United States Department of Commerce

The Department of Commerce and Labor was created by act of Congress on February 14, 1903. On March 4, 1913, this department was split into two separate cabinet-level agencies, the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor.

The mission of the Department of Commerce is to promote domestic and foreign trade and to foster, serve, and promote the nation's economic development and technological advancement.

Office of the Secretary
Secretary of Commerce
Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Chief of Staff
Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
Assistant Secretary for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration
Chief Information Officer
General Counsel
Inspector General
Office of Business Liaison
Office of Policy and Strategic Planning
Office of Public Affairs
Office of White House Liaison
International IPR Enforcement Coordinator

Bureau of Industry and Security
Under Secretary for Industry and Security
Deputy Under Secretary for Industry and Security
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration
Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement

Economics and Statistics Administration
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs
Bureau of the Census
Director
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Director

Economic Development Administration
Assistant Secretary for Economic Development

International Trade Administration
Under Secretary for International Trade
Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade
Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration
Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion and Director General for the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service
Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing Services

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Under Secretary and Administrator for NOAA
Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere

National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information

Patent and Trademark Office
Under Secretary for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Secretaries of Commerce and Labor
Secretary	Dates of Service	President(s)
George B. Cortelyou	Feb 18, 1903-June 30, 1904	Roosevelt
Victor H. Metcalf	July 1, 1904-Dec 16, 1906	Roosevelt
Oscar S. Straus	Dec 17, 1906-Mar 5, 1909	Roosevelt
Charles Nagel	Mar 6, 1909-Mar 4, 1913	Taft
Secretaries of Commerce
William C. Redfield	Mar 5, 1913-Oct 31, 1919	Wilson
Joshua W. Alexander	Dec 16, 1919-Mar 4, 1921	Wilson
Herbert C. Hoover	Mar 5, 1921-Aug 21, 1928	Harding and Coolidge
William F. Whiting	Aug 22, 1928-Mar 4, 1929	Coolidge
Robert P. Lamont	Mar 5, 1929-Aug 7, 1932	Hoover
Roy D. Chapin	Aug 8, 1932-Mar 3, 1933	Hoover
Daniel C. Roper	Mar 4, 1933-Dec 23, 1938	Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins	Dec 24, 1938-Sep 18, 1940	Roosevelt
Jesse H. Jones	Sep 19, 1940-Mar 1, 1945	Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace	Mar 2, 1945-Sep 20, 1946	Roosevelt and Truman
W. Averell Harriman	Oct 7, 1946-Apr 22, 1948	Truman
Charles Sawyer	May 6, 1948-Jan 20, 1953	Truman
Sinclair Weeks	Jan 21, 1953-Nov 10, 1958	Eisenhower
Lewis L. Strauss	Nov 13, 1958-June 30, 1959	Eisenhower
Frederick H. Mueller	Aug 10, 1959-Jan 19, 1961	Eisenhower
Luther H. Hodges	Jan 21, 1961-Jan 15, 1965	Kennedy and Johnson
John T. Connor	Jan 18, 1965-Jan 31, 1967	Johnson
Alexander B. Trowbridge	June 14, 1967-Mar 1, 1968	Johnson
C.R. Smith	Mar 6, 1968-Jan 19, 1969	Johnson
Maurice H. Stans	Jan 21, 1969-Feb 15, 1972	Nixon
Peter G. Peterson	Feb 29, 1972-Feb 1, 1973	Nixon
Frederick B. Dent	Feb 2, 1973-Mar 26, 1975	Nixon and Ford
Rogers C.B. Morton	May 1, 1975-Feb 2, 1976	Ford
Eliot L. Richardson	Feb 2, 1976-Jan 20, 1977	Ford
Juanita M. Kreps	Jan 23, 1977-Oct 31, 1979	Carter
Philip M. Klutznick	Jan 9, 1980-Jan 19, 1981	Carter
Malcolm Baldrige	Jan 20, 1981-July 25, 1987	Reagan
C. William Verity	Oct 19, 1987-Jan 30, 1989	Reagan
Robert A. Mosbacher	Jan 31, 1989-Jan 15, 1992	Bush
Barbara H. Franklin	Feb 27, 1992-Jan 20, 1993	Bush
Ronald H. Brown	Jan 22, 1993-Apr 3, 1996	Clinton
Mickey Kantor	Apr 12, 1996-Jan 21, 1997	Clinton
William M. Daley	Jan 30, 1997-July 19, 2000	Clinton
Norman A. Mineta	July 21, 2000-Jan 19, 2001	Clinton
Donald L. Evans	Jan 20, 2001-Feb 3, 2005	Bush
Carlos M. Gutierrez	Feb 7, 2005-	Bush

The longest-serving Secretary of Commerce was Herbert Hoover, who served almost seven and a half years.

The first woman, and the only economist, to serve as Secretary of Commerce was Juanita Kreps.

The youngest person to be named Secretary of Commerce was 38-year-old Alexander Trowbridge.

The oldest to be appointed was Philip Klutznick, who was 72 when he took office.