Scott de la Vega

Scott de la Vega
Scott de la Vega
United States Secretary of the Interior
	Acting
	Assumed office ; January 20, 2021
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	David Bernhardt
Personal details
Education	University at Albany, SUNY (BA); Syracuse University (JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army

Scott de la Vega is an American attorney serving as the acting United States Secretary of the Interior in the Biden administration. De la Vega assumed office on January 20, 2021, and will remain in an interim capacity until Biden's nominee, Deb Haaland, is confirmed.[1][2]

Career

De la Vega earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University at Albany, SUNY and a Juris Doctor from the Syracuse University College of Law. He was a member of the Judge Advocate General's Corps and worked a litigator for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.[3] De la Vega previously served as the director of the Department of the Interior's ethics office.[4][5]

References

Cassella, Megan. "Biden names his acting Cabinet". POLITICO. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
"President Joe Biden Announces Acting Federal Agency Leadership". The White House. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
"DCEx Concludes Spring Semester with Distinguished Guest Lecturer Scott de la Vega L'94, Director of | Syracuse University College of Law". law.syr.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
"Interior claims reorg will give top ethics official more access to secretary". Federal News Network. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
Doyle, Michael; Bogardus, Kevin (2020-04-16). "INTERIOR: Ethics chief found a 'bit of the Wild West' — transcript". eenews.net. Retrieved 2021-01-21.

Political offices
Preceded by David Bernhardt	United States Secretary of the Interior Acting 2021–present	Succeeded by Deb Haaland Nominee

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[1] Cassella, Megan. "Biden names his acting Cabinet". POLITICO. Retrieved 2021-01-21.

[2] "President Joe Biden Announces Acting Federal Agency Leadership". The White House. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-01-21.

[3] "DCEx Concludes Spring Semester with Distinguished Guest Lecturer Scott de la Vega L'94, Director of | Syracuse University College of Law". law.syr.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-21.

[4] "Interior claims reorg will give top ethics official more access to secretary". Federal News Network. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2021-01-21.

[5] Doyle, Michael; Bogardus, Kevin (2020-04-16). "INTERIOR: Ethics chief found a 'bit of the Wild West' — transcript". eenews.net. Retrieved 2021-01-21.