United States Secretary of Agriculture

When the Department of Agriculture was established in 1862, its executive was a non-Cabinet position called the commissioner of agriculture. The commissioners of agriculture were: The position of secretary of agriculture was created when the department was elevated to Cabinet status in 1889. The following is a list of secretaries of agriculture, since the creation of the office in 1889. ; Parties (14) (19) ;Status ==Line of succession==

The line of succession for the secretary of agriculture is as follows: • Deputy Secretary of Agriculture • Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agriculture Services (this position no longer exists) • Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Administration • Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services • Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics • Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety • Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment • Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development • Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs • General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture • Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary • State Executive Directors of the Farm Service Agency (in order of seniority by length of unbroken tenure) for the States of: • California • Iowa • Kansas • Regional Administrators of the Food and Nutrition Service (in order of seniority by length of unbroken tenure) for the: • Mountain Plains Regional Office (Denver, Colorado) • Midwest Regional Office (Chicago, Illinois) • Western Regional Office (San Francisco, California) • Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Agriculture • Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights • Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Relations ==References==