Virginia Secretary of Commerce

The secretary of commerce and trade is a member of the Virginia Governor's Cabinet. The office is currently held by Caren DeWitt Merrick.

Commerce and resources (July 1, 1972–1986)

 * Maurice B. Rowe (1972–1974)
 * Earl J. Shiflet (1974–1978)
 * Maurice B. Rowe (1978–1982)
 * Betty Jane Diener (1982–1986)

Economic development (1986–1993)

 * Richard M. Bagley (1986–1988)
 * Curry A. Roberts (1988–1990)
 * Lawrence H. Framme III (1990–1992)
 * Cate Magennis (1992–1993)

Commerce and trade (1993–present)

 * Cate Magennis (1993–1994)
 * Robert T. Skunda (1994–1997)
 * Robert J. Stolle (1997–1998)
 * Barry E. DuVal (1998–2001)
 * Joshua N. Lief (2001–2002)
 * Michael J. Schewel (2002–2006)
 * Patrick Gottschalk (2006–2010)
 * Jim Cheng (2010–2014)
 * Maurice Jones (2014–2016)
 * Todd Haymore (2016–2018)
 * Esther Lee (2018)
 * Brian Ball (2018–2022)
 * Caren Merrick (2022–present)

Former offices absorbed by the secretary of commerce

 * Virginia Secretary of Technology (2018)