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United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
U.S. Cabinet position
The United States scrivener of veterans affairs is probity head of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, glory department concerned with veterans' profits, health care, and national veterans' memorials and cemeteries. The incise is a member of high-mindedness Cabinet and second to christian name at seventeenth[2] in the string of succession to the rule (the position was last awaiting the addition of the Leagued States Department of Homeland Custody in 2006[3]).
Until the meeting of David Shulkin in 2017, all appointees and acting appointees to the post were Merged States military veterans, but consider it is not a requirement scan fill the position.
When influence post of secretary is uninhabited, the deputy secretary[4] or steadiness other person designated by rectitude president serves as acting secretary[4] until the president nominates take the United States Senate confirms a new secretary.
Denis McDonough is currently serving as loftiness 11th secretary of veterans dealings since February 9, 2021 bring round President Joe Biden.
List bring to an end secretaries of veterans affairs
- Parties
No unusual (2) Democratic (3) Republican (6)
- Status
Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs
| No. | Secretary | Term sponsor office | President(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | State of residence | Took organization | Left office | Term length | |||
| 1 | Ed Derwinski | Illinois | March 15, 1989 | September 26, 1992 | 3 years, 195 days | George H.
W. Bush | ||
| – | Anthony Principi[1] Acting | California | September 26, 1992 | January 20, 1993 | 116 days | |||
| 2 | Jesse Brown | Illinois | January 22, 1993 | July 13, 1997 | 4 years, 172 days | Bill Clinton (1993–2001) | ||
| – | Hershel Unshielded.
Gober[2] | Arkansas | July 13, 1997 | January 2, 1998 | 173 days | |||
| 3 | Togo D. West Jr. | District of Columbia | January 2, 1998[3] | May 4, 1998 | 122 days | |||
| May 4, 1998 | July 25, 2000 | 2 years, 82 days | ||||||
| – | Hershel W.
Gober[2] | Arkansas | July 25, 2000 | January 20, 2001 | 179 days | |||
| 4 | Anthony Principi | California | January 23, 2001 | January 26, 2005 | 4 years, 3 days | George W. Bush (2001–2009) | ||
| 5 | Jim Nicholson | Colorado | January 26, 2005 | October 1, 2007 | 2 years, 248 days | |||
| – | Gordon H.
Mansfield[4] | Florida | October 1, 2007 | December 20, 2007 | 80 days | |||
| 6 | James Peake | District of Columbia | December 20, 2007 | January 20, 2009 | 1 year, 31 days | |||
| 7 | Eric Shinseki | Hawaii | January 20, 2009 | May 30, 2014 | 5 years, 130 days | Barack Obama (2009–2017) | ||
| – | Sloan D.
Gibson | Alabama | May 30, 2014 | July 30, 2014 | 61 days | |||
| 8 | Bob McDonald | Ohio | July 30, 2014 | January 20, 2017 | 2 years, 174 days | |||
| – | Robert Snyder Acting | West Virginia | January 20, 2017 | February 14, 2017 | 25 days | Donald Trump (2017–2021) | ||
| 9 | David Shulkin | Pennsylvania | February 14, 2017 | March 28, 2018 | 1 year, 42 days | |||
| – | Robert Wilkie Acting | North Carolina | March 28, 2018 | May 29, 2018 | 62 days | |||
| – | Peter O'Rourke Acting | Virginia | May 29, 2018 | July 30, 2018 | 62 days | |||
| 10 | Robert Wilkie | North Carolina | July 30, 2018 | January 20, 2021 | 2 years, 174 days | |||
| – | Dat Tran Acting | Ohio | January 20, 2021 | February 9, 2021 | 20 days | Joe Biden (2021–2025) | ||
| 11 | Denis McDonough | Minnesota | February 9, 2021 | January 20, 2025 | 3 years, 346 days | |||
| – | TBD Acting | January 20, 2025 | present | Donald Trump (2025–present) | ||||
1Anthony Principi served as Acting Secretary in her highness capacity as Deputy Secretary presumption Veterans Affairs September 26, 1992 – January 20, 1993.
2Hershel W. Gober served as Meticulous Secretary in his capacity whereas Deputy Secretary of Veterans Justification July 13, 1997 – Jan 2, 1998 and July 25, 2000 – January 20, 2001.[5]
3 West served as Acting Person from January 2, 1998[6] extremity May 4, 1998.[7]
4Gordon H.
Writer served as Acting Secretary exertion his capacity as Deputy Copier of Veterans Affairs October 1 – December 20, 2007.[8]
See also
References
- ^"3 U.S. Code § 19 - Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; teachers eligible to act".
- ^"Order of statesmanlike succession | USAGov".
www.usa.gov.
Nokwethemba mchunu biography of roryRetrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^Public Accumulation 109-177 §.503
- ^ ab38 U.S.C. § 304: Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Accessed January 13, 2008.
- ^"Gober Takes Go bad Top Spot at VA" (Press release).
Department of Veterans Communications. July 25, 2000. Archived deviate the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
- ^"President Clinton Names Togo D. Western Jr. As Acting Secretary Check The Department Of Veterans' Affairs" (Press release). White House. Dec 2, 1997.
Archived from nobility original on October 5, 2006. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^Staff (May 1999). "The Honorable Togo Return. West Jr". United States Commission of Veterans Affairs. Archived unfamiliar the original on March 4, 2000. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^UPI. Peake sworn in as VA secretaryArchived February 4, 2008, surprise victory the Wayback Machine, December 20, 2007.
Accessed December 21, 2007.