United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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| United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development |
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| Formation | September 9, 1965 |
| First holder | Robert C. Weaver |
| Succession | Fifteenth |
| Website | www.hud.gov |
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. Julian Castro is currently serving as Secretary.
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]
| No. | Name | Term of Office | President(s) served under |
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| 1 | Robert Clifton Weaver | 18 January 1966 – 18 December 1968 | Lyndon Johnson |
| 2 | Robert Coldwell Wood | 7 January 1969 – 20 January 1969 | |
| 3 | George Romney | 22 January 1969 – 20 January 1973 | Richard Nixon |
| 4 | James Thomas Lynn | 2 February 1973 – 5 February 1975 | Richard Nixon |
| Gerald Ford | |||
| 5 | Carla Anderson Hills | 10 March 1975 – 20 January 1977 | Gerald Ford |
| 6 | Patricia Roberts Harris | 23 January 1977 – 10 September 1979 | Jimmy Carter |
| 7 | Maurice Edwin Landrieu | 24 September 1979 – 20 January 1981 | |
| 8 | Samuel Riley Pierce | 23 January 1981 – 20 January 1989 | Ronald Reagan |
| Acting | J. Michael Dorsey | 20 January 1989 – 13 February 1989 | George H. W. Bush |
| 9 | Jack French Kemp | 13 February 1989 – 19 January 1993 | |
| 10 | Henry Gabriel Cisneros | 22 January 1993 – 19 January 1997 | Bill Clinton |
| 11 | Andrew Mark Cuomo | 29 January 1997 – 20 January 2001 | |
| Acting | William C. Apgar | 20 January 2001 – 24 January 2001 | George W. Bush |
| 12 | Melquíades Rafael Martinez | 24 January 2001 – 12 December 2003 | |
| Acting | Alphonso Roy Jackson | 12 December 2003 – 1 April 2004 | |
| 13 | 1 April 2004 – 18 April 2008 [1] | ||
| Acting | Roy A. Bernardi | 18 April 2008 – 4 June 2008 | |
| 14 | Steven C. Preston | 4 June 2008 – 20 January 2009 | |
| Acting | Brian D. Montgomery | 20 January 2009 – 26 January 2009 | Barack Obama |
| 15 | Shaun Donovan | 26 January 2009 – 28 July 2014 | |
| 16 | Julian Castro | 28 July 2014 - present |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ HUD chief resigns amid ethics investigations from CNN.com, retrieved March 31, 2008.
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