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;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">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;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">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;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">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;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">4 File:James Thomas Lynn official portrait.jpg Template:Sortname Ohio February 2, 1973 February 5, 1975
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(1974–1977)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">5 File:Carla A. Hills official portrait.jpg Template:Sortname California March 10, 1975 January 20, 1977
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">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;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">7 File:Moon Landrieu official portrait.jpg Template:Sortname Louisiana September 24, 1979 January 20, 1981
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">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;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">9 File:Jack Kemp official portrait.jpg Template:Sortname New York February 13, 1989 January 20, 1993
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">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;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">11 File:HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo.jpg Template:Sortname New York January 29, 1997 January 20, 2001
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January 20, 2001 January 24, 2001 rowspan="6" style="background: Template:Party color;" | Template:Sortname
(2001–2009)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">12 File:Mel Martinez official portrait.jpg Template:Sortname Florida January 24, 2001 August 13, 2004
rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">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;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">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;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">15 File:Shaun Donovan.jpg Template:Sortname New York January 26, 2009 July 28, 2014
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">16 File:Julián Castro's Official HUD Portrait (cropped).jpg Template:Sortname Texas July 28, 2014 January 20, 2017
Template:Ifsubst style="color:black">– File:Craig Clemmensen.jpg Template:Sortname
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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;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">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;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">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;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">19 File:Scott Turner, official portrait (2025).jpg Template:Sortname Texas February 5, 2025 Incumbent

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