List of Department of Agriculture appointments by Donald Trump

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Appointments

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Office Nominee Assumed office Left office
 
Secretary of Agriculture
 
Sonny Perdue[1]
April 25, 2017
(Confirmed April 24, 2017, 87–11)[2]
 
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
 
Stephen Censky
October 10, 2017
(Confirmed October 3, 2017, voice vote)
November 8, 2020
 
General Counsel of Agriculture
 
Stephen Vaden[3]
March 17, 2017 September 5, 2017
December 14, 2018
(Confirmed November 27, 2018, 53–46)[4]
December 21, 2020
 
Chief Financial Officer of Agriculture
Vacant
 
Principal Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Agriculture
 
Scott Soles[5]
August 13, 2019 January 20, 2021
 
Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services)
Vacant
 
Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
 
Brandon Lipps
August 19, 2019 January 20, 2021
 
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
(Congressional Relations)
 
Ken Barbic[6]
May 7, 2018
(Confirmed April 26, 2018, voice vote)
January 20, 2021
 
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights
Vacant
 
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
(Civil Rights)
Vacant
 
Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services)
 
Bill Northey[7]
March 6, 2018
(Confirmed February 27, 2018, voice vote)
 
Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation
 
Gary Washington
June 2018
 
Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service
 
Kenneth Johnson[8]
April 30, 2018
(Appointed February 8, 2018)
January 20, 2021
 
Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety
 
Mindy Brashears[9]
January 29, 2019 January 20, 2021
 
Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Food Safety)
March 23, 2020
(Confirmed March 23, 2020, voice vote)
January 20, 2021
 
Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Natural Resources and Environment)
 
James E. Hubbard[10]
September 7, 2018
(Confirmed August 28, 2018, voice vote)
January 20, 2021
 
Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Marketing and Regulatory Programs)
 
Greg Ibach
October 30, 2017
(Confirmed October 26, 2017, voice vote)
January 20, 2021
 
Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics
 
Scott H. Hutchins[11]
January 29, 2019 January 20, 2021
 
Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Research, Education, and Economics)
Vacant
 
Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs)
 
Ted McKinney
October 10, 2017
(Confirmed October 3, 2017, voice vote)
January 20, 2021
 
Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture
 
J. Scott Angle[12]
October 29, 2018
(Appointed September 2018)
January 20, 2021

Previous officeholders

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Office Name Took office Left office Notes
 
Secretary of Agriculture
 
Mike Young
January 20, 2017 April 25, 2017
 
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
January 20, 2017 October 10, 2017

References

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  1. ^ Bluestein, Greg, "Breaking: Donald Trump taps Sonny Perdue as his agriculture chief", Atlanta Journal-Constitution", January 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Sonny Perdue, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Agriculture)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ^ "PN889 – Nomination of Stephen Alexander Vaden for Department of Agriculture, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. December 11, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Stephen Alexander Vaden, of Tennessee, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved April 4, 2019 – via National Archives.
  6. ^ "USDA Organization Chart" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  7. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017 – via National Archives.
  8. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Appoint Kenneth Johnson and Intent to Nominate Jeffrey Nadaner". whitehouse.gov. February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018 – via National Archives.
  9. ^ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2018 – via National Archives.
  10. ^ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved April 16, 2018 – via National Archives.
  11. ^ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to a Key Administration Post". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved July 27, 2018 – via National Archives.
  12. ^ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2018 – via National Archives.