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The Speaker of the US House of Representatives (currently John Boehner) is the immediate successor to the Veep.
After the Speaker in order follow the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Secretary of State, Secretary of 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 Veterens Affairs, Secretary of Homeland Security. (The cabinet officers are ranked by the order in which their departments were created.) If the person holding any of the positions is not legally eligible to be President, he is skipped over.
Please understand that this order would only apply in some almost unthinkable emergency that created a large number of vacancies at the same time. In most cases, a vacancy in the vice-presidency would be quickly filled by presidential appointment and confirmation by Congress.
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∙ 11y agoThe Speaker of the US House of Representatives (currently John Boehner) is the immediate successor to the Veep.
After the Speaker in order follow the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Secretary of State, Secretary of 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 Veterens Affairs, Secretary of Homeland Security. (The cabinet officers are ranked by the order in which their departments were created.) If the person holding any of the positions is not legally eligible to be President, he is skipped over.
Please understand that this order would only apply in some almost unthinkable emergency that created a large number of vacancies at the same time. In most cases, a vacancy in the vice-presidency would be quickly filled by presidential appointment and confirmation by Congress.
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∙ 12y agoThe vice president is first in the order of succession If the president dies, the vice president is promptly sworn in as President. .
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∙ 10y agoSpeaker of the House.
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According to the Presidential Succession act of 1947 which of these officers follows the vice president in the line of presidential succession of what house?
Speaker of a house.
What is the second in line of succession to the presidency?
vice president
Who is the first person in the line of succession of the presidency?
Vice- President is the first in the line of succession for the presidency. Indeed such is the primary purpose for the office of vice-president.
Where in order does the vice president fall in line of succession?
The president is first in line to succeed the President.
When the post of the President and Vice President both are vacant who then is next in line?
After the Vice President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives is the next in line of succession.
Who is next in the line after the vice President?
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is next in line for the presidency after the vice-president. ( See the related question for the complete line of succession. )(Be aware that there is a procedure for expeditiously filling a vacancy that might occur in the office of Vice-president. The president and vice-president would have to die at almost the same time for this line of succession to apply.)
Who is the fourth person in the line of succession of the presidency?
(4) The Secretary of State follows the (3) President Pro Tempore of the Senate who is before the (2) Speaker of the House. The (1) vice-president is first in line, of course
Where does the speaker of the house fall in line to the succession to the presidency?
After the Vice President.
Who is next in line for president after the vice president?
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is next in line for the presidency after the vice-president. ( See the related question for the complete line of succession. )(Be aware that there is a procedure for expeditiously filling a vacancy that might occur in the office of Vice-president. The president and vice-president would have to die at almost the same time for this line of succession to apply.)
Does the speaker of the house follow directly behind the vice president in the line of succession?
An appointed Vice-President must be approved by vote of the Senate. At that point the Vice-President has all the rights and responsibilities of the office and is next in line of succession should the President die or become incapacitated.
Where does the president pro tempore fit in the line of presidential succession?
Third in line, after vice-president and speaker of the house.
If both the president and vice president are killed while in the office who is next in the order of succession?
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.
