Brooke Rollins

Brooke Rollins, born on April 10, 1972, is a prominent American attorney and political figure currently serving as the 33rd United States Secretary of Agriculture since February 2025. Her extensive career in public service and policy has established her as a significant player in American politics.

Before her appointment as Secretary of Agriculture, Rollins held various influential roles, including deputy general counsel, ethics advisor, and policy director for Texas Governor Rick Perry. From two thousand three to two thousand eighteen, she led the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank based in Austin, where she shaped key policy discussions.

During the first Trump administration, Rollins was appointed as the director of the Office of American Innovation, serving from two thousand eighteen until two thousand twenty. She also took on the role of acting director of the United States Domestic Policy Council, further solidifying her influence in national policy.

In two thousand twenty-one, Rollins co-founded the America First Policy Institute alongside Larry Kudlow, a conservative think tank that played a crucial role in formulating the policy agenda for a potential second Trump administration. She served as the organization's President and CEO until March two thousand twenty-five.

On November twenty-three, two thousand twenty-four, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Rollins for the position of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, and she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February thirteen, two thousand twenty-five, with a decisive seventy-two to twenty-eight vote.