Aubrey Layne

American businessman

Aubrey Layne

14th Virginia Secretary of Finance
In office January 13, 2018 – July 1, 2021
Governor	Ralph Northam
Preceded by	Ric Brown
Succeeded by	Joe Flores
13th Virginia Secretary of Transportation
In office January 11, 2014 – January 13, 2018
Governor	Terry McAuliffe
Preceded by	Sean Connaughton
Succeeded by	Shannon Valentine

Personal details
Born	Aubrey Lee Layne, Jr. (1956-06-19) June 19, 1956 (age 67) Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Peggy Allen Kincheloe
Residence	Virginia Beach, Virginia
Alma mater	University of Richmond (BS) Old Dominion University (MBA)
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Aubrey Lee Layne, Jr. (born June 19, 1956) is an American businessman who served as the Virginia Secretary of Finance from 2018 to 2021. He was previously appointed by Governor Terry McAuliffe, to the Commonwealth Transportation Board for a five-year term and later served as Virginia Secretary of Transportation in McAuliffe's administration. Layne was subsequently appointed as Virginia Secretary of Finance by Governor-elect Ralph Northam.^[1]

Born in Newport News, Layne attended the University of Richmond and received a Master of Business Administration degree from Old Dominion University.^[2]

References

^ McAuliffe transportation secretary moving to top finance job under Northam (Richmond Times-Dispatch article-November 17, 2017)
^ Forster, Dave (12 February 2014). "New transportation chief is familiar with traffic woes". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

Offices and distinctions

Political offices
Preceded by Ric Brown	Virginia Secretary of Finance 2018-present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Sean Connaughton	Virginia Secretary of Transportation 2014-2018	Succeeded by Shannon Valentine

Cabinet of Governor Terry McAuliffe (2014–2018)

Cabinet
Secretary of the Commonwealth	Levar Stoney (2014–2016) Kelly Thomasson (2016–2018)
Secretary of Administration	Nancy Rodrigues (2014–2018)
Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry	Todd Haymore (2014–2016) Basil Gooden (2016–2018)
Secretary of Commerce and Trade	Maurice Jones (2014–2016) Todd Haymore (2016–2018)
Secretary of Education	Anne Holton (2014–2016) Dietra Trent (2016–2018)
Secretary of Finance	Ric Brown (2014–2018)
Secretary of Health and Human Resources	Bill Hazel (2014–2018)
Secretary of Natural Resources	Molly Joseph Ward (2014–2018)
Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security	Brian Moran (2014–2018)
Secretary of Technology	Karen Jackson (2014–2018)
Secretary of Transportation	Aubrey Layne (2014–2018)
Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs	John C. Harvey Jr. (2014–2017) Carlos Hopkins (2017–2018)

Cabinet-level
Chief of Staff	Paul Reagan (2014–2018)
Deputy Chief of Staff	Suzette Denslow (2014–2018)
Counsel to the Governor	Carlos Hopkins (2014–2017) Noah Sullivan (2017–2018)

Cabinet of Governor Ralph Northam (2018–2022)

Cabinet
Secretary of the Commonwealth	Kelly Thomasson (2018–2022)
Secretary of Administration	Keyanna Conner (2018–2021) Grindly Johnson (2021–2022)
Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry	Bettina Ring (2018–2022)
Secretary of Commerce and Trade	Esther Lee (2018) Brian Ball (2018–2022)
Secretary of Education	Atif Qarni (2018–2021) Fran Bradford (2021–2022)
Secretary of Finance	Aubrey Layne (2018–2021) Joe Flores (2021–2022)
Secretary of Health and Human Resources	Daniel Carey (2018–2021) Vanessa Walker Harris (2021–2022)
Secretary of Labor	Megan Healy (2021–2022)
Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources	Matt Strickler (2018–2021) Ann Jennings (2021–2022)
Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security	Brian Moran (2018–2022)
Secretary of Transportation	Shannon Valentine (2018–2022)
Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs	Carlos Hopkins (2018–2022)

Cabinet-level
Chief of Staff	Clark Mercer (2018–2022)
Deputy Chief of Staff	Suzette Denslow (2018–2022)
Counsel to the Governor	Rita Davis (2018–2021) Cynthia Bailey (2021–2022)
Chief Workforce Advisor to the Governor	Megan Healy (2018–2021)
Chief Diversity Officer	Janice Underwood (2019–2022)