Scott de la Vega
Scott de la Vega is an American attorney who served as the acting United States Secretary of the Interior in the Biden administration from January 20, 2021, to March 16, 2021. De la Vega served in an interim capacity until Biden's nominee, Deb Haaland, was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 15, 2021, and sworn in the next day.[1][2]
Scott de la Vega | |
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| Acting United States Secretary of the Interior | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – March 16, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | David Bernhardt |
| Succeeded by | Deb Haaland |
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| Education | University at Albany, SUNY (BA) Syracuse University (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
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 (20 January 2021). "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.