The Secretary of Commerce and Trade 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 held by Caren DeWitt Merrick.
List of Secretaries of Commerce
Secretary of Commerce and Resources (July 1, 1972–1986)
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Maurice B. Rowe (1972–1974)
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Earl J. Shiflet (1974–1978)
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Maurice B. Rowe (1978–1982)
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Betty Jane Diener (1982–1986)
Secretary of Economic Development (1986–1993)
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Richard M. Bagley (1986–1988)
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Curry A. Roberts (1988–1990)
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Lawrence H. Framme III (1990–1992)
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Cate Magennis (1992–1993)
Secretary of Commerce and Trade (1993–present)
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Cate Magennis (1993–1994)
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Robert T. Skunda (1994–1997)
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Robert J. Stolle (1997–1998)
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Barry E. DuVal (1998–2001)
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Joshua N. Lief (2001–2002)
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Michael J. Schewel (2002–2006)
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Patrick Gottschalk (2006–2010)
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Jim Cheng (2010–2014)
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Maurice Jones
Maurice Antonia Jones (born September 14, 1964) is the CEO of OneT a coalition of companies dedicated to creating one million jobs for African Americans by the end of the 2020s. Previously, he was president and CEO of the Local Initiatives Supp ...
(2014–2016)
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Todd Haymore
Todd Patterson Haymore is an American civil servant who served as Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade in the administration of Governor Terry McAuliffe. He previously served as the Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry under Govern ...
(2016–2018)
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Esther Lee (2018)
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Brian Ball (2018–2022)
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Caren Merrick (2022-present)
Former Offices Absorbed by the Secretary of Commerce
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Virginia Secretary of Technology (2018)
References
{{Virginia Cabinet leaders
1972 establishments in Virginia
Government agencies established in 1972
Commerce
Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, nation ...
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