National
Secretary of Commerce
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the United States
- Exact method
- Nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate (Article II, Section 2, clause 2)
- Chosen by
- President of the United States
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Howard Lutnick since February 2025
Report Source: govinfo.gov,
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Sources
- whitehouse.gov · checked The White House, The Cabinet page, read 2026-10-12: office and current holder. Appointment method per US Constitution Art. II s.2 cl.2. For: Secretary of Commerce
- govinfo.gov · checked Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents DCPD-202500291, "Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Howard W. Lutnick as Secretary of Commerce", 2025-02-21, read 2026-10-12: sworn in 2025-02-21 (confirmed by the Senate 2025-02-18); start_date corrected from 2025-02-19 (Wikidata). For: Howard Lutnick, current term
- wikidata.org · checked Holder per whitehouse.gov Cabinet page, read 2026-10-12; start date and party from Wikidata position-held (P39) and party (P102) statements, read 2026-10-12 (fallback because the White House page gives no dates). Party left empty where Wikidata is ambiguous. Hegseth start 2025-01-25 is his original Defense Secretary swearing-in. For: Howard Lutnick, current term