Difference between revisions of "Order of succession"
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* Attorney General [[Eric Holder]] | * Attorney General [[Eric Holder]] | ||
* Secretary of the Interior [[Ken Salazar]] | * Secretary of the Interior [[Ken Salazar]] | ||
| − | * Secretary of Agriculture [[ | + | * Secretary of Agriculture [[Tom Vilsack]] |
| − | * Secretary of Commerce [[ | + | * Secretary of Commerce [[Rebecca Blank]] (acting) |
| − | * Secretary of Labor [[ | + | * Secretary of Labor [[Hilda Solis]] |
| − | * Secretary of Health and Human Services [[ | + | * Secretary of Health and Human Services [[Kathleen Sebelious]] |
| − | * Secretary of Housing and Urban Development [[ | + | * Secretary of Housing and Urban Development [[Shaun Donovan]] |
| − | * Secretary of Transportation [[ | + | * Secretary of Transportation [[Ray LaHood]] |
| − | * Secretary of Energy [[ | + | * Secretary of Energy [[Steven Chu]] |
| − | * Secretary of Education [[ | + | * Secretary of Education [[Arne Duncan]] |
| − | * Secretary of Veterans Affairs [[ | + | * Secretary of Veterans Affairs [[Eric Shinseki]] |
| − | * Secretary of Homeland Security [[ | + | * Secretary of Homeland Security [[Janet Napolitano]] |
[[category:United States Government]] | [[category:United States Government]] | ||
Revision as of 17:28, August 14, 2012
The Order of Succession for the President of the United States determines who will be President in case of the death or removal of the current president, Barack Obama.
Current Order
- Vice President Joe Biden
- Speaker of the House John Boehner
- President pro tempore of the Senate Daniel Inouye
- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner
- Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta
- Attorney General Eric Holder
- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
- Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
- Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank (acting)
- Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis
- Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelious
- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan
- Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood
- Secretary of Energy Steven Chu
- Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
- Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki
- Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano