Alexander Hague
The first cabinet officer in line for the presidency is the Secretary of state, who is behind the vice-president, the Speaker of the House and president pro tempore of the Senate.
The last cabinet officer in line of succession for the presidency is the Secretary of Homeland Security. The second to last cabinet officer in line is Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
According to U.S. Code, the Speaker of the House is first in line after the Vice-President to act as President when neither the President nor the Vice President is available, willing, able and qualified to do so.If there is no House Speaker, or if the House Speaker is not able and qualified, the Presidency goes to the holder of the office highest on the following list who is able and qualified:the President pro-tempore of the Senatethe Secretary of Statethe Secretary of the Treasurythe Secretary of Defensethe Attorney Generalthe Secretary of the Interiorthe Secretary of Agriculturethe Secretary of Commercethe Secretary of Laborthe Secretary of Health and Human Servicesthe Secretary of Housing and Urban Developmentthe Secretary of Transportationthe Secretary of Energythe Secretary of Educationthe Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Vice President of the United States 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 Secretary of Homeland Security
Alexander Hague
The first cabinet officer in line for the presidency is the Secretary of state, who is behind the vice-president, the Speaker of the House and president pro tempore of the Senate.
after the Speaker of the House and before the Secretary of State
The order of succession is: (1) Vice-President, (2) Speaker of the House,(3) President Pro-tempore of the Senate,(4) Secretary of State, (5) Secretary of the Treasury.
The succession of the presidency after the Vice President is The Speaker of the House of Representatives, then the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and then the Secretary of State. From that point, the succession descends through the cabinet officers.
The last cabinet officer in line of succession for the presidency is the Secretary of Homeland Security. The second to last cabinet officer in line is Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
President (Obama), Vice President (Biden), Speaker of the House (Boehner), President pro tempore of Senate (Inouye), Secretary of State (Clinton). You can find this on Wikipedia under "succession of presidency"
The secretary of commerce. our current soc being Gary Locke.
After the Secretary of Homeland Security, the next in line for the presidency is the Attorney General. If the Attorney General is unable to assume the presidency, the line of succession continues with the Secretary of State, followed by other cabinet secretaries in the order that their departments were created.
Succession doesn't happen unless the president dies. but to answer your question, the first four people after the president are: 1: Vice President, if he dies then: 2: Attourney General, if he dies then: 3: Speaker of the house of representatives, if they die: 4: Secretary of Defence of the initial president before people started dying
According to U.S. Code, the Speaker of the House is first in line after the Vice-President to act as President when neither the President nor the Vice President is available, willing, able and qualified to do so.If there is no House Speaker, or if the House Speaker is not able and qualified, the Presidency goes to the holder of the office highest on the following list who is able and qualified:the President pro-tempore of the Senatethe Secretary of Statethe Secretary of the Treasurythe Secretary of Defensethe Attorney Generalthe Secretary of the Interiorthe Secretary of Agriculturethe Secretary of Commercethe Secretary of Laborthe Secretary of Health and Human Servicesthe Secretary of Housing and Urban Developmentthe Secretary of Transportationthe Secretary of Energythe Secretary of Educationthe Secretary of Veterans Affairs
He mistakenly thought that the secretary of state stepped into the presidency, when it actually was the speaker of the house