Q: What is the presidential line of succession?
A: The line of succession defines who may become or act as President of the United States upon the incapacity, death, resignation or removal of the President-elect. The line is as follows:
– The Vice President
– Speaker of the House
– President 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
– By Kelly Savio, Staff Writer
Source: www.usconstitution.net
