United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
| United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | |
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 Seal of the department | |
 Flag of the department | |
| United States Department of Housing and Urban Development | |
| Style | Dr. Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Reports to | President of the United States |
| Seat | Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, D.C. |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | 42 U.S.C. § 3532 |
| Formation | September 9, 1965 |
| First holder | Robert C. Weaver |
| Succession | Thirteenth[1] |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, level I |
| Website | www |
The United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, concerned with urban housing matters. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet.
On January 13, 1966, Robert C. Weaver became the first African American Cabinet member by being appointed to the position.
Chronological list
[change | change source]- Parties
Democratic (9) Republican (9)
- Status
Denotes acting Secretary
| No. | Portrait | Name | State of residence | Took office | Left office | President(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Robert C. Weaver | New York | January 18, 1966 | December 18, 1968 | Lyndon B. Johnson | |
| 2 | 
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Robert C. Wood | Massachusetts | January 7, 1969 | January 20, 1969 | ||
| 3 | 
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George W. Romney | Michigan | January 22, 1969 | January 20, 1973 | Richard Nixon | |
| 4 | 
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James T. Lynn | Ohio | February 2, 1973 | February 5, 1975 | ||
| Gerald Ford | |||||||
| 5 | 
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Carla A. Hills | California | March 10, 1975 | January 20, 1977 | ||
| 6 | 
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Patricia R. Harris | District of Columbia | January 23, 1977 | September 10, 1979 | Jimmy Carter | |
| 7 | 
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Maurice E. Landrieu | Louisiana | September 24, 1979 | January 20, 1981 | ||
| 8 | 
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Samuel R. Pierce | New York | January 23, 1981 | January 20, 1989 | Ronald Reagan | |
| – | J. Michael Dorsey Acting |
New York | January 20, 1989 | February 13, 1989 | George H. W. Bush | ||
| 9 | 
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Jack F. Kemp | New York | February 13, 1989 | January 20, 1993 | ||
| 10 | 
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Henry G. Cisneros | Texas | January 22, 1993 | January 20, 1997 | Bill Clinton | |
| 11 | 
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Andrew M. Cuomo | New York | January 29, 1997 | January 20, 2001 | ||
| – | 
|
William C. Apgar Acting |
January 20, 2001 | January 24, 2001 | George W. Bush | ||
| 12 | 
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Mel Martinez | Florida | January 24, 2001 | November 1, 2003 | ||
| 13 | 
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Alphonso Jackson | Texas | November 1, 2003 | August 1, 2004 | ||
| August 1, 2004 | April 18, 2008 | ||||||
| – | 
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Roy A. Bernardi Acting |
New York | April 18, 2008 | June 4, 2008 | ||
| 14 | 
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Steve Preston | Illinois | June 4, 2008 | January 20, 2009 | ||
| – | 
|
Brian D. Montgomery Acting |
Texas | January 20, 2009 | January 26, 2009 | Barack Obama | |
| 15 | 
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Shaun Donovan | New York | January 26, 2009 | July 28, 2014 | ||
| 16 | .jpg)
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Julián Castro | Texas | July 28, 2014 | January 20, 2017 | ||
| – | 
|
Craig Clemmensen Acting |
January 20, 2017 | March 2, 2017 | Donald Trump | ||
| 17 | 
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Ben Carson | Florida | March 2, 2017 | January 20, 2021 | ||
| – | .jpg)
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Matt Ammon Acting |
January 20, 2021 | March 10, 2021 | Joe Biden | ||
| 18 | 
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Marcia Fudge | Ohio | March 10, 2021 | March 22, 2024 | ||
| – | 
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Adrianne Todman Acting |
U.S. Virgin Islands | March 22, 2024 | January 20, 2025 | ||
| – |
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Matt Ammon Acting |
January 20, 2025 | February 5, 2025 | Donald Trump | ||
| 19 | .jpg)
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Scott Turner | Texas | February 5, 2025 | Incumbent | ||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "3 U.S. Code § 19 - Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
