Virginia Secretary of Administration
| Secretary of Administration of the Commonwealth of Virginia | |
|---|---|
since January 17, 2026 | |
| Style | Madam Secretary |
| Member of | Virginia Governor's Cabinet |
| Nominator | The governor |
| Appointer | The governor with advice and consent from the Senate and House |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Inaugural holder | T. Edward Temple |
| Formation | April 8, 1972 |
| Website | administration.virginia.gov |
The secretary of administration is a member of the Virginia Governor's Cabinet.
Duties
The Secretary is responsible for overseeing Virginia's elections, state employee benefits, and information technology throughout the commonwealth's executive branch agencies.[1]
The following agencies report to the Secretary:[2]
- Virginia Department of Elections
- Virginia Department of General Services
- Virginia Department of Human Resource Management
- Virginia Information Technologies Agency
- The Virginia Compensation Board
- Virginia Office of Data Governance and Analytics
List of secretaries
Administration (July 1, 1972 – July 1, 1976)
- T. Edward Temple (1972–1974)
- Maurice B. Rowe III (1974–1976)
Administration and finance (July 1, 1976 – July 1, 1984)
- Maurice B. Rowe III (1976–1978)
- Charles Walker (1978–1981)
- Stuart Connock (1981–1982)
- Wayne F. Anderson (1982–1984)
Administration (July 1, 1984 – present)
- Andrew B. Fogarty (1984–1985)
- David K. McCloud (1985–1986)
- Carolyn J. Moss (1986–1990)
- Ruby Grant Martin (1990–1994)
- Michael E. Thomas (1994–1998)
- G. Bryan Slater (1998–2001)
- Donald L. Moseley (2001–2002)
- Sandra Bowen (2002–2006)
- Viola Baskerville (2006–2010)
- Lisa Hicks-Thomas (2010–2014)
- Nancy Rodrigues (2014–2018)
- Keyanna Conner (2018–2020)
- Grindly Johnson (2020–2022)
- Lyn McDermid (2022-2026)
- Traci DeShazor (2026-present)
References
- ^ "Secretary of Administration". www.administration.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ^ "Agencies". www.administration.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-08.