The first person in line to replace the President of the United States is the Vice President. The second in line is the Speaker of the House. The third in line is the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the fourth in line is the Secretary of State.
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1st = Vice President & President of the Senate
2nd = Speaker of the House of Representatives
3rd = President pro tempore of the Senate
4th = Secretary of State
1. Vice President
2. Speaker of the House of Representatives
3. President Pro Tempore of the Senate
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
After the Vice-President and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate the line of succession goes through the list of secretaries. In fourth place, currently, is Secretary of State John Kerry and in fifth place is Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew.
The line of succession to the office of the US President includes the Vice-President, followed by the Speaker of the House, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and then the Cabinet secretaries in the order in which their posts were created. The 4th in line for the position, should it become vacant, is the US Secretary of State.
The order of succession is: Vice-President, Speaker of the House, President Pro-tempore of the Senate,Secretary of State, & Secretary of the Treasury.
It goes:
Vice President
Speaker of the House
President Pro-tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State
The first cabinet officer in line for the presidency is the Secretary of state, who is behind the vice-president, the Speaker of the House and president pro tempore of the Senate.
The order of the Presidency is President followed by Vice President. Next in line to the presidency is the Speaker of the House.
The last cabinet officer in line of succession for the presidency is the Secretary of Homeland Security. The second to last cabinet officer in line is Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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