Editing United States Secretary of the Interior

{{short description|Head of the United States Department of the Interior}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = United States Secretary
| body = the Interior
| flag = Flag of the United States Secretary of the Interior.svg
| flagborder = yes
| flagsize = 130
| flagcaption = Flag of the secretary
| insignia = Seal of the United States Department of the Interior.svg
| insigniasize = 120
| insigniacaption = Seal of the Department of the Interior
| image = Portait of Secretary Doug Burgum, 2025 (cropped) (cropped).jpg
| incumbent = [[Doug Burgum]]
| incumbentsince = February 1, 2025
| acting = no
| department = [[United States Department of the Interior]]
| style = Mr. Secretary (informal)<br />[[The Honourable#United States|The Honorable]] (formal)
| member_of = [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]]
| reports_to = [[President of the United States]]
| seat = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| appointer = [[President of the United States]]
| appointer_qualified = with [[United States Senate|Senate]] [[advice and consent]]
| termlength = No fixed term
| constituting_instrument = {{UnitedStatesCode|43|1451}}
| formation = {{start date and age|1849|3|3}}
| first = [[Thomas Ewing]]
| succession = [[United States presidential line of succession|Eighth]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/3/19 |title=3 U.S. Code § 19 – Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act |website=[[Legal Information Institute]]}}</ref>
| deputy = [[United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior]]
| salary = [[Executive Schedule|Executive Schedule, Level I]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.doi.gov/|doi.gov}}
}}

The '''United States secretary of the interior''' is the head of the [[United States Department of the Interior]]. The secretary and the Department of the Interior are responsible for the management and conservation of most [[federal land]] along with [[natural resources]], leading such agencies as the [[Bureau of Land Management]], the [[United States Geological Survey]], the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs]] and the [[National Park Service]]. The secretary also serves on and appoints the private citizens on the [[National Park Foundation]] Board. The secretary is a member of the [[United States Cabinet]] and reports to the [[president of the United States]]. The function of the U.S. Department of the Interior is different from that of the [[interior minister]] designated in many other countries.

As the policies and activities of the Department of the Interior and many of its agencies have a substantial impact in the [[Western United States]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newwest.net/topic/article/the_wests_new_land_lords/C41/L41/ |title=Salazar, Vilsack: The West's New Land Lords |first=Courtney |last=Lowery |date=December 17, 2008 |website=New West |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220221345/http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/the_wests_new_land_lords/C41/L41/ |archive-date=December 20, 2008}}</ref> the secretary of the interior has typically come from a western state; only one secretary since 1949, [[Rogers Morton]], was not a resident or native of a state lying west of the [[Mississippi River]].

Secretary of the Interior is a [[Executive Schedule#Level I|Level I position in the Executive Schedule]],<ref>{{UnitedStatesCode|5|5312}}</ref> thus earning a salary of [[US Dollar|US$]]246,400, as of January 2024.<ref name="opm-pay-table-2024ex">
{{cite web
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  | first = 
  | title = Rates of Basic Pay for the Executive Schedule
  | publisher = [[United States Office of Personnel Management|Office of Personnel Management]]
  | date = 2024-01-01
  | url = https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2024/EX.pdf
  | access-date = 2024-06-13}}</ref>

The current interior secretary is [[Doug Burgum]], who was sworn in on February 1, 2025.

==Line of succession==
The line of succession for the secretary of the interior is as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/elips/documents/Chapter%20%203_%20SECRETARIAL%20SUCCESSION%20%282%29.doc |title=Chapter 3:  Secretarial Succession |date=September 3, 2004 |website=Electronic Library of the Interior Policies |access-date=October 30, 2016}}</ref>
#[[United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior|Deputy Secretary of the Interior]]
#Solicitor of the Interior
#Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget
#Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
#Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
#Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks
#Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
#Director, Security, Safety, and Law Enforcement, [[United States Bureau of Reclamation|Bureau of Reclamation]]
#Central Region Director, [[United States Geological Survey|US Geological Survey]]
#Intermountain Regional Director, [[National Park Service]]
#Region 6 (Mountain-Prairie Region) Director, [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service|US Fish and Wildlife Service]]
#Colorado State Director, [[Bureau of Land Management]]
#Regional Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region

==List of secretaries of the interior==
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; Parties
{{legend2|{{party color|Whig Party (United States)}}|[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (3)
{{legend2|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (17)
{{legend2|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (34)

; Status
{{legend|#E6E6AA|Denotes [[acting (law)|acting]] Secretary of the Interior|border=black}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Number
!class=unsortable |Portrait
!Name
!State of residence
!Took office
!Left office
!colspan=2 |[[President of the United States|President(s)]]
|- 
!rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Whig Party (United States)}};" |1
|rowspan=2 |[[File:ThomasEwingSr.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan=2 |[[Thomas Ewing]]
|rowspan=2 |[[Ohio]]
|rowspan=2 |{{dts|March 8, 1849}}
|rowspan=2 |{{dts|July 22, 1850}}
|style="background: {{party color|Whig Party (United States)}};" |
|{{sortname|Zachary|Taylor}}<br>(1849–1850)
|-
|rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color|Whig Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=3 |{{sortname|Millard|Fillmore}}<br>(1850–1853)
|- 
!style="background: {{party color|Whig Party (United States)}};" |2
|[[File:Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan.png|75px]]
|{{sortname|Thomas|McKennan|Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan}}
|[[Pennsylvania]]
|{{dts|August 15, 1850}}
|{{dts|August 26, 1850}}
|- 
!style="background: {{party color|Whig Party (United States)}};" |3
|[[File:AxHHStuart (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Alexander|Stuart|Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart}}
|[[Virginia]]
|{{dts|September 14, 1850}}
|{{dts|March 7, 1853}}
|- 
!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|4}}
|[[File:Robert McClelland 1.jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Robert|McClelland|dab=American politician}}
|[[Michigan]]
|{{dts|March 8, 1853}}
|{{dts|March 9, 1857}}
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|{{sortname|Franklin|Pierce}}<br>(1853–1857)
|- 
!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|5}}
|[[File:Jacob Thompson (ca. 1857).jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Jacob|Thompson}}
|[[Mississippi]]
|{{dts|March 10, 1857}}
|{{dts|January 8, 1861}}
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|{{sortname|James|Buchanan}}<br>(1857–1861)
|- 
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|6}}
|[[File:CBSmith.jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Caleb|Smith|Caleb Blood Smith}}
|[[Indiana]]
|{{dts|March 5, 1861}}
|{{dts|December 31, 1862}}
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Abraham|Lincoln}}<br>(1861–1865)
|- 
!rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|7}}
|rowspan=2 |[[File:John Palmer Usher.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|John|Usher|John Palmer Usher}}
|rowspan=2 |[[Indiana]]
|rowspan=2 |{{dts|January 1, 1863}}
|rowspan=2 |{{dts|May 15, 1865}}
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|-
|rowspan=3 |{{sortname|Andrew|Johnson}}<br>(1865–1869)
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|8}}
|[[File:James-Harlan.jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|James|Harlan|dab=senator}}
|[[Iowa]]
|{{dts|May 16, 1865}}
|{{dts|August 31, 1866}}
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|- 
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|9}}
|[[File:Orville Hickman Browning - Brady-Handy.jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Orville|Browning|Orville Hickman Browning}}
|[[Illinois]]
|{{dts|September 1, 1866}}
|{{dts|March 4, 1869}}
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|- 
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|10}}
|[[File:Jacob Dolson Cox - Brady-Handy.jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Jacob|Cox|Jacob Dolson Cox}}
|[[Ohio]]
|{{dts|March 5, 1869}}
|{{dts|October 31, 1870}}
|rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=3 |{{sortname|Ulysses S.|Grant}}<br>(1869–1877)
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|11}}
|[[File:CDelano.jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Columbus|Delano}}
|[[Ohio]]
|{{dts|November 1, 1870}}
|{{dts|September 30, 1875}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|12}}
|[[File:Zachariah Chandler.jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Zachariah|Chandler}}
|[[Michigan]]
|{{dts|October 19, 1875}}
|{{dts|March 11, 1877}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|13}}
|[[File:Carl-Schurz.jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Carl|Schurz}}
|[[Missouri]]
|{{dts|March 12, 1877}}
|{{dts|March 7, 1881}}
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|{{sortname|Rutherford B.|Hayes}}<br>(1887–1881)
|-
!rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|14}}
|rowspan=2 |[[File:Samuel Jordan Kirkwood.png|75px]]
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Samuel J.|Kirkwood}}
|rowspan=2 |[[Iowa]]
|rowspan=2 |{{dts|March 8, 1881}}
|rowspan=2 |{{dts|April 17, 1882}}
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|{{sortname|James A.|Garfield}}<br>(1881)
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Chester A.|Arthur}}<br>(1881–1885)
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|15}}
|[[File:Henry Moore Teller.png|75px]]
|{{sortname|Henry M.|Teller}}
|[[Colorado]]
|{{dts|April 18, 1882}}
|{{dts|March 3, 1885}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|16}}
|[[File:Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar.png|75px]]
|{{sortname|Lucius|Lamar|Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II}}
|[[Mississippi]]
|{{dts|March 6, 1885}}
|{{dts|January 10, 1888}}
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Grover|Cleveland}}<br>(1885–1889)
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|17}}
|[[File:Vilas2.jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|William|Vilas|William Freeman Vilas}}
|[[Wisconsin]]
|{{dts|January 16, 1888}}
|{{dts|March 6, 1889}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|18}}
|[[File:John Willock Noble.png|75px]]
|{{sortname|John|Noble|John Willock Noble}}
|[[Missouri]]
|{{dts|March 7, 1889}}
|{{dts|March 6, 1893}}
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|{{sortname|Benjamin|Harrison}}<br>(1889–1893)
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|19}}
|[[File:M. Hoke Smith, 1912.jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Hoke|Smith|M. Hoke Smith}}
|[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
|{{dts|March 6, 1893}}
|{{dts|September 1, 1896}}
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Grover|Cleveland}}<br>(1893–1897)
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|20}}
|[[File:David Rowland Francis.png|75px]]
|{{sortname|David R.|Francis}}
|[[Missouri]]
|{{dts|September 3, 1896}}
|{{dts|March 5, 1897}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|21}}
|[[File:Cornelius Newton Bliss.jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Cornelius|Bliss|Cornelius Newton Bliss}}
|[[New York (state)|New York]]
|{{dts|March 6, 1897}}
|{{dts|February 19, 1899}}
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|William|McKinley}}<br>(1897–1901)
|-
!rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|22}}
|rowspan=2 |[[File:EAHitchcock-SecInterior.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Ethan|Hitchcock|Ethan A. Hitchcock (Interior)}}
|rowspan=2 |[[Missouri]]
|rowspan=2 |{{dts|February 20, 1899}}
|rowspan=2 |{{dts|March 4, 1907}}
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Theodore|Roosevelt}}<br>(1901–1909)
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|23}}
|[[File:James Rudolph Garfield.png|75px]]
|{{sortname|James|Garfield|James Rudolph Garfield}}
|[[Ohio]]
|{{dts|March 5, 1907}}
|{{dts|March 4, 1909}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|24}}
|[[File:Richard Achilles Ballinger.png|75px]]
|{{sortname|Richard A.|Ballinger}}
|[[Washington (state)|Washington]]
|{{dts|March 6, 1909}}
|{{dts|March 12, 1911}}
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|William Howard|Taft}}<br>(1909–1913)
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|25}}
|[[File:Walter L. Fisher cph.3a00307.jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Walter L.|Fisher}}
|[[Illinois]]
|{{dts|March 13, 1911}}
|{{dts|March 5, 1913}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|26}}
|[[File:Franklin Knight Lane.png|75px]]
|{{sortname|Franklin|Lane|Franklin Knight Lane}}
|[[California]]
|{{dts|March 6, 1913}}
|{{dts|February 29, 1920}}
|rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=3 |{{sortname|Woodrow|Wilson}}<br>(1913–1921)
|-
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |–
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{sortname|Alexander|Vogelsang}}<br />{{small|Acting}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[California]]
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|February 29, 1920}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|March 13, 1920}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|27}}
|[[File:John Barton Payne (1855–1935) - Official portrait.jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|John|Payne|John Barton Payne}}
|[[Illinois]]
|{{dts|March 15, 1920}}
|{{dts|March 4, 1921}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|28}}
|[[File:Albert Fall.jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Albert B.|Fall}}
|[[New Mexico]]
|{{dts|March 5, 1921}}
|{{dts|March 4, 1923}}
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Warren G.|Harding}}<br>(1921–1923)
|-
!rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|29}}
|rowspan=2 |[[File:Hubert Work cph.3b20185.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Hubert|Work}}
|rowspan=2 |[[Colorado]]
|rowspan=2 |{{dts|March 5, 1923}}
|rowspan=2 |{{dts|July 24, 1928}}
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Calvin|Coolidge}}<br>(1923–1929)
|-
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|30}}
|[[File:Roy Owen West.png|75px]]
|{{sortname|Roy|West|Roy Owen West}}
|[[Illinois]]
|{{dts|July 25, 1928}}
|{{dts|March 4, 1929}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|31}}
|[[File:RayLymanWilbur.gif|75px]]
|{{sortname|Ray Lyman|Wilbur}}
|[[California]]
|{{dts|March 5, 1929}}
|{{dts|March 4, 1933}}
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|{{sortname|Herbert|Hoover}}<br>(1929–1933)
|-
!rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|32}}
|rowspan=2 |[[File:Ickes.gif|75px]]
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Harold L.|Ickes}}
|rowspan=2 |[[Illinois]]
|rowspan=2 |{{dts|March 4, 1933}}
|rowspan=2 |{{dts|February 15, 1946}}
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|{{sortname|Franklin D.|Roosevelt}}<br>(1933–1945)
|-
|rowspan=4 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=4 |{{sortname|Harry S.|Truman}}<br>(1945–1953)
|-
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |–
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[File:Oscar Littleton Chapman.png|75px]]
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{sortname|Oscar L.|Chapman}}<br />{{small|Acting}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[Colorado]]
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|February 15, 1946}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|March 18, 1946}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|33}}
|[[File:Julius A Krug.png|75px]]
|{{sortname|Julius|Krug|Julius Albert Krug}}
|[[Wisconsin]]
|{{dts|March 18, 1946}}
|{{dts|December 1, 1949}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|34}}
|[[File:Oscar Littleton Chapman.png|75px]]
|{{sortname|Oscar L.|Chapman}}
|[[Colorado]]
|{{dts|December 1, 1949}}
|{{dts|January 20, 1953}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|35}}
|[[File:Douglas McKay.png|75px]]
|{{sortname|Douglas|McKay}}
|[[Oregon]]
|{{dts|January 21, 1953}}
|{{dts|April 15, 1956}}
|rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=3 |{{sortname|Dwight D.|Eisenhower}}<br>(1953–1961)
|-
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |–
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{sortname|Clarence|Davis}}<br />{{small|Acting}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[Nebraska]]
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|April 15, 1956}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|June 8, 1956}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|36}}
|[[File:Seaton.gif|75px]]
|{{sortname|Fred|Seaton|Fred Andrew Seaton}}
|[[Nebraska]]
|{{dts|June 8, 1956}}
|{{dts|January 20, 1961}}
|-
!rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|37}}
|rowspan=2 |[[File:Stewart L Udall - 1960s.gif|75px]]
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Stewart|Udall}}
|rowspan=2 |[[Arizona]]
|rowspan=2 |{{dts|January 21, 1961}}
|rowspan=2 |{{dts|January 20, 1969}}
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|{{sortname|John F.|Kennedy}}<br>(1961–1963)
|-
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|{{sortname|Lyndon B.|Johnson}}<br>(1963–1969)
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|38}}
|[[File:Hickel.gif|75px]]
|{{sortname|Wally|Hickel}}
|[[Alaska]]
|{{dts|January 24, 1969}}
|{{dts|November 25, 1970}}
|rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=3 |{{sortname|Richard|Nixon}}<br>(1969–1974)
|-
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |–
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{sortname|Fred J.|Russell}}<br />{{small|Acting}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[California]]
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|November 25, 1970}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|January 29, 1971}}
|-
!rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|39}}
|rowspan=2 |[[File:RogersClarkBallardMorton.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Rogers|Morton}}
|rowspan=2 |[[Maryland]]
|rowspan=2 |{{dts|January 29, 1971}}
|rowspan=2 |{{dts|April 30, 1975}}
|-
|rowspan=5 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=5 |{{sortname|Gerald|Ford}}<br>(1974–1977)
|-
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |–
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[File:Kent Frizzell - Department of Justice.jpg|75px]]
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{sortname|Kent|Frizzell}}<br />{{small|Acting}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[Kansas]]
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|April 30, 1975}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|June 12, 1975}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|40}}
|[[File:Stanley K Hathaway.png|75px]]
|{{sortname|Stanley K.|Hathaway}}
|[[Wyoming]]
|{{dts|June 12, 1975}}
|{{dts|October 9, 1975}}
|-
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |–
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[File:Kent Frizzell - Department of Justice.jpg|75px]]
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{sortname|Kent|Frizzell}}<br />{{small|Acting}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[Kansas]]
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|October 9, 1975}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|October 17, 1975}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|41}}
|[[File:Thomas S Kleppe.gif|75px]]
|{{sortname|Thomas S.|Kleppe}}
|[[North Dakota]]
|{{dts|October 17, 1975}}
|{{dts|January 20, 1977}}
|-
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |–
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{sortname|Alfred|Albert}}<br />{{small|Acting}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|January 20, 1977}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|January 23, 1977}}
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Jimmy|Carter}}<br>(1977–1981)
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|42}}
|[[File:Cecil D Andrus.png|75px]]
|{{sortname|Cecil D.|Andrus}}
|[[Idaho]]
|{{dts|January 23, 1977}}
|{{dts|January 20, 1981}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|43}}
|[[File:James g watt.png|75px]]
|{{sortname|James G.|Watt}}
|[[Colorado]]
|{{dts|January 23, 1981}}
|{{dts|November 8, 1983}}
|rowspan=4 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=4 |{{sortname|Ronald|Reagan}}<br>(1981–1989)
|-
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |–
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[File:J.J. Simmons, III - Surface Transportation Board Vice Chairman.jpg|75px]]
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{sortname|J. J.|Simmons}}<br />{{small|Acting}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[New Jersey]]
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|November 8, 1983}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|November 18, 1983}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|44}}
|[[File:William patrick clark.png|75px]]
|{{sortname|William P.|Clark}}
|[[California]]
|{{dts|November 18, 1983}}
|{{dts|February 7, 1985}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|45}}
|[[File:Donald hodel.JPG|75px]]
|{{sortname|Donald P.|Hodel}}
|[[Oregon]]
|{{dts|February 8, 1985}}
|{{dts|January 20, 1989}}
|-
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |–
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{sortname|Earl|Gjelde}}<br />{{small|Acting}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[Virginia]]
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|January 20, 1989}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|February 3, 1989}}
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|George H. W.|Bush}}<br>(1989–1993)
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|46}}
|[[File:Lujan manuel.jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Manuel|Lujan Jr.}}
|[[New Mexico]]
|{{dts|February 3, 1989}}
|{{dts|January 20, 1993}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|47}}
|[[File:Bruce babbitt.jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Bruce|Babbitt}}
|[[Arizona]]
|{{dts|January 22, 1993}}
|{{dts|January 19, 2001}}
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Bill|Clinton}}<br>(1993–2001)
|-
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#E6E6AA |–
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[File:Thomas Slonaker, Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of Interior - NARA - 5609637.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{sortname|Thomas|Slonaker}}<br />{{small|Acting}}
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[Arizona]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|January 20, 2001}}
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|January 31, 2001}}
|-
|rowspan=5 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=5 |{{sortname|George W.|Bush}}<br>(2001–2009)
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|48}}
|[[File:Gale Norton.jpeg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Gale|Norton}}
|[[Colorado]]
|{{dts|January 31, 2001}}
|{{dts|March 31, 2006}}
|-
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |–
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[File:Lynn Scarlett.jpg|75px]]
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{sortname|Lynn|Scarlett}}<br />{{small|Acting}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[California]]
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|April 1, 2006}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|May 26, 2006}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|49}}
|[[File:Dirk Kempthorne, official Interior Dept color photo, 2006.jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Dirk|Kempthorne}}
|[[Idaho]]
|{{dts|May 26, 2006}}
|{{dts|January 19, 2009}}
|-
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#E6E6AA |–
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[File:Lynn Scarlett.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{sortname|Lynn|Scarlett}}<br />{{small|Acting}}
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[California]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|January 19, 2009}}
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|January 20, 2009}}
|-
|rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=3 |{{sortname|Barack|Obama}}<br>(2009–2017)
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|50}}
|[[File:Ken Salazar official DOI portrait.jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Ken|Salazar}}
|[[Colorado]]
|{{dts|January 20, 2009}}
|{{dts|April 12, 2013}}
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|51}}
|[[File:Sally Jewell official portrait.jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Sally|Jewell}}
|[[Washington (state)|Washington]]
|{{dts|April 12, 2013}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doi.gov/whoweare/secretaryjewell.cfm |title=About Secretary Jewell |website=U.S. Department of the Interior |access-date=May 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608142317/http://www.doi.gov/whoweare/secretaryjewell.cfm |archive-date=June 8, 2013}}</ref> 
|{{dts|January 20, 2017}}
|-
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |–
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{sortname|Kevin|Haugrud}}<br />{{small|Acting}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|January 20, 2017}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|March 1, 2017}}
|rowspan=4 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=4 |{{sortname|Donald|Trump}}<br>(2017–2021)
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|52}}
|[[File:Ryan Zinke official portrait (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Ryan|Zinke}}
|[[Montana]]
|{{dts|March 1, 2017}}
|{{dts|January 2, 2019}}
|-
!rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|53}}
|rowspan=2 |[[File:David Bernhardt official photo.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|David|Bernhardt}}
|rowspan=2 |[[Colorado]]
|style="background:#e6e6aa;" |{{dts|January 2, 2019}}
|style="background:#e6e6aa;" |{{dts|April 11, 2019}}
|-
|{{dts|April 11, 2019}}
|{{dts|January 20, 2021}}
|-
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |–
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[File:Scott de la Vega.jpg|75px]]
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{sortname|Scott|de la Vega}}<br />{{small|Acting}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[New York (state)|New York]]
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|January 20, 2021}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|March 16, 2021}}
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Joe|Biden}}<br>(2021–2025)
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|54}}
|[[File:Secretary Deb Haaland, official headshot.jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Deb|Haaland}}
|[[New Mexico]]
|{{dts|March 16, 2021}}
|{{dts|January 20, 2025}}
|-
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |–
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |[[File:Walter Cruickshank official photo.jpg|75px]]
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{sortname|Walter|Cruickshank}}<br/>{{small|Acting}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|January 20, 2025}}
|bgcolor=#E6E6AA |{{dts|February 1, 2025}}
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2|{{sortname|Donald|Trump}}<br>(2025–present)
|-
!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|55}}
|[[File:Portait of Secretary Doug Burgum, 2025 (cropped) (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|{{sortname|Doug|Burgum}}
|[[North Dakota]]
|{{dts|February 1, 2025}}
|present
|}
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==References==
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