Secretary of Technology of the Commonwealth of Virginia | |
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Member of | Virginia Governor's Cabinet (former) |
Nominator | The Governor |
Appointer | The
Governor with advice and consent from the Senate and House |
Term length | 4 years |
Formation | May 21, 1998 |
First holder | Donald Upson |
Final holder |
Karen Jackson (Office absorbed into the Secretariat of Commerce and Trade) |
Abolished | January 13, 2018 |
The secretary of technology is a former member of the Virginia Governor's Cabinet. The office was last held by Karen Jackson. The secretary oversees the Virginia Information Technologies Agency and Virginia Center for Innovative Technology. [1] It was absorbed into the Secretariat of Commerce and Trade in 2018 under Governor Ralph Northam. [2]