United States Secretary of the Interior
































































Secretary of the Interior of the United States

Seal of the United States Department of the Interior.svg
Seal of the U.S. Department of the Interior


Flag of the United States Secretary of the Interior.svg
Flag of the U.S. Secretary of the Interior



Ryan Zinke official portrait (cropped).jpg

Incumbent
Ryan Zinke
since March 1, 2017


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; 169 years ago (1849-03-03)
First holder
Thomas Ewing
Succession
Eighth[1]
Deputy
Deputy Secretary of the Interior
Salary
Executive Schedule, level 1
Website
www.doi.gov

The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States 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 two of the individuals to hold the office since 1949 have not been from 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.




Contents






  • 1 Line of succession


  • 2 List of Secretaries of the Interior


  • 3 Living former Secretaries of the Interior


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Line of succession


The line of succession for the Secretary of Interior is as follows:[4]



  1. Deputy Secretary of the Interior

  2. Solicitor of the Interior

  3. Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget

  4. Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

  5. Assistant Secretary for Water and Science

  6. Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks

  7. Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

  8. Director, Security, Safety, and Law Enforcement, Bureau of Reclamation

  9. Central Region Director, US Geological Survey

  10. Intermountain Regional Director, National Park Service

  11. Region 6 (Mountain-Prairie Region) Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service

  12. Colorado State Director, Bureau of Land Management

  13. Regional Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region



List of Secretaries of the Interior








Living former Secretaries of the Interior


See also: List of living former members of the United States Cabinet



The former flag of the United States Secretary of the Interior, which was used from 1917 to 1934


As of October 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)

James G. Watt
 1981–1983
(1938-01-31) January 31, 1938 (age 80)

Donald P. Hodel
 1985–1989
(1935-05-23) May 23, 1935 (age 83)

Manuel Lujan, Jr.
 1989–1993
(1928-05-12) May 12, 1928 (age 90)

Bruce E. Babbitt
 1993–2001
(1938-06-27) June 27, 1938 (age 80)

Gale A. Norton
 2001–2006
(1954-03-11) March 11, 1954 (age 64)

Dirk Kempthorne
 2006–2009
(1951-10-29) October 29, 1951 (age 67)

Ken Salazar
 2009–2013
(1955-03-02) March 2, 1955 (age 63)

Sally Jewell
 2013–2017
(1956-02-21) February 21, 1956 (age 62)


References





  1. ^ https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/3/19


  2. ^ Salazar, Vilsack: The West's New Land Lords Archived December 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.


  3. ^ Vogel, Kenneth; Severns, Maggie (December 13, 2016). "Trump selects Zinke as interior secretary". Politico. Washington, DC. Retrieved December 13, 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  4. ^ "Chapter 3: SECRETARIAL SUCCESSION (2) - Laserfiche WebLink". elips.doi.gov. Retrieved October 30, 2016.


  5. ^ "About Secretary Jewell". U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013.




External links





  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata

  • List of Secretaries of the Interior (worldstatesmen.org)


  • The Department of Everything Else: Highlights of Interior History (1989)
















Current U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
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











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