United States Secretary of Agriculture
The Secretary of Agriculture (appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate) is the head of the department concerned with land and food as well as agriculture and rural development.
The department includes several organizations. The 190 million acres of national forests and grasslands are managed by the U. S. Forest Service. The safety of food produced and sold here is ensured by the U. S. Food Safety and Inspection Service. Advice for farmers and garderners is provided by the U. S. Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
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| Jeremiah McLain Rusk | [[]] | [[]] |
| Julius Sterling Morton | [[]] | [[]] |
| James Wilson | [[]] | [[]] |
| David Franklin Houston | [[]] | [[]] |
| Edwin Thomas Meredith | [[]] | [[]] |
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Feb 15, 1889-Mar 6, 1889
Mar 6, 1889-Mar 6, 1893
Mar 7, 1893-Mar 5, 1897
Mar 6, 1897-Mar 5, 1913
Mar 6, 1913-Feb 2, 1920 Feb 2, 1920-Mar 4, 1921 Henry Cantwell Wallace Mar 5, 1921-Oct 25, 1924 Howard Mason Gore Nov 22, 1924-Mar 4, 1925 William Marion Jardine Mar 5, 1925-Mar 4, 1929 Arthur Mastick Hyde Mar 6, 1929-Mar 4, 1933 Henry Agard Wallace Mar 4, 1933-Sept 4, 1940 Claude Raymond Wickard Sept 5, 1940-June 29, 1945 Clinton Presba Anderson June 30, 1945-May 10, 1948 Charles Franklin Brannan June 2, 1948-Jan 20, 1953 Ezra Taft Benson Jan 21, 1953-Jan 20, 1961 Orville Lothrop Freeman Jan 21, 1961-Jan 20, 1969 Clifford Morris Hardin Jan 21, 1969-Nov 17, 1971 Earl Lauer Butz Dec 2, 1971-Oct 4, 1976 John Albert Knebel Nov 4, 1976-Jan 20, 1977 Bob Bergland Jan 23, 1977-Jan 20, 1981 John Rusling Block Jan 23, 1981-Feb 14, 1986 Richard Edmund Lyng Mar 7, 1986-Jan 21, 1989 Clayton Yeutter Feb 16, 1989-Mar 1, 1991 Edward Rell Madigan Mar 12, 1991-Jan. 20, 1993 Mike Espy Jan 22, 1993-Dec 31, 1994 Daniel Robert Glickman Mar 30, 1995-Jan 19, 2001 Ann M.Veneman Jan 20, 2001 -