Secretaries of Commerce |
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An independent Department of Commerce was established in 1913, when the Department of Commerce and Labor was divided into two separate agencies.
The composition of the department has changed many times over the years, but in 2003 included the following bureaus: Bureau of Industry and Security, Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, Economic Development Administration, International Trade Administration, Minority Business Development Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Patent and Trademark Office, Technology Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology and National Technical Information Service.
Term of Service
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Secretary
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Home State
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Administration
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1913 - 1919
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William C. Redfield | New York | Wilson |
1919 - 1921
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Joshua W. Alexander | Missouri | Wilson |
1921 - 1923
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Herbert C. Hoover | California | Harding |
1923 - 1928
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Herbert C. Hoover | California | Coolidge |
1928 - 1929
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William F. Whiting | Massachusetts | Coolidge |
1929 - 1932
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Robert P. Lamont | Illinois | Hoover |
1932 - 1933
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Roy D. Chapin | Michigan | Hoover |
1933 - 1938
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Daniel C. Roper | South Carolina | F.D. Roosevelt |
1938 - 1940
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Harry Hopkins | New York | F.D. Roosevelt |
1940 - 1945
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Jesse Jones | Texas | F.D. Roosevelt |
1945
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Henry A. Wallace | Iowa | F.D. Roosevelt |
1945 - 1947
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Henry A. Wallace | Iowa | Truman |
1947 - 1948
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W. Averell Harriman | New York | Truman |
1948 - 1953
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Charles Sawyer | Ohio | Truman |
1953 - 1958
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Sinclair Weeks | Massachusetts | Eisenhower |
1958 - 1959
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Lewis L. Strauss | New York | Eisenhower |
1959 - 1961
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Frederick H. Mueller | Michigan | Eisenhower |
1961 - 1963
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Luther H. Hodges | North Carolina | Kennedy |
1963 - 1965
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Luther H. Hodges | North Carolina | L.B. Johnson |
1965 - 1967
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John T. Conner | New Jersey | L.B. Johnson |
1967 - 1968
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Alex B. Trowbridge | New Jersey | L.B. Johnson |
1968 - 1969
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Cyrus R. Smith | New York | L.B. Johnson |
1969 - 1972
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Maurice H. Stans | Minnesota | Nixon |
1972 - 1973
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Peter G. Peterson | Illinois | Nixon |
1973 - 1974
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Frederick B. Dent | South Carolina | Nixon |
1974 - 1975
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Frederick B. Dent | South Carolina | Ford |
1975
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Rogers C.B. Morton | Maryland | Ford |
1975 - 1977
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Elliot L. Richardson | Massachusetts | Ford |
1977 - 1979
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Juanita M. Kreps | North Carolina | Carter |
1979 - 1981
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Phillip M. Klutznick | Illinois | Carter |
1981 - 1987
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Malcolm Baldrige | Connecticut | Reagan |
1987 - 1989
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C. William Verity, Jr. | Ohio | Reagan |
1989 - 1991
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Robert A. Mosbacher | Texas | G.H.W. Bush |
1991 - 1993
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Barbara H. Franklin | Pennsylvania | G.H.W. Bush |
1993 - 1996
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Ronald H. Brown | Washington, D.C. | Clinton |
1996 - 1997
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Mickey Cantor | California | Clinton |
1997 - 2000
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William Daley | Illinois | Clinton |
2000 - 2001
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Norman Y. Mineta | California | Clinton |
2001 - 2004
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Donald L. Evans | Texas | G.W. Bush |
2004-2008
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Carlos Gutierrez | Michigan | G.W. Bush |
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Off-site search results for "Secretaries of Commerce"...
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
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Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce
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Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
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