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The Secretary of Commerce.
The President pro tempore. I have been informed that the line of succession is as follows: * Speaker of the House of Representatives * President Pro Tempore of the Senate * Secretary of State * Secretary of the Treasury * Secretary of Defense * Attorney General * Secretary of the Interior * Secretary of Agriculture * Secretary of Commerce * Secretary of Labor * Secretary of Health and Human Services * Secretary of Housing and Urban Development * Secretary of Transportation * Secretary of Energy * Secretary of Education * Secretary of Veterans Affairs * Secretary of Homeland Security
The Speaker of the House. The "Order of Succession" in the US Govt is as follows: President Vice President Speaker of the House President pro tempore of the Senate Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Defense. Attorney General Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Labor Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Energy Secretary of Education Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of Homeland Security Following the last position above would be the top military commander/s.
* The Speaker of the House of Representatives. * The President Pro Tempore of the Senatee * The Secretary of State. * The Secretary of the Treasury. * The Secretary of Defense. * The Attorney General. * The Secretary of the Interior. * In the current administration the Secretary of Agriculture is inelligible because he is "acting", the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor are both foreign born and the list goes on and on.If they both are disabled at the same time. the Speaker of the House would become the president.
1. Speaker of the House of Representatives 2. President pro tempore of the Senate 3. Secretary of State 4. Secretary of the Treasury 5. Secretary of Defense 6. Attorney General 7. Secretary of the Interior 8. Secretary of Agriculture 9. Secretary of Commerce 10. Secretary of Labor 11. Secretary of Health and Human Services 12. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 13. Secretary of Transportation 14. Secretary of Energy 15. Secretary of Education 16. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
* 1.President of the United States * 2. Vice President * 3. Speaker of the house Then followed by the President's Cabinet in the following order of succession: * 4. Secretary of State * 5. Secretary of the Treasury * 6. Secretary of Defense * 7. Attorney General * 8. Secretary of the Interior * 9. Secretary of Agriculture * 10. Secretary of Commerce * 11. Secretary of Labor * 12. Secretary of Health & Human Services * 13. Secretary of Housing & Urban Development * 14. Secretary of Transportation * 15. Secretary of Energy * 16. Secretary of Education * 17. Secretary of Veterans' Affairs * 18. Secretary of Homeland Security
There's a whole line of people just in case more than just the President dies. Here's the list in order of succession: 1. Vice President 2. Speaker of the House 3. President Pro Tempore of the Senate 4. Secretary of State 5. Secretary of Treasury 6. Secretary of Defense 7. Attorney General 8. Secretary of the Interior 9. Secretary of Agriculture 10. Secretary of Commerce 11. Secretary of Labor 12 Secretary of Health and Human Services 13. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 14. Secretary of Transportation 15. Secretary of Energy 16. Secretary of Education 17. Secretary of Veterans Affairs 18. Secretary of Homeland Security
The most recent Cabinet member to become U. S. President was Herbert Hoover, who served as Secretary of Commerce from 1921 until 1928. (The most recent Cabinet member to become U. S. Vice President was Dick Cheney, who served as Secretary of Defense from 1989 until 1993.)
According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, if the President of the United States is incapacitated, dies, resigns, is for any reason unable to hold his office, or is removed from office (impeached and convicted), people in the following offices, in this order, will assume the office of the President, provided they are qualified as stated by the Constitution to assume the office of the President, which means they have to be must be at least 35 years old, must be a natural-born U.S. citizen, and have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years.Vice President * Speaker of the House* President Pro Tempore of the Senate* Secretary of State* Secretary of the Treasury* Secretary of Defense* Attorney General* Secretary of the Interior* Secretary of Agriculture* Secretary of Commerce* Secretary of Labor* Secretary of Health and Human Services* Secretary of Housing and Urban Development* Secretary of Transportation* Secretary of Energy* Secretary of Education* Secretary of Veterans Affairs* Secretary of Homeland Security
Chain of Command: President of the United States Vice President of the United States Speaker of the House of Representatives President Pro Tempore of the Senate Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Defense Attorney General Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Labor Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Energy Secretary of Education Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of Homeland Security This list is based on the 25th Amendment of the United States Constitution that was ratified in 1967.
Vice President - Speaker of the House - President Pro Tempore - Secretary of State - Secretary of The Treasury - Secretary of Defense. And so on.