Secretary of Technology of the Commonwealth of Virginia | |
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Member of | Virginia Governor's Cabinet (former) |
Nominator | The Governor |
Appointer | The Governor with advice and consent from the Senate and House |
Term length | 4 years |
Formation | May 21, 1998 |
First holder | Donald Upson |
Final holder | Karen Jackson (Office absorbed into the Secretariat of Commerce and Trade) |
Abolished | January 13, 2018 |
The secretary of technology is a former member of the Virginia Governor's Cabinet. The office was last held by Karen Jackson. The secretary oversaw the Virginia Information Technologies Agency and Virginia Center for Innovative Technology.[1] It was absorbed into the Secretariat of Commerce and Trade in 2018 under Governor Ralph Northam.[2]
List of secretaries of technology
[edit]- Donald Upson (1998–2002)
- George Newstrom (2002–2004)
- Eugene Huang (2004–2006)
- Aneesh Chopra (2006–2009)
- Leonard Pomata (2009–2010)
- Jim Duffey (2010–2014)
- Karen Jackson (2014–2018)
References
[edit]- ^ "A Guide to the Secretary of Technology, 1998-2002 Secretary of Technology, 1998-2002 38993, 39659". Ead.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
- ^ "Virginia's smart communities work expected to continue under new governor". StateScoop. 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2018-01-15.