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James Knox Polk is the only US President to have held that office.
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∙ 13y agoYes, James Polk was the House Speaker before he was president.
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How does the speaker of the house ever become president if a new vice-president is always appointed?
Presidential succession assumes that the offices above the individual are all vacant at the time. (An example is that there was no Vice President immediately after Spiro Agnew resigned in 1973. So the Speaker of the house would have become President if Nixon had suddenly died or been incapacitated.) ============== The Speaker of the House does not become Vice President (unless he runs for the office and is elected or he is appointed by the President and confirmed by Congress to fill a vacancy). Gerald Ford was not Speaker of the House. He was the Republican Minority Leader at the time he was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Spiro Agnew. The Speaker of the House would become President if there were no Vice President who was willing and able to serve as President. If the Vice President resigns or dies, it can take time to appoint a new VP and to confirm him or her in Congress. If anything should happen to the President during this time, the Speaker would be next in line. Also, if some tragedy should occur that would take the lives of both the President and Vice President at the same time, the Speaker would take over. Please refer to the 25th amendment to the Constitution for details on how a New Vice President is appointed. (related link)
Has any secretary of state become president due to the loss of both the president and vice president?
No. It is quite unlikely that this would ever happen. When the Vice President becomes President, a new Vice President is selected and becomes next in line. Only if the new President were to die before a new Vice President was selected would the Speaker of the House become President. Then a new Vice President and a new Speaker would be selected and they would both be ahead of the President Pro Tempore in the order of ascendence. The Secretary of State would become President only if the President, Vice President, Speaker, and President Pro Tempore all died at essentially the same time.
Was the secretary of the state ever in line for president after president and vice president die?
The Secretary of State is fourth in line following the Vice President, the Speaker of the House, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
Who is next in line to be president if something happens to the vice president?
The speaker of the house becomes president, then the president pro tempore of the Senate, then the secretary of state, then the secretary of the treasury, then the secretary of defense, then the attorney general, then the secretary of th einterior, then the secretary of agriculture, then the secretary of commerce, then the secretary of labor, then the secretary of health and human services, then the secretary of housing and urban development, then the secretary of transportation, then the secretary of energy, then the secretary of education, then the secretary of veterans affairs. If he dies, I have no idea, but I doubt that it will ever get that far.speaker of the houseThe Speaker of the House takes control, then the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.The Speaker of the House is next.Next in line after the VP is the Speaker of the House. The full line of succession is listed in the Presidential Succession Act of 1947.
Can a bill ever become a law without the president approvalhow?
Yes it can. A law needs to be proposed by the House of Commons, then read by the House of Senate. After that happens the governor General gives the royal assent that the bill can become a law.
How does the speaker of the house ever become president if a new vice-president is always appointed?
Presidential succession assumes that the offices above the individual are all vacant at the time. (An example is that there was no Vice President immediately after Spiro Agnew resigned in 1973. So the Speaker of the house would have become President if Nixon had suddenly died or been incapacitated.) ============== The Speaker of the House does not become Vice President (unless he runs for the office and is elected or he is appointed by the President and confirmed by Congress to fill a vacancy). Gerald Ford was not Speaker of the House. He was the Republican Minority Leader at the time he was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Spiro Agnew. The Speaker of the House would become President if there were no Vice President who was willing and able to serve as President. If the Vice President resigns or dies, it can take time to appoint a new VP and to confirm him or her in Congress. If anything should happen to the President during this time, the Speaker would be next in line. Also, if some tragedy should occur that would take the lives of both the President and Vice President at the same time, the Speaker would take over. Please refer to the 25th amendment to the Constitution for details on how a New Vice President is appointed. (related link)
Was Johnson ever speaker of the house?
no. Neither of the two Presidents Johnson were ever Speaker of the House.
Who was the first woman ever to become speaker of the UK's House of Commons in 1992?
Betty Boothroyd
Has any secretary of state become president due to the loss of both the president and vice president?
No. It is quite unlikely that this would ever happen. When the Vice President becomes President, a new Vice President is selected and becomes next in line. Only if the new President were to die before a new Vice President was selected would the Speaker of the House become President. Then a new Vice President and a new Speaker would be selected and they would both be ahead of the President Pro Tempore in the order of ascendence. The Secretary of State would become President only if the President, Vice President, Speaker, and President Pro Tempore all died at essentially the same time.
Was the secretary of the state ever in line for president after president and vice president die?
The Secretary of State is fourth in line following the Vice President, the Speaker of the House, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
Who chooses the speaker of the house and Senate Majority Leader?
The Speaker of the House is elected by the entire body and is always a member of the party with a majority of seats in the House. The leader of the Senate is the Vice President, chosen by the Electoral College when the Presidential Election takes place.
Who is next in line to be president if something happens to the vice president?
The speaker of the house becomes president, then the president pro tempore of the Senate, then the secretary of state, then the secretary of the treasury, then the secretary of defense, then the attorney general, then the secretary of th einterior, then the secretary of agriculture, then the secretary of commerce, then the secretary of labor, then the secretary of health and human services, then the secretary of housing and urban development, then the secretary of transportation, then the secretary of energy, then the secretary of education, then the secretary of veterans affairs. If he dies, I have no idea, but I doubt that it will ever get that far.speaker of the houseThe Speaker of the House takes control, then the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.The Speaker of the House is next.Next in line after the VP is the Speaker of the House. The full line of succession is listed in the Presidential Succession Act of 1947.
Can a bill ever become a law without the president approvalhow?
Yes it can. A law needs to be proposed by the House of Commons, then read by the House of Senate. After that happens the governor General gives the royal assent that the bill can become a law.
Did Jesse Jackson ever become president?
No.
What government official presides over the House of Representatives when the Speaker of the House is absent?
The Speaker of the House can choose who ever he wants to preside over the house if they are going to be absent. This person is addressed as Mr. Chairman or Madam Chairwoman.
Who chose Nancy pelosi to be speaker of the house?
Pelosi was never appointed. She was vote to Congress and voted within her party to be Speaker of the House.
What age a president should be to become president?
youngest ever president was 42 but minimum is 35.
