United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs

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The deputy secretary of veterans affairs, in the United States government, is the chief operating officer of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, responsible for a nationwide system of health care services, benefits programs, and national cemeteries for America's veterans and their dependents.[1] The deputy secretary is the second-highest-ranking officer in the department and succeeds the secretary in the event of his resignation, death, or otherwise inability to fulfill his duties.[2]

The deputy secretary is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.[3] The position was created with the creation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in October 1988.[4]

List of deputy secretaries of veterans affairs

No. Portrait Name Term of office President(s) served under
Start End
1 File:Anthony Principi.jpg Anthony Joseph Principi # March 17, 1989[5] September 26, 1992[5] George H. W. Bush
2 File:Gober sm.jpg Hershel Wayne Gober # February 4, 1993[6] August 10, 2000[7] Bill Clinton
– File:Powell ed.jpg Edward A. "Ned" Powell, Jr. (acting) August 10, 2000[7] January 20, 2001[8]
3 File:MackayLeo.jpg Leo S. Mackay, Jr. May 24, 2001[9] September 30, 2003[10] George W. Bush
4 File:Gordon H. Mansfield.jpg Gordon H. Mansfield # January 22, 2004[11] January 20, 2009
5 File:W. Scott Gould official portrait.jpg W. Scott Gould April 9, 2009[12] May 17, 2013[1] Barack Obama
6 File:Sloan Gibson.jpg Sloan D. Gibson # February 11, 2014[13] January 20, 2017
– File:Gina S. Farrisee.jpg Gina Farrisee (acting) January 20, 2017 February 25, 2017 Donald Trump
– File:Scott Blackburn.jpg Scott Blackburn (acting) February 26, 2017 August 9, 2017
7 File:Thomas G. Bowman official photo (cropped).jpg Thomas G. Bowman August 10, 2017 June 15, 2018
8 File:James Byrne official photo (cropped).jpg James Byrne August 28, 2018 September 16, 2019
September 16, 2019 February 3, 2020
– File:Pamela.powers.jpg Pamela J. Powers (acting) April 2, 2020[14] January 20, 2021
– File:Carolyn Clancy, MD.jpg Carolyn Clancy (acting) January 20, 2021 July 19, 2021 Joe Biden
9 File:Donald-Remy-VA (cropped).jpg Donald Remy July 19, 2021 April 1, 2023
– File:Guy T. Kiyokawa, VA Assistant Secretary.jpg Guy Kiyokawa (acting) April 1, 2023 September 19, 2023
10 File:Bradsher-scaled.webp Tanya J. Bradsher September 20, 2023 January 20, 2025
11 File:Paul R. Lawrence official photo.jpg Paul Lawrence March 29, 2025 Incumbent Donald Trump

References

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  3. ↑ 38 U.S.C. Template:Trim/Template:Trim § Template:Trim: Template:Trim. Accessed September 24, 2007.
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  6. ↑ US Department of Veterans Affairs. The Honorable Hershel W. Gober Template:Webarchive. July 2000. Accessed January 15, 2008. "He had served as Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs since being sworn in by President Clinton on February 4, 1993."
  7. ↑ a b US Department of Veterans Affairs. Ned Powell Named Acting VA Deputy Secretary. August 9, 2000. Accessed January 15, 2008. "President Clinton has appointed Edward A. (Ned) Powell, Jr., as the Acting Deputy Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)."
  8. ↑ Cahoon. Ben. Department of Veterans Affairs. WorldStatesmen.org. Accessed January 15, 2008.
  9. ↑ US Department of Veterans Affairs. Template:Webarchive. January 2002. Accessed January 16, 2008. "Leo S. Mackay Jr., PhD, was nominated to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs on April 30, 2001, and was confirmed by the Senate on May 24."
  10. ↑ US Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Leo Mackay Steps Down as VA Deputy Secretary November 15, 2003. Accessed January 16, 2008. "Dr. Leo S. Mackay Jr. announced his resignation today as the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), effective September 30."
  11. ↑ US Department of Veterans Affairs. VA Official Biography The Honorable Gordon H. Mansfield. November 2006. Accessed January 16, 2008. "Mr. Mansfield was nominated to serve as Deputy Secretary by President George W. Bush on November 3, 2003, and confirmed by the Senate on January 22, 2004."
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