United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce

Deputy Secretary of Commerce of the United States of America
Seal of the Department of Commerce
Flag of the Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Incumbent Bruce H. Andrews since July 24, 2014
U.S. Department of Commerce
Member of	U.S. Department of Commerce
Reports to	U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Seat	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Formation	December 13, 1979
First holder	Sidney Harman
Website	www.Commerce.gov

The Deputy Secretary of Commerce is a high-ranking position within the U.S. Department of Commerce. It was created on December 13, 1979, when President Jimmy Carter sent a letter to the U.S. Senate and nominated Luther H. Hodges, Jr., who then currently held the title of Under Secretary of Commerce. The Deputy Secretary serves as the Department’s chief operating officer, with responsibility for the day-to-day management of its approximately $6.5 billion budget, 13 operating units, and 38,000 employees. In that capacity, the Deputy Secretary is also a member of the President’s Management Council.

History

The Deputy Secretary serves as the principal deputy of the Secretary of Commerce in all matters affecting the Department and performs continuing and special duties as the Secretary may assign including, as may be specified by the Secretary, the exercise of policy direction and general supervision over operating units not placed under other Secretarial Officers or other Department officials. In addition, the Deputy Secretary acts as Secretary if the Secretary has died, resigned, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office of Secretary.

Rebecca M. Blank was the Deputy Secretary of Commerce until she stepped down on May 31, 2013. She was confirmed by unanimous consent by the U.S. Senate in March 2012. She had been serving as Acting Deputy Secretary since November 18, 2010.^[1] She replaced Dennis F. Hightower, who was Deputy Secretary of Commerce from August 2009 to August 2010.^[2]

Patrick D. Gallagher was appointed Acting Deputy Secretary on June 1, 2013.^[3] Bruce H. Andrews was confirmed as the next Deputy Secretary on July 24, 2014.

List of Deputy Secretaries of Commerce

#	Name	Term Began	Term Ended	President(s) served under
1	Sidney Harman	1977	1980	Jimmy Carter
2	Luther H. Hodges, Jr.	1980	1981	Jimmy Carter
3	Joseph F. Wright	1981	1982	Ronald Reagan
4	Guy W. Fiske	1982	1983
5	Clarence J. Brown, Jr.	1983	1988
6	Donna F. Tuttle	1988	1989
7	Thomas J. Murrin	1989	1991	George H. W. Bush
8	Rockwell A. Schnabel	1991	1993	George H. W. Bush
9	John A. Rollwagen	1993	1997	Bill Clinton
10	Robert L. Mallett	1997	2001	Bill Clinton
11	Samuel W. Bodman	2001	2003	George W. Bush
12	Theodore W. Kassinger	2004	2005
13	David A. Sampson	2005	2007
14	John J. Sullivan	2008	2009
15	Dennis F. Hightower	2009	2010	Barack Obama
16	Rebecca Blank	2010	June 1, 2013
	Patrick D. Gallagher (Acting)	June 1, 2013	July 24, 2014
17	Bruce H. Andrews	July 24, 2014	Incumbent

References

↑ "Rebecca M. Blank, Acting Deputy Secretary of Commerce". United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
↑ "Dennis F. Hightower Confirmed as Deputy Secretary of Commerce". United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
↑ http://www.commerce.gov/about-commerce/commerce-leadership/patrick-gallagher

External links

Agencies under the United States Department of Commerce

Headquarters: Herbert C. Hoover Building Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce Bruce H. Andrews, Deputy Secretary of Commerce

Deputy Secretary of Commerce	Economic Development Administration National Technical Information Service Minority Business Development Agency National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security	Bureau of Industry and Security

Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs	Economics and Statistics Administration Bureau of Economic Analysis Census Bureau

Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade	International Trade Administration

Under Secretary of Commerce and Administrator for NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps

Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology	National Institute of Standards and Technology

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property	Patent and Trademark Office

Deputy leaders of the United States federal executive departments

Current	Agriculture Commerce Defense Education Energy Health and Human Services Homeland Security Housing and Urban Development Interior Justice Labor State Transportation Treasury Veterans Affairs

Past	Commerce and Labor Health, Education, and Welfare Navy Post Office War

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