Order of succession

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, George W. Bush.

Current Order

• Vice President Dick Cheney
• Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
• President pro tempore of the Senate Robert Byrd
• Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
• Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson
• Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
• Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
• Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne
• Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns
• Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez
• Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
• Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt
• Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson
• Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters
• Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman
• Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
• Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson
• Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff