Agency overview | |
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Formed | June 6, 1986 |
Headquarters | 2800 N. Lincoln Blvd Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Employees | 577 (FY2011) |
Annual budget | $156 million (FY2011) |
Minister responsible | |
Child agencies | |
Website | Office of the Secretary of Agriculture |
The Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture 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 agricultural, forestry and food issues.
The 4th and current Secretary of Agriculture is Blayne Arthur, who was appointed by Governor Kevin Stitt on January 14, 2019.