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Brooke Rollins

Secretary of Agriculture

Brooke Rollins is the 33rd Secretary of Agriculture, sworn in on February 13, 2025. She previously founded and led the America First Policy Institute and directed the White House Domestic Policy Council during President Trump's first administration.

Background

Biography

Brooke Leslie Rollins is from Glen Rose, Texas. She graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in agricultural development and earned a law degree at the University of Texas School of Law. She then served as policy director to Texas Governor Rick Perry and ran the Texas Public Policy Foundation for 15 years.

During President Trump's first administration, Rollins was Director of the Domestic Policy Council and Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives, and she also served as Director of the Office of American Innovation. She was later the founder, president and chief executive of the America First Policy Institute.

After Senate confirmation, Rollins was sworn in as the 33rd Secretary of Agriculture on February 13, 2025.

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