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The United States deputy secretary of agriculture is the second-highest-ranking official in the
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, appointed by the
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with the advice and consent of the
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. The deputy secretary becomes acting secretary of agriculture in the event of the Secretary's resignation, death, or otherwise inability to fulfill the duties of the position. The deputy secretary performs whatever duties are prescribed to him or her by the secretary of agriculture. The deputy secretary of agriculture is paid at level II of the
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. The position of deputy secretary of agriculture was originally called the under secretary of agriculture, until the title was changed in 1976. Previous Deputy Secretaries by recency include Chuck Conner (September 2005–January 2009), Jim Moseley (August 2001 – April 2005), Richard Rominger (May 1993 – January 2001),
Ann Veneman Ann Margaret Veneman (born June 29, 1949) is an American attorney who served as the fifth executive director of UNICEF from 2005 to 2010. She previously served as the 27th United States Secretary of Agriculture from 2001 to 2005, and was the firs ...
(1991–1993), and
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(1989–1991). On July 13, 2017, President
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announced his intent to nominate Stephen Censky, the CEO of the American Soybean Association, as deputy secretary. Censky was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 3, 2017, and served until November, 2020.
Jewel H. Bronaugh Jewel Hairston Bronaugh is an American government official who served as the 14th Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. She previously served as the 16th commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services from 2018 to 2021. B ...
has been serving as the senate-confirmed Deputy Secretary since her confirmation on May 13, 2021. She is the first African-America to serve as Deputy Secretary. Two Deputy Secretaries have gone on to head the Department of Agriculture, Ann Veneman and Richard Lyng.


List of deputy secretaries of agriculture

denotes Acting Deputy Secretary ; Parties (5) (5)


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