The United States secretary of housing and urban development (or HUD secretary) is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, a member of the president's Cabinet, and thirteenth in the presidential line of succession. The post was created with the formation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on September 9, 1965, by President Lyndon B. Johnson's signing of (Pub. L. 89–174: The Department of Housing and Urban Development Act) into law.[2] The department's mission is "to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination."[3]
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| Department of Housing and Urban Development | |
| Style | Madam Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Reports to | President |
| 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 |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, level I |
| Website | www |
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule,[4] thus earning a salary of US$246,400, as of January 2024.[5]
As of March 22, 2024[update], Adrianne Todman is the acting secretary of housing and urban development.
List of secretaries of housing and urban development
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Democratic (9) Republican (9)
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| No. | Portrait | Name | State/territory of residence | Took office | Left office | President(s) | |
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| 1 | 
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Robert C. Weaver | New York | January 18, 1966 | December 18, 1968 | Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969) | |
| 2 | 
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Robert 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 (1969–1974) | |
| 4 | 
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James Lynn | Ohio | February 2, 1973 | February 5, 1975 | ||
| Gerald Ford (1974–1977) | |||||||
| 5 | 
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Carla Hills | California | March 10, 1975 | January 20, 1977 | ||
| 6 | 
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Patricia Harris | District of Columbia | January 23, 1977 | September 10, 1979 | Jimmy Carter (1977–1981) | |
| 7 | 
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Moon Landrieu | Louisiana | September 24, 1979 | January 20, 1981 | ||
| 8 | 
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Samuel Pierce | New York | January 23, 1981 | January 20, 1989 | Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) | |
| – | J. Michael Dorsey Acting |
New York | January 20, 1989 | February 13, 1989 | George H. W. Bush (1989–1993) | ||
| 9 | 
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Jack Kemp | New York | February 13, 1989 | January 20, 1993 | ||
| 10 | 
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Henry Cisneros | Texas | January 22, 1993 | January 20, 1997 | Bill Clinton (1993–2001) | |
| 11 | 
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Andrew Cuomo | New York | January 29, 1997 | January 20, 2001 | ||
| – | 
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William C. Apgar Acting |
January 20, 2001 | January 24, 2001 | George W. Bush (2001–2009) | ||
| 12 | 
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Mel Martinez | Florida | January 24, 2001 | August 13, 2004 | ||
| 13 | 
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Alphonso Jackson | Texas | August 13, 2004 | September 1, 2004 | ||
| September 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 | ||
| – | 
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Brian D. Montgomery Acting |
Texas | January 20, 2009 | January 26, 2009 | Barack Obama (2009–2017) | |
| 15 | 
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Shaun Donovan | New York | January 26, 2009 | July 28, 2014 | ||
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Julián Castro | Texas | July 28, 2014 | January 20, 2017 | ||
| – | 
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Craig Clemmensen Acting |
January 20, 2017 | March 2, 2017 | Donald Trump (2017–2021) | ||
| 17 | 
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Ben Carson | Florida | March 2, 2017 | January 20, 2021 | ||
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Matt Ammon Acting |
January 20, 2021 | March 10, 2021 | Joe Biden (2021–2025) | ||
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Marcia Fudge | Ohio | March 10, 2021 | March 22, 2024 | ||
| – |
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Adrianne Todman Acting |
United States Virgin Islands | March 22, 2024 | present | ||
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "HUD History". U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
- ^ "Mission". U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
- ^ 5 U.S.C. § 5312.
- ^ "Salary Table No. 2021-EX Rates of Basic Pay for the Executive Schedule (EX)" (PDF).
