Style Mr. Secretary Term length No fixed term | Member of Cabinet Seat Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
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Appointer The Presidentwith Senate advice and consent | ||
The United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, a member of the President's Cabinet, and twelfth 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 the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (Pub.L. 89–174) into law. The Department's mission is "to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination."
Contents
- List of Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development
- Living former Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development
- References
Robert C. Weaver became the first African American Cabinet member by being appointed to the position. The department was also the first Cabinet department to be headed by an African American woman, Patricia Roberts Harris, in 1977. Henry Cisneros became the first Hispanic HUD Secretary in 1993.
Julian Castro was confirmed by Senate on July 9, 2014, and assumed office on July 28, 2014, succeeding Shaun Donovan, who was nominated to be the next Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Ben Carson was nominated by President Donald Trump to fill this role. Carson was approved by the Senate on March 2, 2017.
List of Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development
Democratic (8) Republican (9)
Living former Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development
As of April 2017, there are nine living former Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development, the oldest being Maurice E. Landrieu (served 1979–1981, born 1930). The most recent Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to die was James T. Lynn (served 1973–1975, born 1927), who died on December 6, 2010. The most recently-serving Secretary to die was Jack Kemp (served 1989-1993, born 1935) on May 2, 2009.