The Order of Succession for the President of the United States, determined by the Presidential Succession Act, lays out who will be President in case of the death or removal of the current president, Barack Obama.
Current Order
- Vice President Joe Biden
- Speaker of the House John Boehner
- President pro tempore of the Senate Daniel Inouye
- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner
- Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta
- Attorney General Eric Holder
- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
- Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
- Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank (acting)
- Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis
- Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelious
- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan
- Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood
- Secretary of Energy Steven Chu
- Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
- Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki
- Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano