United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

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United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

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Incumbent:
Steve Preston
First:
Robert C. Weaver
Formation:
September 9, 1965
Presidential Line of Succession:
Eleventh

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. Steve Preston 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.

[edit] Chronological list

No. Name Term of Office President(s) served under
1 Robert Clifton Weaver January 18, 1966 - December 18, 1968 Lyndon Johnson
2 Robert Coldwell Wood January 7, 1969 - January 20, 1969 Lyndon Johnson
3 George Wilcken Romney January 22, 1969 - January 20, 1973 Richard Nixon
4 James Thomas Lynn February 2, 1973 - February 5, 1975 Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
5 Carla Anderson Hills March 10, 1975 - January 20, 1977 Gerald Ford
6 Patricia Roberts Harris January 23, 1977 - September 10, 1979 Jimmy Carter
7 Maurice Edwin Landrieu September 24, 1979 - January 20, 1981 Jimmy Carter
8 Samuel Riley Pierce January 23, 1981 - January 20, 1989 Ronald Reagan
9 Jack French Kemp February 13, 1989 - January 19, 1993 George H. W. Bush
10 Henry Gabriel Cisneros January 22, 1993 - January 19, 1997 Bill Clinton
11 Andrew Mark Cuomo January 29, 1997 - January 20, 2001 Bill Clinton
12 Melquiades Rafael Martinez January 24, 2001 - December 12, 2003 George W. Bush
13 Alphonso Roy Jackson March 31, 2004 - April 18, 2008 [1] George W. Bush
14 Steven C. Preston June 4, 2008 - present George W. Bush

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