United States Secretary of the Interior

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United States Secretary of the Interior
Seal of the Department of the Interior
Flag of the secretary
Incumbent Deb Haaland since March 16, 2021
United States Department of the Interior
Style	Madam Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal)
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	President of the United States
Seat	Washington, D.C.
Appointer	President of the United States with Senate advice and consent
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	Template:UnitedStatesCode
Formation	Template:Start date and age
First holder	Thomas Ewing
Succession	Eighth
Deputy	United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior
Salary	Executive Schedule, Level I
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The United States secretary of the interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior. The secretary and the Department of the Interior are responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land along with natural resources, leading such agencies as the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Geological Survey, Bureau of Indian Affairs and the National Park Service. The secretary also serves on and appoints the private citizens on the National Park Foundation Board. The secretary is a member of the United States Cabinet and reports to the president of the United States. The function of the U.S. Department of the Interior is different from that of the interior minister designated in many other countries.

As the policies and activities of the Department of the Interior and many of its agencies have a substantial impact in the Western United States, the secretary of the interior has typically come from a western state; only one secretary since 1949, Rogers Morton, was not a resident or native of a state lying west of the Mississippi River.

Secretary of the Interior is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule, thus earning a salary of US$246,400, as of January 2024.

Following Senate confirmation in March 2021, former U.S. representative Deb Haaland was sworn in as the secretary of the interior, the first Native American to hold the position.

Line of succession

The line of succession for the secretary of interior is as follows:

1. Deputy Secretary of the Interior
2. Solicitor of the Interior
3. Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget
4. Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
5. Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
6. Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks
7. Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
8. Director, Security, Safety, and Law Enforcement, Bureau of Reclamation
9. Central Region Director, US Geological Survey
10. Intermountain Regional Director, National Park Service
11. Region 6 (Mountain-Prairie Region) Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service
12. Colorado State Director, Bureau of Land Management
13. Regional Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region

List of secretaries of the interior

Parties

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Status

Number	Portrait	Name	State of residence	Took office	Left office	President(s)
rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |1		Thomas Ewing	Ohio	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1849–1850)
rowspan=3 style="background: Template:Party color;" |						Template:Sortname (1850–1853)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |2		Template:Sortname	Pennsylvania	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |3		Template:Sortname	Virginia	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Michigan	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1853–1857)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Mississippi	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1857–1861)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Indiana	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1861–1865)
rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Indiana	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |
Template:Sortname (1865–1869)
	style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Iowa	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	style="background: Template:Party color;" |
	style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Illinois	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	style="background: Template:Party color;" |
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Ohio	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	rowspan=3 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1869–1877)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Ohio	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Michigan	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Missouri	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1887–1881)
rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Iowa	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1881)
rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |						Template:Sortname (1881–1885)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Colorado	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Mississippi	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1885–1889)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Wisconsin	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Missouri	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1889–1893)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Georgia	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1893–1897)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Missouri	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	New York	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1897–1901)
rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Missouri	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |						Template:Sortname (1901–1909)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Ohio	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Washington	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1909–1913)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Illinois	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	California	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	rowspan=3 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1913–1921)
–		Template:Sortname Template:Small	California	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Illinois	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	New Mexico	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1921–1923)
rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Colorado	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |						Template:Sortname (1923–1929)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Illinois	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	California	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1929–1933)
rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Illinois	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1933–1945)
rowspan=4 style="background: Template:Party color;" |						Template:Sortname (1945–1953)
–		Template:Sortname Template:Small	Colorado	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Wisconsin	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Colorado	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Oregon	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	rowspan=3 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1953–1961)
–		Template:Sortname Template:Small	Nebraska	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Nebraska	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Arizona	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1961–1963)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |						Template:Sortname (1963–1969)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Alaska	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	rowspan=3 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1969–1974)
–		Template:Sortname Template:Small	California	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Maryland	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
rowspan=5 style="background: Template:Party color;" |						Template:Sortname (1974–1977)
–		Template:Sortname Template:Small	Kansas	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Wyoming	June 12, 1975	October 9, 1975
–		Template:Sortname Template:Small	Kansas	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	North Dakota	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
–		Template:Sortname Template:Small		Template:Dts	Template:Dts	rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1977–1981)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Idaho	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Colorado	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	rowspan=4 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1981–1989)
–		Template:Sortname Template:Small	New Jersey	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	California	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Virginia	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
–		Template:Sortname Template:Small	Virginia	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1989–1993)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	New Mexico	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Arizona	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1993–2001)
–		Template:Sortname Template:Small	Arizona	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
						rowspan=5 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (2001–2009)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Colorado	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
–		Template:Sortname Template:Small	California	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Idaho	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
–		Template:Sortname Template:Small	California	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
						rowspan=3 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (2009–2017)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Colorado	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Washington	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
–		Template:Sortname Template:Small		Template:Dts	Template:Dts	rowspan=4 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (2017–2021)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Montana	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	Colorado	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
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–		Template:Sortname Template:Small	New York	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (2021–2025)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color		Template:Sortname	New Mexico	Template:Dts	Incumbent

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