Michael T. Scuse (born 1954) is an American government official serving as the Delaware Secretary of Agriculture.
Prior to joining the United States Department of Agriculture, Scuse served as Secretary of the Delaware Department of Agriculture from May 2001 until September 2008, when he resigned to become Chief of Staff to Governor of Delaware Ruth Ann Minner.
[1][2] From 2016 to 2017, Scuse served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.
Following the resignation of Tom Vilsack on January 13, 2017, he served as acting United States Secretary of Agriculture until Donald Trump took office as president.
[4][1] He was re-appointed as Secretary of the Delaware Department of Agriculture by Governor-elect John Carney in January 2017.