The Secretary of State of Oklahoma is the chief clerical officer of the U.S. state of Oklahoma and the only appointed core member of the executive branch of the Oklahoma state government. The office of the Secretary of State was an elective office from statehood until 1975 when the Constitution was amended and it became an appointive office, running concurrent with the Governor effective of 1979.
The 29th and current Oklahoma Secretary of State is M. Susan Savage, appointed by Governor Brad Henry. Her first term began in 2003 and Governor Henry re-appointed her to a second term in 2007, set to end in 2011.
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