The Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources is a member of the

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. It was established in 1986 after splitting from the state

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(then called the Secretary of Commerce and Resources).

List of Secretaries of Natural Resources

Secretary of Natural Resources (July 1986–present)

* John W. Daniel II (1986–1990) * Elizabeth H. Haskell (1990–1994) * Becky Norton Dunlop (1994–1998) * John Paul Woodley Jr. (1998–2001) * Ron Hamm (2001–2002) * W. Tayloe Murphy Jr. (2002–2006) *

Preston Bryant Larry Preston Bryant, Jr. (born June 5, 1964) is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates who served as Secretary of Natural Resources under Governor Tim Kaine Timothy Michael Kaine (; born February 26, 1958) is an American lawye ...

(2006–2010) *

Douglas Domenech Douglas William Domenech is an American government official who served as the Assistant United States Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2021. He is a former a George W. Bush administration politi ...

(2010–2014) *

Molly Joseph Ward Molly Joseph Ward is a former Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources. She was appointed to this position by Governor Terry McAuliffe in 2014. Previously, she served as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Intergovernmental A ...

(2014–2018) *

Matt Strickler Matt Strickler is the former Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources, serving under Governor Ralph Northam since January 2018. Background Strickler originally hails from Lexington. After receiving degrees in public policy and environmental studi ...

(2018–2021) *

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(2021–2022) * Andrew R. Wheeler (2022) *

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(acting; 2022–present)

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