The Kansas Department of Commerce is a department

Government agency

A government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...

 of the government of Kansas

Government of Kansas

The government of the US state of Kansas, established by the Kansas Constitution, is a republican democracy modeled after the Federal government of the United States. The state government has three branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial...

 under the Governor of Kansas

Governor of Kansas

The Governor of the State of Kansas is the head of state for the State of Kansas, United States. Under the Kansas Constitution, the Governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Kansas executive branch, of the government of Kansas. The Governor is the...

. As the state's lead economic development agency, it is responsible for business recruitment and expansion, workforce development and tourism development. The head of the Department is the Secretary of Commerce

Kansas State Cabinet

The Kansas State Cabinet is part of the executive branch of the Government of the U.S. state of Kansas, consisting of the appointed heads of the Kansas state executive departments.-Current cabinet departments:...

, who is appointed by the Governor, with the approval of the Kansas Senate

Kansas Senate

The Kansas Senate is the upper house of the Kansas Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Kansas. It is composed of 40 Senators representing an equal amount of districts, each with a population of at least 60,000 inhabitants. Members of the Senate are elected to a four year term....

.

The current Secretary of Commerce is Pat George, who was appointed by Governor Sam Brownback

Sam Brownback

Samuel Dale "Sam" Brownback is the 46th and current Governor of Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011, and as a U.S. Representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 1996...

 in 2010.

Leadership

The Department is administered by the Secretary of Commerce. Under Governor Sam Brownback

Sam Brownback

Samuel Dale "Sam" Brownback is the 46th and current Governor of Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011, and as a U.S. Representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 1996...

, Pat George is serving as the Secretary.

Organization

• Secretary of Commerce
  • Deputy Secretary
    • Businesss Development Division
      • Business Recruitment Section
      • Business Retention and Expansion Section
      • Business Finance Section
      • Office of Minority and Women Business Development
    • International Trade Division
      • China Office
      • Mexico Office
      • Japan Office
      • Canada Office
      • Europe Office
  • Deputy Secretary
    • Workforce Services Division
      • Training Services Section
      • Employment Services Section
      • Building Services Section
      • Marketing Services Section
  • Senior Director
    • Rural Development Division
      • Agricultural Marketing Section
      • Community Development Section
      • Office of Rural Opportunity
  • Director
    • Travel and Tourism Division
      • Product Development Section
      • Marketing Section
  • Chief Legal Counsel
    • Office of the Legal Affairs
    • Kansas Athletic Commission
    • Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns
    • Kansas Film Commission

External links

• Kansas Department of Commerce official website