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Who is the third person in line for the office of president of the US?
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∙ 13y ago
President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, President pro tempore of Senate, Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, Secretary of Interior, Sec of Agriculture, Sec of Commerce,
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Draven Teague
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∙ 11y agoThe President pro tempore of the Senate is third in line. (The vice-president and
the Speaker of the House of Representatives are first and second respectively.
(The rest of the Presidential succession , as as determined by the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, follows:
Secretary of State * Secretary of the Treasury * Secretary of Defense * Attorney * 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 Janet
Note: The cabinet officers are ranked in the order of creation of their departments, oldest first. An officer will be skipped over if he is not legally qualified to be President.)
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∙ 13y agoThe first 5 after the president are:
1. Vice President
2. Speaker of the House
3. President of the Senate
4.Secretary of State
5.Secretary of Treasury
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What is the third person in line for taking over the office of the president?
The custodian of the white house.
What elected official is the third in line to become president if the president were not able to complete his tem in office?
The third person in line is the President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate, following the Vice President and Speaker of the House.
Who takes over office if the president and the vice president passes away?
The third person in line for the Presidency is the Speaker of the House.
When the president dies the third person in line is who?
every one is free
Who is the third person in the line of succession where the presidency?
President Pro Tempore
What if the vice president dies in office?
The next person in line is the Speaker of the House.
Who is the third person in line of succession for the presidency -?
President pro tempore of the Senate.
Who is president if both president and vice president leave office?
If the President can not complete his term, the vice-president becomes President. If the vice-president can not complete his term, the president nominates a new vice-president who must be confirmed by both houses of Congress in order to take office. If two were both suddenly killed, the Speaker of the House would become President.
What is the highest office within the senate?
I think it may be the President pro tempore, as he is third in line if the President and the Vice President are killed or incapacitated.
In the order of succession the third person in line of taking over office is?
i think but not sure Governor not sure.
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.
Who is third in order for the succesion of president?
The president pro tempore of the US Senate is third in line, behind the vice-president and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. At one time, the "pro temp" was second in line, but an obvious conflict of interest occurred when he voted to remove Andrew Johnson from office, so the order was changed.
