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Presidential Order of Succession

In 1947 the rules for the current Presidential Order of Succession were established.  Below is the list of who would take over as President in the event that a sitting President should be unable to hold office:

  • The Vice President Richard Cheney

  • Speaker of the House John Dennis Hastert

  • President pro tempore of the Senate1 Ted Stevens

  • Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

  • Secretary of the Treasury John Snow

  • Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld

  • Attorney General Alberto Gonzales

  • Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton

  • Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns

  • Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez2

  • Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao3

  • Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt

  • Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson

  • Secretary of Transportation Norman Yoshio Mineta

  • Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman

  • Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings

  • Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson

  • Secretary of Homeland Security4 Michael Chertoff

 

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