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Formed | June 6, 1986 |
Headquarters | 900 N Stiles Avenue Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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Website | Office of the Secretary of Commerce |
The Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce is a member of the Oklahoma Governor's Cabinet. The Secretary is appointed by the Governor, with the consent of the Oklahoma Senate, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Secretary serves as the chief advisor to the Governor on economic development and trade promotion.
The current Secretary is Chad Mariska, who was appointed by Governor Kevin Stitt in 2022.
The Secretary of Commerce was established in 1986 to provide greater oversight and coordination to the State's economic development activities. The position was established, along with the Oklahoma Governor's Cabinet, by the Executive Branch Reform Act of 1986. The Act directed the Secretary to advise the Governor on economic development policy and advise the state's economic development agencies on new policy as directed by the Governor. As such, the Secretary is responsible for directing the State's development projects to economically distressed communities in order to generate new employment, help retain existing jobs and stimulate industrial and commercial growth.
Oklahoma state law allows for Cabinet Secretaries to serve concurrently as the head of a State agency in addition to their duties as a Cabinet Secretary. Historically, the Secretary of Commerce has also served as the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. However, the current Secretary Sean P. Kouplen does not share this role, with the position Commerce Director currently filled by Brent Kisling.
The Secretary, unless filling an additional role which carries a greater salary, is entitled to annual pay of $70,000. [1] Despite this law, if the Secretary serves as the head of a state agency, the Secretary receives the higher of the two salaries.
The Secretary of Commerce oversees the following state entities:
The Secretary of Commerce oversees a budget for Fiscal Year 2020 of $372 million. The budget authorization is broken down as follows:
Agency | Funding (in millions) | Employees (in FTEs) |
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Economic Development | ||
Department of Commerce | 84.8 | 107 |
Housing Finance Agency | 141.7 | 100 |
Developmental Finance Authority | 1.8 | 5 |
SUBTOTAL | 228.3 | 212 |
Workforce Development | ||
Department of Labor | 8.3 | 82 |
Employment Security Commission | 105.2 | 799 |
SUBTOTAL | 113.5 | 881 |
Professional Licensure | ||
Professional Licensing Boards | 30.5 | 222 |
SUBTOTAL | 30.5 | 222 |
TOTAL | $372.3 | 1,315 |
Name | Took office | Left office | Governor served under |
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Secretary of Commerce | |||
Dean Werries | 1995 | 1997 | Frank Keating |
Ron Rosenfeld | 1997 | 1998 | |
Howard Barnett, Jr. | 1998 | 1999 | |
Russell M. Perry | 2000 | 2001 | |
Vacant | 2001 | 2003 | |
Secretary of Commerce and Tourism | |||
Kathy Taylor | 2003 | 2006 | Brad Henry |
Natalie Shirley | 2007 | 2011 | |
Dave Lopez | 2011 | 2013 | Mary Fallin |
Secretary of Commerce | |||
Larry Parman | 2013 | 2014 | Mary Fallin |
Deby Snodgrass | 2014 | 2015 | |
Secretary of Commerce and Tourism | |||
Deby Snodgrass | 2015 | 2019 | Mary Fallin |
Secretary of Commerce and Workforce Development | |||
Sean P. Kouplan | 2019 | Present | Kevin Stitt |
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