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Hunter Roberts
2021 - Present
2027
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Hunter Roberts is the South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He assumed office on April 19, 2021. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Gov. Kristi Noem (R) appointed him secretary when she announced her plan to merge the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on August 27, 2020. Roberts assumed office on the day of the merger: April 19, 2021.[1][2]
Roberts previously served as the South Dakota Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources from 2019 to 2021. He also concurrently served as interim South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture from 2020 to 2021.[3][4]
Biography
Roberts, a 3rd-generation public servant from Pierre, South Dakota, started his career in government in 2007 as the assistant state energy director. He was then promoted to state energy policy director in 2008. After he served in the role for six years, he became a policy advisor to then-Governor Dennis Daugaard (R) in 2014. Roberts served as the deputy secretary of labor and regulation prior to his appointment as the secretary of environment and natural resources.[5]
Education
- B.B.A. (bachelor of business administration), University of South Dakota
- M.A. in business administration, University of South Dakota
- J.D., University of South Dakota School of Law[5]
Political career
South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources (2021-Present)
Gov. Kristi Noem (R) appointed Roberts to the position when she announced her plan to merge the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on August 27, 2020. Roberts assumed office on the day of the merger: April 19, 2021.[1][2]
South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture (2020-2021)
Roberts was appointed as interim secretary of agriculture by Gov. Noem in 2020. Roberts left the position on April 19, 2021, to assume the role of secretary of agriculture and natural resources.[1][2]
South Dakota Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (2019-2021)
Roberts served as South Dakota Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources from 2019 to 2021. Roberts left the position on April 19, 2021, to assume the role of secretary of agriculture and natural resources.[1][2]
South Dakota Deputy Secretary of Labor and Regulation (2019)
Roberts served as the deputy secretary of the Department of Labor and Regulation in 2019.[5]
Policy Advisor to former Governor Dennis Daugaard (2014-2018)
Roberts worked as a policy advisor to then-Governor of South Dakota Dennis Daugaard on issues including transportation, agriculture, energy, environment, land management, and outdoor resources.[5]
State Energy Policy Director (2008-2014)
Roberts served as the state energy policy director for six years.[5]
Assistant State Energy Director (2007-2008)
Roberts began his political career as the assistant state energy director in 2007.[5]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Keloland Media Group, "Through merger, Noem creates South Dakota Dept. of Agriculture and Natural Resources," August 27, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 State of South Dakota Office of the Governor, "Executive Order 2021-03," January 19, 2021
- ↑ Rapid City Journal, "Gov. Noem names Hunter Roberts new DENR secretary," July 30, 2019
- ↑ Keloland, "Through merger, Noem creates South Dakota Dept. of Agriculture and Natural Resources," August 27, 2020
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 LinkedIn, "Hunter Roberts," accessed April 20, 2021
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