Brooke Rollins
Brooke Rollins | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 33rd United States Secretary of Agriculture | |
| Assumed office February 13, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Stephen Vaden |
| Preceded by | Tom Vilsack |
| Director of the Domestic Policy Council | |
| Acting May 24, 2020 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Joe Grogan |
| Succeeded by | Susan Rice |
| Director of the Office of American Innovation | |
| In office February 16, 2018 – May 24, 2020 Serving with Jared Kushner | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| President of the Texas Public Policy Foundation | |
| In office January 1, 2003 – February 16, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Judson |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Roberts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brooke Leslie April 10, 1972 Glen Rose, Texas, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mark Rollins |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent | Helen Kerwin (mother) |
| Education | Texas A&M University (BS) University of Texas at Austin (JD) |
Brooke Leslie Rollins (born April 10, 1972) is an American attorney and political official who has served as the 33rd United States secretary of agriculture since February 2025.
Rollins previously served as deputy general counsel, ethics advisor, and policy director to Texas governor Rick Perry. From 2003 to 2018, Rollins led the Texas Public Policy Foundation, an Austin-based conservative think tank. During the first Trump administration, Rollins was director of the Office of American Innovation from 2018 until 2020 and the acting director of the United States Domestic Policy Council.
In 2021, Rollins and Larry Kudlow co-founded America First Policy Institute, a conservative think tank that helped plan the policy agenda for a second Trump administration. Rollins was the organization's President and CEO until March 2025.
On November 23, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Rollins to serve as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. On February 13, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed Rollins as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture by a 72–28 vote.