Secretary of Commerce of the United States

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United States Cabinet position government office

The Secretary of Commerce of the United States is the Cabinet-level official who leads the Department of Commerce and oversees federal policies related to economic growth, trade, and business development.

Aliases (9)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Cabinet position → government office →
abbreviation	Sec. of Commerce →
advises	President of the United States on economic and commercial matters →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
country	United States of America →
departmentType	executive department leadership position →
firstHolder	William C. Redfield →
firstHolderStartDate	1913 →
formationDate	1913 →
formationEvent	creation of the Department of Commerce and Labor split into separate departments →
heads	United States Department of Commerce →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
legalBasis	United States Code →
memberOf	Cabinet of the United States →
nativeLabel	U.S. Secretary of Commerce →
nominatedBy	President of the United States →
officeCreatedBy	United States Congress →
officeLocation	Herbert C. Hoover Building →
oversees	Bureau of Economic Analysis → Bureau of the Census → International Trade Administration → National Institute of Standards and Technology → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration → United States Patent and Trademark Office →
participatesIn	meetings of the Cabinet of the United States →
partOf	line of succession to the President of the United States →
policyArea	commerce → economic development → industry and business regulation → technology and innovation → trade →
predecessorOffice	United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor →
rank	Cabinet-level official →
reportsTo	President of the United States →
responsibleFor	United States Department of Commerce → business development policy → federal economic policy related to business and industry → promotion of economic growth → statistical data collection on the U.S. economy → technology and innovation policy within the Department of Commerce → trade policy implementation within the Department of Commerce’s jurisdiction →
seat	Washington, D.C. →
servesAtThePleasureOf	President of the United States →
style	The Honorable →
successionOrder	10th in the United States presidential line of succession (as of 2024) →
termLength	no fixed term →

Referenced by (33)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Harry Hopkins ("United States Secretary of Commerce") → Henry A. Wallace ("United States Secretary of Commerce") → Henry Agard Wallace ("United States Secretary of Commerce") → Herbert Hoover → Jesse H. Jones ("United States Secretary of Commerce") → Lewis L. Strauss ("United States Secretary of Commerce") → Maurice Stans ("United States Secretary of Commerce") → Norman Mineta ("United States Secretary of Commerce") → Peter G. Peterson ("United States Secretary of Commerce") → Wilbur Ross ("U.S. Secretary of Commerce") → William C. Redfield ("United States Secretary of Commerce") →	positionHeld
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information ("Secretary of Commerce") → Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere ("United States Secretary of Commerce") → Under Secretary of Commerce of the United States ("United States Secretary of Commerce") →	reportsTo
Bureau of Fisheries ("Secretary of Commerce") → Bureau of Fisheries ("Secretary of Commerce and Labor") → Under Secretary of Commerce of the United States ("United States Secretary of Commerce") →	subordinateTo
Peter G. Peterson ("United States Secretary of Commerce") → Wilbur Ross ("U.S. Secretary of Commerce") →	officeContested
Secretary of Commerce of the United States ("United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor") → United States Secretary of Transportation ("United States Secretary of Commerce (transportation functions)") →	predecessorOffice
Secretary of Commerce of the United States ("Sec. of Commerce") →	abbreviation
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere ("United States Secretary of Commerce") →	advises
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("United States Secretary of Commerce") →	boardMember
Presidential Succession Act ("United States Secretary of Commerce") →	definesSuccessionPosition
U.S. Department of Commerce ("United States Secretary of Commerce") →	headedBy
United States Department of Commerce and Labor ("Secretary of Commerce and Labor") →	headOfGovernmentBody
Secretary of Commerce of the United States ("U.S. Secretary of Commerce") →	nativeLabel
Herbert C. Hoover Building ("Office of the Secretary of Commerce") →	occupant
Lewis L. Strauss ("United States Secretary of Commerce 1958–1959") →	officeHeld
United States Department of Commerce and Labor ("Secretary of Commerce and Labor") →	officeHeldBy
U.S. Department of Commerce ("United States Secretary of Commerce") →	positionOfAuthority
Madam Secretary ("United States Secretary of Commerce") →	usedForOffice