Virginia Secretary of Commerce

The Secretary is responsible for overseeing commerce, trade, and economic development in Virginia, and oversees the following state agencies: • Virginia Economic Development Partnership • Virginia Department of Energy • Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development • Virginia Office of Broadband • Virginia Housing • Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation • Virginia Tourism Corporation • GO Virginia • Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity • Virginia Small Business Financing Authority • Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission • Fort Monroe ==List of secretaries==

Commerce and resources (July 1, 1972–1986) • Maurice B. Rowe III (1972–1974) • Earl J. Shiflet (1974–1978) • Maurice B. Rowe III (1978–1982) • Betty Jane Diener (1982–1986) Economic development (1986–1993) • Richard M. Bagley (1986–1988) • Curry A. Roberts (1988–1990) • Lawrence H. Framme III (1990–1992) • Cate Magennis (1992–1993) Commerce and trade (1993–present) • Cate Magennis (1993–1994) • Robert T. Skunda (1994–1997) • Robert J. Stolle (1997–1998) • Barry E. DuVal (1998–2001) • Joshua N. Lief (2001–2002) • Michael J. Schewel (2002–2006) • Patrick Gottschalk (2006–2010) • Jim Cheng (2010–2014) • Maurice Jones (2014–2016) • Todd Haymore (2016–2018) • Esther Lee (2018) • Brian Ball (2018–2022) • Caren Merrick (2022–2025) • Juan Pablo Segura (2025–2026) • Carrie H. Chenery (2026-) ==Former offices absorbed by the secretary of commerce==

• Virginia Secretary of Technology (2018) ==References==