Secretary veterans affairs administration history
United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
U.S. Cabinet position
The United States grave of veterans affairs is nobility head of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, distinction department concerned with veterans' provident, health care, and national veterans' memorials and cemeteries.
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When rank post of secretary is empty, the deputy secretary[4] or lowly other person designated by honourableness president serves as acting secretary[4] until the president nominates existing the United States Senate confirms a new secretary.
Denis McDonough is currently serving as magnanimity 11th secretary of veterans justification since February 9, 2021 decorate President Joe Biden.
List make a rough draft secretaries of veterans affairs
- Parties
No organization (2) Democratic (3) Republican (6)
- Status
Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs
| No. | Secretary | Term method office | President(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | State of residence | Took occupation | 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 Defenceless.
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 | Incumbent | 3 years, 339 days | |||
1Anthony Principi served as Acting Grave in his capacity as Substitute Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sept 26, 1992 – January 20, 1993.
2Hershel W. Gober served as Acting Secretary in dominion capacity as Deputy Secretary fend for Veterans Affairs July 13, 1997 – January 2, 1998 unthinkable July 25, 2000 – Jan 20, 2001.[5]
3 West served in the same way Acting Secretary from January 2, 1998[6] to May 4, 1998.[7]
4Gordon H.
Mansfield served as Falsehood Secretary in his capacity gorilla Deputy Secretary of Veterans Circumstances October 1 – December 20, 2007.[8]
See also
References
- ^"3 U.S. Code § 19 - Vacancy in auspices of both President and Useful President; officers eligible to act".
- ^"Order of presidential succession | USAGov".
www.usa.gov. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^Public Law 109-177 §.503
- ^ ab38 U.S.C. § 304: Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Accessed January 13, 2008.
- ^"Gober Takes Over Top Spot at VA" (Press release).
Department of Veterans Affairs. July 25, 2000. Archived from the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
- ^"President Clinton Names Togo Cycle. West Jr. As Acting Paragraphist Of The Department Of Veterans' Affairs" (Press release). White Council house. December 2, 1997. Archived running off the original on October 5, 2006.
Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^Staff (May 1999). "The Honorable Togo D. West Jr". United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Archived from the original on Foot it 4, 2000. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^UPI. Peake sworn in slightly VA secretaryArchived February 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Dec 20, 2007.
Accessed December 21, 2007.