United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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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 Cabinet of the United States, 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 The Department of Housing and Urban Development Act into law.[1] The department's mission is "to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination."[2]
The secretary of housing and urban development is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule,5|5312-3|[3] thus earning a salary of US$246,400, as of January 2024.[4]
The current secretary of housing and urban development is Scott Turner, who was sworn in on February 5, 2025.
List of secretaries of housing and urban development
- Parties
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- Status
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| No. | Portrait | Name | State/territory of residence | Took office | Left office | President(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background: Template:Party color;" |<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />1 | File:Robert C. Weaver official portrait.jpg | Template:Sortname | New York | January 18, 1966 | December 18, 1968 | rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" | | Template:Sortname (1963–1969) |
| style="background: Template:Party color;" |<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />2 | File:Robert C. Wood, the second Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.jpg | Template:Sortname | Massachusetts | January 7, 1969 | January 20, 1969 | ||
| style="background: Template:Party color;" |<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />3 | File:George W. Romney official portrait.jpg | Template:Sortname | Michigan | January 22, 1969 | January 20, 1973 | rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" | | Template:Sortname (1969–1974) |
| rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />4 | File:James Thomas Lynn official portrait.jpg | Template:Sortname | Ohio | February 2, 1973 | February 5, 1975 | ||
| rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" | | Template:Sortname (1974–1977) | ||||||
| style="background: Template:Party color;" |<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />5 | File:Carla A. Hills official portrait.jpg | Template:Sortname | California | March 10, 1975 | January 20, 1977 | ||
| style="background: Template:Party color;" |<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />6 | File:Patricia R. Harris official portrait.jpg | Template:Sortname | District of Columbia | January 23, 1977 | September 10, 1979 | rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" | | Template:Sortname (1977–1981) |
| style="background: Template:Party color;" |<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />7 | File:Moon Landrieu official portrait.jpg | Template:Sortname | Louisiana | September 24, 1979 | January 20, 1981 | ||
| style="background: Template:Party color;" |<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />8 | File:Samuel Pierce official portrait.jpg | Template:Sortname | New York | January 23, 1981 | January 20, 1989 | style="background: Template:Party color;" | | Template:Sortname (1981–1989) |
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New York | January 20, 1989 | February 13, 1989 | rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" | | Template:Sortname (1989–1993) | |
| style="background: Template:Party color;" |<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />9 | File:Jack Kemp official portrait.jpg | Template:Sortname | New York | February 13, 1989 | January 20, 1993 | ||
| style="background: Template:Party color;" |<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />10 | File:Henry Cisneros official portrait.jpg | Template:Sortname | Texas | January 22, 1993 | January 20, 1997 | rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" | | Template:Sortname (1993–2001) |
| style="background: Template:Party color;" |<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />11 | File:HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo.jpg | Template:Sortname | New York | January 29, 1997 | January 20, 2001 | ||
| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />– | File:Official portrait of William Apgar, Senior Advisor for Mortgage Finance, Office of the Secretary - DPLA - 24423a2b4c548af60b7465f25581c9f5.jpg | Template:Sortname ActingScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
January 20, 2001 | January 24, 2001 | rowspan="6" style="background: Template:Party color;" | | Template:Sortname (2001–2009) | |
| style="background: Template:Party color;" |<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />12 | File:Mel Martinez official portrait.jpg | Template:Sortname | Florida | January 24, 2001 | August 13, 2004 | ||
| rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />13 | File:Alphonso Jackson official portrait.jpg | Template:Sortname | Texas | August 13, 2004 | September 1, 2004 | ||
| September 1, 2004 | April 18, 2008 | ||||||
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New York | April 18, 2008 | June 4, 2008 | ||
| style="background: Template:Party color;" |<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />14 | File:Steve Preston HUD.jpg | Template:Sortname | Illinois | June 4, 2008 | January 20, 2009 | ||
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Texas | January 20, 2009 | January 26, 2009 | rowspan=3 style="background: Template:Party color;" | | Template:Sortname (2009–2017) |
| style="background: Template:Party color;" |<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />15 | File:Shaun Donovan.jpg | Template:Sortname | New York | January 26, 2009 | July 28, 2014 | ||
| style="background: Template:Party color;" |<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />16 | File:Julián Castro's Official HUD Portrait (cropped).jpg | Template:Sortname | Texas | July 28, 2014 | January 20, 2017 | ||
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January 20, 2017 | March 2, 2017 | rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" | | Template:Sortname (2017–2021) | |
| style="background: Template:Party color;" |<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />17 | File:Ben Carson headshot.jpg | Template:Sortname | Florida | March 2, 2017 | January 20, 2021 | ||
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January 20, 2021 | March 10, 2021 | rowspan=3 style="background: Template:Party color;" | | Template:Sortname (2021–2025) | |
| style="background: Template:Party color;" |<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />18 | File:Secretary Fudge official photo (cropped).png | Template:Sortname | Ohio | March 10, 2021 | March 22, 2024 | ||
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United States Virgin Islands | March 22, 2024 | January 20, 2025 | ||
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January 20, 2025 | February 5, 2025 | rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" | | Template:Sortname (2025–present) | |
| style="background: Template:Party color;" |<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />19 | File:Scott Turner, official portrait (2025).jpg | Template:Sortname | Texas | February 5, 2025 | Incumbent | ||
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