United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior

{{Short description|Name of the present secretary of the Interior}}

{{Infobox US Cabinet

| post = Deputy Secretary of the Interior

| body = the United States

| flag = File:Flag of the United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior.svg

| flagsize = 110

| flagcaption = Flag of the deputy secretary of the interior

| insignia = Seal of the United States Department of the Interior.svg

| insigniasize = 120

| insigniacaption = Seal of the Department of the Interior

| image = Kate MacGregor, DOI photo (cropped).jpg

| incumbent = Katharine MacGregor

| acting =

| incumbentsince = May 29, 2025

| department = Department of the Interior

| style = Madam Deputy Secretary (informal)
The Honorable (formal)

| reports_to = Secretary

| seat = Washington, D.C., United States

| appointer = The president

| appointer_qualified = with Senate advice and consent

| termlength = No fixed term

| constituting_instrument = {{UnitedStatesCode|45|1452}}

| formation = 1995

| first = John Garamendi

| salary = Level II of the Executive Schedule

| website = {{URL|www.doi.gov}}

}}

The deputy secretary of the Interior, in the United States government, advises and assists the secretary of the Interior in the supervision and direction of the Department of the Interior and its activities, and succeeds the secretary in his or her absence, sickness, or unavailability.{{cite web |title=US Code: Title 5,3345. Acting officer |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/05/3345-|access-date=September 20, 2007}} The deputy secretary of the interior is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.{{cite web|title=US Code: Title 43,1452. Deputy Secretary of the Interior; appointment |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/43/1452-|access-date=September 20, 2007}} In 1990, the title of the position was changed from under secretary of the interior to deputy secretary of the interior.{{cite web|title=US CODE: Title 43,1452. Deputy Secretary of the Interior; appointment|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/43/1452-|access-date=September 20, 2007}}

After Elizabeth Klein's nomination was withdrawn by the Biden administration in March 2021, it was reported that Beaudreau was selected as the nominee.{{Cite web|last=Lefebvre |first=Ben|title=White House yanks Interior nominee after Murkowski opposition |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/22/murkowski-oppose-klein-interior-477577|access-date=March 23, 2021|website=POLITICO|language=en}}{{Cite news|last1=Eilperin |first1=Juliet|last2=Partlow|first2=Joshua|title=White House pulls nominee for Interior's No. 2 post after opposition from centrists|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/03/23/interior-klein-murkowski/ |access-date=March 25, 2021|issn=0190-8286}} On April 15, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate. On June 17, 2021, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by an 88–9 vote.{{Cite web|date=June 17, 2021|title=Senate GOP hails new Interior deputy as 'voice of reason'|url=https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-climate-change-business-lifestyle-travel-94613cd7716294bd66035fabd117d55a|access-date=June 17, 2021|website=AP NEWS}} Beaudreau resigned in October 2023 and Laura Daniel-Davis was appointed as acting deputy secretary.{{Cite press release |title=Longtime Interior Department Leader Laura Daniel-Davis Named Acting Deputy Secretary |date=October 31, 2023 |publisher=Department of the Interior |url=https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/longtime-interior-department-leader-laura-daniel-davis-named-acting-deputy-secretary}}

Section 3346 of U.S. Code within Title 5, or 5 U.S.C. § 3346, details time limitations of acting officers. An acting officer may serve no longer than 210 days after the vacancy, from the date a first or second nomination is pending before the Senate, the date a first or second nomination is withdrawn, rejected, or returned, or the date the Senate reconvenes if the appointment has taken place while Congress has adjourned sine die.{{cite web|title=US Code: Title 5,3346. Time limitation |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/05/3346-|access-date=September 20, 2007}}