Florida Commissioner of Agriculture

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture
Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services of Florida
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Official seal
Incumbent
Adam Putnam

since January 4, 2011
Term length Four years, renewable once
Website www.doacs.state.fl.us/

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services is the head of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). The position is elected by voters statewide and is one of four members in the Florida Cabinet. The eleventh[1] and current commissioner is Adam Putnam, who took office on January 4, 2011.

The commissioner serves a four-year term, and is limited to two consecutive terms.[2] As the department is largely referred to by agriculture portion of name, the vast majority of FDACS is dedicated to consumer regulation and the protection of goods to market.

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History

Below is a list of past officeholders[3]:

Picture Commissioner Term Started Term Ended Notes
Lucius B. Wombwell December 31, 1888 December 28, 1900
Benjamin E. McLin January 9, 1901 February 5, 1912
J.C. Luning February 5, 1912 February 19, 1912[4] Served for a total of 14 days[5]. Previously served as the Mayor of Leesburg, Florida, then as a Lake County, Florida County Commission before being appointed Commissioner.[6] Also served as State Treasurer from February 19, 1912 - September 28, 1928
William Allen McRae February 5, 1912 November 1, 1923
Nathan Mayo November 1, 1923 April 18, 1960 Died while in office shortly before his scheduled retirement
Lee Thompson April 18, 1960 January 3, 1961 ad interim
Doyle Conner January 3, 1961 January 8, 1991
Robert B. Crawford January 8, 1991 January 30, 2001
Terry Lee Rhodes January 30, 2001 May 14, 2001 Interim, first female Commissioner, career civil servant prior to appointment
Charles Bronson May 14, 2001 January 3, 2011 Appointed by Governor Jeb Bush in 2001, elected in 2002, and reelected in 2006.
Adam Putnam, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg Adam Putnam January 3, 2011 Present

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