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The under secretary of the navy is the second-highest ranking civilian official in the United States Department of the Navy. The under secretary reports to the secretary of the navy (SECNAV). Before the creation of the under secretary's office, the second-highest civilian at the Department of the Navy was the assistant secretary of the navy.
List of under secretaries of the navy, 1940–present
The following men and women have held the post:[1]
| No.
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Portrait
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Name
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Assumed office
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Left office
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President appointed by
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Secretary served under
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| 1
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File:James Forrestal - SecOfDef.jpg
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James V. Forrestal
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August 22, 1940
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May 16, 1944
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Frank Knox
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| 2
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File:Ralph A. Bard cph.3a40857.jpg
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Ralph A. Bard
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June 24, 1944
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June 30, 1945
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James Forrestal
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| 3
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Artemus Gates
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July 3, 1945
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December 31, 1945
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Harry S. Truman
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| 4
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File:John L Sullivan SecofNavy.jpg
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John L. Sullivan
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June 17, 1946
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September 18, 1947
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| 5
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File:W. John Kenney.jpg
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W. John Kenney
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September 19, 1947
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September 24, 1949
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John L. Sullivan
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| 6
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Dan A. Kimball
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May 25, 1949
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July 31, 1951
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Francis P. Matthews
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| 7
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Francis P. Whitehair
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August 7, 1951
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January 29, 1953
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Dan A. Kimball
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| 8
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Charles S. Thomas
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February 9, 1953
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August 5, 1953
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Robert B. Anderson
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| 9
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File:Thomas Gates official DoD photo.jpg
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Thomas S. Gates Jr.
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October 7, 1953
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April 1, 1957
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Robert B. Anderson Charles Thomas
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| 10
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File:William B Franke Navy Sec.jpg
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William B. Franke
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April 17, 1957
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June 7, 1959
|
Thomas S. Gates Jr.
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| 11
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File:FredBantz.jpg
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Fred A. Bantz
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June 8, 1959
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January 20, 1961
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William B. Franke
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| 12
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File:PaulBFay.jpg
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Paul B. Fay
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February 16, 1961
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January 15, 1965
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John F. Kennedy
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John Connally Fred Korth Paul Nitze
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| 13
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Kenneth E. BeLieu
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February 26, 1965
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July 1, 1965
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Paul Nitze
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| 14
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Robert H. B. Baldwin
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July 2, 1965
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July 31, 1967
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| 15
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Charles F. Baird
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August 1, 1967
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January 20, 1969
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Paul Robert Ignatius
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| 16
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File:John W Warner Sec of Navy (cropped).jpg
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John Warner
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February 11, 1969
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May 4, 1972
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Richard Nixon
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John Chafee
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| 17
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Frank P. Sanders
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May 5, 1972
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June 29, 1973
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John Warner
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| 18
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J. William Middendorf
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August 3, 1973
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June 20, 1974
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| 19
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David S. Potter
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August 28, 1974
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April 1, 1976
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Gerald Ford
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J. William Middendorf
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| 20
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David R. Macdonald
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September 14, 1976
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February 4, 1977
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| 21
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File:R James Woolsey.jpg
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R. James Woolsey Jr.
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March 9, 1977
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December 7, 1979
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Jimmy Carter
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W. Graham Claytor Jr.
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| 22
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Robert J. Murray
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February 7, 1980
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September 29, 1981
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Edward Hidalgo John Lehman
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| 23
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James F. Goodrich
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September 29, 1981
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August 6, 1987
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Ronald Reagan
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John Lehman
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| 24
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File:H. Lawrence GarrettSecretary of the Navy - DPLA - fd6c869685b753e138146fd01e7471c5.jpeg
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Henry L. Garrett III
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August 6, 1987
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May 15, 1989
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Jim Webb William L. Ball
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| 25
|
File:J. Daniel Howard, Under Secretary of the Navy (1).jpg
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J. Daniel Howard
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August 7, 1989
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January 20, 1993
|
George H. W. Bush
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Henry L. Garrett III Sean O'Keefe
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| 26
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File:Richard Danzig, official Navy photo.jpg
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Richard J. Danzig
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November 29, 1993
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May 30, 1997
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Bill Clinton
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John Howard Dalton
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| 27
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File:Jerry MacArthur Hultin.jpg
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Jerry MacArthur Hultin
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November 13, 1997
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July 14, 2000
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John Howard Dalton Richard Danzig
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| 28
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File:Robert Pirie, official photo portrait, circa 2001.jpg
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Robert B. Pirie Jr.
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October 12, 2000
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June 6, 2001
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Richard Danzig
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| 29
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Susan M. Livingstone
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July 26, 2001
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February 28, 2003
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George W. Bush
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Gordon R. England
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| 30
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Dionel M. Aviles
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October 8, 2004
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May 19, 2009[2]
|
Gordon R. England Donald C. Winter
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| 31
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File:Robert O Work.jpg
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Robert O. Work
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May 19, 2009
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March 22, 2013
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Barack Obama
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Ray Mabus
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| –
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Robert C. Martinage (acting)
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March 22, 2013[3]
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January 15, 2014[4]
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| –
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Thomas W. Hicks (acting)
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January 15, 2014
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March 17, 2016
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| 32
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Janine A. Davidson
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March 17, 2016
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January 20, 2017
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| –
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Thomas W. Hicks (acting)
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January 20, 2017[5]
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February 17, 2017
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Donald Trump
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Sean Stackley (acting)
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| –
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File:Thomas P. Dee official photo (cropped).jpg
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Thomas P. Dee (acting)
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February 17, 2017[6]
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December 4, 2017
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Richard V. Spencer
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| 33
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File:Thomas B. Modly (cropped).jpg
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Thomas B. Modly
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December 4, 2017
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| –
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File:Greg Slavonic official photo 2 (cropped).jpg
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Gregory J. Slavonic (acting)
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April 24, 2020
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January 20, 2021
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| –
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James F. Geurts (acting)
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February 4, 2021
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August 24, 2021
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Joe Biden
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Thomas Harker (acting)
|
| –
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File:Meredith Berger Navy Photo.jpg
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Meredith A. Berger (Performing the Duties of)
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August 25, 2021
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April 13, 2022
|
Carlos Del Toro
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| 34
|
File:Erik K. Raven, Navy Under Secretary.jpg
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Erik Raven
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April 13, 2022
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August 2024
|
| –
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File:Official portrait of Thomas Mancinelli.jpg
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Thomas Mancinelli (acting)
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August 20, 2024[9]
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January 20, 2025
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| –
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File:Victor B. Minella.jpg
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Victor Minella (acting)
|
January 22, 2025
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April 16, 2025
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Donald Trump
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Terence G. Emmert (acting) John Phelan
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| –
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File:Brett A. Seidle.jpg
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Brett A. Seidle (acting)
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April 16, 2025
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Incumbent
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John Phelan
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