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Secretary of Commerce

Secretary of Commerce of the United States of America
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Incumbent
Wilbur Ross

since February 28, 2017
United States Department of Commerce
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 15 U.S.C. § 1501
Formation March 15, 1913; 104 years ago (1913-03-15)
First holder William Cox Redfield
Succession Tenth
Deputy Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Salary Executive Schedule, level 1
Website www.commerce.gov

The United States Secretary of Commerce is the head of the United States Department of Commerce. The Secretary is appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate and serves at the President's pleasure. A member of the President's Cabinet, the Secretary is concerned with promoting American businesses and industries; the Department states its mission to be "to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce".

Until 1913 there was one Secretary of Commerce and Labor, uniting this department with the Department of Labor, which is now headed by a separate Secretary of Labor.

  No party (1)   Democratic (20)   Republican (18)

Source: Department of Commerce: Secretaries

As of March 2017, there are eleven living former Secretaries of Commerce, the oldest being Frederick B. Dent (served 1973-1975, born 1922). The most recent Secretary of Commerce to die was Juanita M. Kreps (served 1977-1979, born 1921), on July 5, 2010. The most recently serving Secretary to die was Ron Brown (1993-1996, born 1941), who died in office on April 3, 1996.


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