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On March 1, 1940, he became Under Secretary, and on September 5, of the same year, was appointed Secretary of Agriculture. On June 29, 1945, he was appointed Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration, holding the position until 1953.
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Secretary of Agriculture is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule, thus earning a salary of US$221,400, as of January 2021. Since February 24, 2021, the current secretary is Tom Vilsack, who had previously served as the 30th secretary of agriculture in the Obama administration.
No.PortraitName32Tom Vilsack 2nd termIowa–January 20, 202131–Secretaries of Agriculture. As early as 1796, President Washington called on Congress to establish a national board of agriculture. Although the bill was considered in that session, it never reached a vote and it would be another 40 years before agriculture would be represented by a federal agency.
The position of secretary of agriculture was created when the department was elevated to Cabinet status in 1889. The following is a list of secretaries of agriculture, since the creation of the office in 1889.
No.PortraitName32–Kevin Shea ActingJanuary 20, 202131–January 20, 2017Feb 23, 2012 · Secretaries of Agriculture — 30 Leaders; 150 Years looks at the history of USDA from the viewpoints of its nine most recent secretaries. Each shares reflections on his or her time at USDA and then presents ideas about future challenges for USDA and American agriculture.
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