United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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The United States Secretary of Veterans' Affairs is the head of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the department concerned with veterans' benefits and related matters. The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet and second to last at 17th in the line of succession to the presidency (the position was last until the creation of the United States Department of Homeland Security in 2002). To date, all appointees and acting appointees to the post have been United States military veterans but that is not a requirement to fill the position.
[edit] Chronological lists
[edit] Secretaries
| No. | Name | Term of Office | President(s) served under |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward J. Derwinski | March 15, 1989 - September 26, 1992 | George H. W. Bush |
| Anthony J. Principi (acting) | September 26, 1992 - January 20, 1993 | George H. W. Bush | |
| 2 | Jesse Brown | January 22, 1993 - July 3, 1997 | Bill Clinton |
| Herschel Gober (acting) | July 3, 1997 to May 5, 1998 | Bill Clinton | |
| 3 | Togo D. West, Jr. | May 5, 1998 - July 10, 2000 | Bill Clinton |
| Herschel Gober (acting) | July 10, 2000 - January 20, 2001 | Bill Clinton | |
| 4 | Anthony J. Principi | January 23, 2001 - January 26, 2005 | George W. Bush |
| 5 | James Nicholson | January 26, 2005 - present | George W. Bush |
Agriculture • Commerce • Defense • Education • Energy • Health and Human Services • Homeland Security • Housing and Urban Development • Interior • Justice • Labor • State • Transportation • Treasury • Veterans Affairs
Past department leaders: Commerce and Labor • Health, Education, and Welfare • Navy • Post Office • War
