The Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry is a member of the

Virginia Governor's Cabinet The Virginia Governor's Cabinet is a body of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the government of Virginia. The Cabinet is responsible for advising the Governor of Virginia. Cabinet officers are nominated by the Governor ...

. The office is currently vacant pending confirmation of Secretary-designate

Matt Lohr Matthew James Lohr (born August 28, 1971) is an American politician. On January 15, 2022 Lohr was sworn in by Governor Glenn Youngkin as Virginia's 5th Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry. In this role, he will serve in the governor's cabinet ...

's nomination.

Background

The Virginia Secretariat of Agriculture and Forestry was created in 2004. It oversees the

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia that is responsible for promoting the economic growth and development of Virginia's agricultural sector. It also provides environmental ...

and the

Virginia Department of Forestry The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) was established in 1914 to prevent and suppress forest fires and reforest bare lands. Since its inception, the agency has grown and evolved to encompass other protection and management duties: *Protecting ...

. Governor

Mark Warner Mark Robert Warner (born December 15, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Virginia, a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Warner served as the 69th governo ...

appointed former Delegate

Robert Bloxom Robert Spurgeon Bloxom Sr. (April 26, 1937 – December 13, 2020) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates before becoming Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry. Bloxom was nomin ...

as the first secretary.

List of Secretaries of Agriculture

References

External links

Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry
2004 establishments in Virginia Government agencies established in 2004

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

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