United States Secretary of the Interior
Head of the United States Department of the Interior
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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, the 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.
StyleMr. Secretary (informal)
The Honorable (formal)
The Honorable (formal)
Member ofCabinet
Reports toPresident of the United States
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| Style | Mr. Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Reports to | President of the United States |
| Seat | Washington, D.C. |
| Appointer | The president with Senate advice and consent |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | 43 U.S.C. § 1451 |
| Formation | March 3, 1849 |
| First holder | Thomas Ewing |
| Succession | Eighth[1] |
| Deputy | United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, Level I |
| Website | doi.gov |
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,[2] 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,[3] thus earning a salary of US$246,400, as of January 2024.[4]
The current interior secretary is Doug Burgum, who was sworn in on February 1, 2025.
Line of succession
The line of succession for the secretary of the interior is as follows:[5]
- Deputy Secretary of the Interior
- Solicitor of the Interior
- Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget
- Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
- Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
- Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
- Director, Security, Safety, and Law Enforcement, Bureau of Reclamation
- Central Region Director, US Geological Survey
- Intermountain Regional Director, National Park Service
- Region 6 (Mountain-Prairie Region) Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Colorado State Director, Bureau of Land Management
- Regional Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region
List of secretaries of the interior
Whig (3) Democratic (17) Republican (34)
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