the Interior and many of its agencies have a substantial impact in the "Western United States,[2] the Secretary of the Interior has typically come from a western state; only one of the individuals to hold the office since 1949 is not identified with a state lying west of the "Mississippi River. The current Interior Secretary is "Ryan Zinke, who was nominated by President "Donald Trump on December 13, 2016 [3] and approved by the Senate on March 1, 2017.
The line of succession for the Secretary of Interior is as follows:[4]
"Whig (3) "Democratic (16) "Republican (33)
Denotes "acting Secretary of the Interior
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As of April 2018, eight former Secretaries of the Interior are alive (with all Secretaries that have served since 1985 still living), the oldest being "Manuel Lujan, Jr. (served 1989–1993, born 1928). The most recent to die was "Cecil D. Andrus (served 1977–1981, born 1931), on August 23, 2017. The most recently serving Secretary to die was "William P. Clark Jr. (served 1983–1985, born 1931), on August 10, 2013.
Name | Term of office | Date of birth (and age) |
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"James G. Watt | 1981–1983 | January 31, 1938 |
"Donald P. Hodel | 1985–1989 | May 23, 1935 |
"Manuel Lujan, Jr. | 1989–1993 | May 12, 1928 |
"Bruce E. Babbitt | 1993–2001 | June 27, 1938 |
"Gale A. Norton | 2001–2006 | March 11, 1954 |
"Dirk Kempthorne | 2006–2009 | October 29, 1951 |
"Ken Salazar | 2009–2013 | March 2, 1955 |
"Sally Jewell | 2013–2017 | February 21, 1956 |
"Current U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
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Preceded by "Jeff Sessions as "Attorney General |
"Order of Precedence of the United States as Secretary of the Interior |
Succeeded by "Sonny Perdue as "Secretary of Agriculture |
"Current U.S. presidential line of succession | ||
Preceded by "Attorney General "Jeff Sessions |
8th in line | Succeeded by "Secretary of Agriculture "Sonny Perdue |