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The New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture is the Secretary of Agriculture for New Jersey. The Secretary of Agriculture heads the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and is apart of the New Jersey Governor's cabinet. This position has been around since 1916 with the founding of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture by Governor James Fielder.[1][2] The current Secretary of Agriculture for New Jersey is Edward D Wengryn, appointed by Governor Phil Murphy in March of 2024.[3][4][5]
| Secretary of Agriculture (New Jersey) | |
|---|---|
Incumbent Edward D. Wengryn since March 2024 | |
| New Jersey Department of Agriculture | |
| Reports to | Governor of New Jersey |
| Seat | Trenton, New Jersey |
| Appointer | Governor of New Jersey |
| First holder | Alva Agee |
| Salary | $175,000 USD |
| Website | https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/about/secr/secretary.html |
Role
The role of the New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture is to head the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and to see that it is doing its job in helping with agriculture. This can be through planning how to help the agriculture market or struggling businesses centered around agriculture, to even helping with healthy meals in New Jersey's schools and educating those in school about agriculture.[6][7]
List of New Jersey Secretaries of Agriculture
Democratic Governor (15) Republican Governor (16)
| No. | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alva Agee | 1916 | 1925 | James Fielder |
| Walter Evans Edge | ||||
| William Nelson Runyan | ||||
| Clarence E. Case | ||||
| Edward I. Edwards | ||||
| George Sebastian Silzer | ||||
| 2. | William Duryee | 1925 | 1938 | George Sebastian Silzer |
| A. Harry Moore | ||||
| Morgan Foster Larson | ||||
| A. Harry Moore | ||||
| Clifford Ross Powell | ||||
| Horace Griggs Prall | ||||
| Harold G. Hoffman | ||||
| 3. | Willard H. Allen | 1938 | 1956 | A. Harry Moore |
| Charles Eddison | ||||
| Walter Evans Edge | ||||
| Alfred E. Driscoll | ||||
| Robert B. Meyner | ||||
| 4. | Philip Alampi | 1956 | 1982 | Robert B. Meyner |
| Richard J. Hughes | ||||
| William T. Cahill | ||||
| Brendan Byrne | ||||
| 5. | Arthur R. Brown Jr. | 1982 | 2002 | Thomas Kean |
| James Florio | ||||
| Christine Todd Whitman | ||||
| Donald DiFrancesco | ||||
| 6. | Charles M. Kuperus | 2002 | 2008 | John Farmer Jr. |
| John O. Bennett | ||||
| Richard Codey | ||||
| Jim McGreevey | ||||
| Richard Codey | ||||
| Jon Corzine | ||||
| 7. | Douglas H. Fisher | 2008 | 2023 | Jon Corzine |
| Chris Christie | ||||
| Phil Murphy | ||||
| Joe Atchison III
(Interim Secretary) |
2023 | 2024 | Phil Murphy | |
| 8. | Edward D. Wengyrn
(Acting Secretary) |
2024 | Incumbent | Phil Murphy |
References
- ^ "How the Secretary of Agriculture gets his job". Observer. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ Wildstein, David (2023-03-11). "A primer on how New Jersey picks its Secretary of Agriculture". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ shughes. "Secretary of Agriculture". Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ Johnson, Greg (1900-01-01). "New Jersey names new Secretary of Agriculture". Produce Blue Book. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ Staff, ROI-NJ (2024-03-25). "Ed Wengryn selected as New Jersey's new secretary of agriculture". ROI-NJ. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ shughes. "Office of the Secretary". Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ shughes. "About NJDA". Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2024-07-07.