2006-09-22 07:20:08 · 16 answers · asked by charlotte j 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
The Speaker of the House
2006-09-22 07:21:45 · answer #1 · answered by veus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The line of succession is currently:
1. Vice President
2. Speaker of the House
3. President Pro Tempore of the Senate
4. Secretary of State
5. Secretary of the Treasury
6. Secretary of Defense
7. Attorney General
8. Secretary of the Interior
9. Secretary of Agriculture
10. Secretary of Commerce
11. Secretary of Labor
12. Secretary of Health and Human Services
13. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
14. Secretary of Transportation
15. Secretary of Energy
16. Secretary of Education
17. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
2006-09-22 14:21:38 · answer #2 · answered by finaldx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Today --- The Presidential Succession Act of 1947 (Amended)
Cabinet officers have been in the line for presidential succession since 1886. So, whenever the structure of the Cabinet changes, the Presidential Succession Act must be amended to reflect the changes. Since the law was first enacted in 1947, for example, the Secretary of War has been replaced by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Navy and the Postmaster General have been removed from the Cabinet, and six new Cabinet departments have been added. The current law preserves the tradition of ranking the Cabinet departments by the year they were founded.
The line of succession is currently:
Vice President
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Defense
Attorney General
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
2006-09-22 14:23:58 · answer #3 · answered by mockingbird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Currently, Dennis Hastert
2006-09-22 14:21:08 · answer #4 · answered by just browsin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be the Speaker of the House, and the next in line after them would be the President Pro-temp.
2006-09-22 14:29:15 · answer #5 · answered by My 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Secretary of State or Chairman of the House of Rpresentatives.
2006-09-22 14:26:52 · answer #6 · answered by asru 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The speaker of the house is next in line.
2006-09-22 14:48:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speaker of the House, currently J. Dennis Hastert, of Illinois... hope this helps! have a great one!
2006-09-22 14:29:11 · answer #8 · answered by rnash0305 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a trick question!
The current elected employee in that office is not able to "run" the U.S., and that's not the executive offices function anyhow.
Currently the Bilderberg Group runs the country.
2006-09-22 14:57:03 · answer #9 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe the speaker of the house of representatives.
2006-09-22 14:22:57 · answer #10 · answered by dirftwood22 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋