Order of Trump’s Presidential Succession
Started in 1792,
altered by Congress in 1886,
till 1947 by President Harry Truman.
Then in 1967 the 25th Amendment provided for a vacancy in the vice presidency.
- The Vice President Mike Pence
- Speaker of the House Paul Ryan
- President pro tempore of the Senate Orrin Hatch
- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
- Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin
- Secretary of Defense Gen. James Mattis
- Attorney General Jeff Sessions
- Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke
- Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue
- Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross
- Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta
- Secretary of Labor Andrew Puzder
- Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price
- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson
- Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao
- Secretary of Energy Rick Perry
- Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos
- Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin
- Secretary of Homeland Security Gen. John Kelly
Updated: Nov 16, 2017
The Cabinet
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