First in line is the Vice-President.
The Sec. of State is next in line.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President - Speaker of the House - President Pro Tempore - Secretary of State - Secretary of The Treasury - Secretary of Defense. And so on.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is second in line to become president if the president can no longer carry out his duties. The Speaker would become president if both the President and Vice President died in office, resigned, or otherwise became incapacitated.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the next in line of succession. The Speaker of the House would be the next in line of succession until a new vice president is sworn into office.
speaker of house.
The Presidential Succession Act of 1947. This gives clear order to who would become president if the President and Vice President where to die or be incapacitated and unable to perform the duties of president.
The speaker of the house is second in line to the president. It goes as follows: President, Vice President, Speaker of the House. It is the third highest office in the country. The speaker of the house has the floor when it comes to legislation.
The speaker of the house is second in line to the president. It goes as follows: President, Vice President, Speaker of the House. It is the third highest office in the country. The speaker of the house has the floor when it comes to legislation.
James Polk was the House Speaker before he was President.
There has never been a Speaker of the House to be elevated to Vice President and then to President. However, if the President and Vice President was to die or resign, the Speaker of the House would be next in line.
The same person who was president before the speaker of the house died. In the order of presidential succession, the president pro tempore of the Senate is next after the House Speaker.