Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources

Secretary of Natural Resources of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Incumbent Travis Voyles since March 11, 2023
Style	Mr. Secretary
Member of	Virginia Governor's Cabinet
Appointer	The governor with advice and consent from the General Assembly
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	John W. Daniel II
Formation	July 1986
Website	naturalresources.virginia.gov

The secretary of natural and historic resources is a member of the Virginia Governor's Cabinet. It was established in 1986 after splitting from the state secretary of commerce (then called the secretary of commerce and resources). ^[1]

List of secretaries

Natural resources (July 1986–present)

• John W. Daniel II (1986–1990)
• Elizabeth H. Haskell (1990–1994)
• Becky Norton Dunlop (1994–1998)
• John Paul Woodley Jr. (1998–2001)
• Ron Hamm (2001–2002)
• W. Tayloe Murphy Jr. (2002–2006)
• Preston Bryant (2006–2010)
• Douglas Domenech (2010–2014)
• Molly Joseph Ward (2014–2018)
• Matt Strickler (2018–2021)
• Ann Jennings (2021–2022)
• Andrew R. Wheeler (2022)
• Travis Voyles (2023–2025; acting from 2022–2023) ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "Commerce, Environment, & Technology". Oag.state.va.us. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
2. "Ex-EPA leader Wheeler to serve as adviser to Youngkin". Associated Press . WUSA9. March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
3. "Youngkin announces new appointments". The Southwest Virginia Sun. March 11, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.

External links

• Secretary of Natural Resources