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United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Head of the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development; member of the Cabinet


Head of the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development; member of the Cabinet

FieldValue
postUnited States Secretary
bodyHousing and Urban Development
flagFlag of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.svg
flagborderyes
flagsize130
flagcaptionFlag of the department
insigniaSeal of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.svg
insigniasize120
insigniacaptionSeal of the department
imageScott Turner, official portrait (2025).jpg
incumbentScott Turner
incumbentsinceFebruary 5, 2025
actingno
departmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development
styleMr. Secretary (informal)
The Honorable (formal)
member_ofCabinet
reports_toPresident of the United States
seatRobert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, D.C.
appointerThe president
appointer_qualifiedwith Senate advice and consent
termlengthNo fixed term
constituting_instrument
formation
firstRobert C. Weaver
successionThirteenth
deputyDeputy Secretary
salaryExecutive Schedule, Level I
website

The Honorable (formal)

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. The department's mission is "to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination."

The secretary of housing and urban development is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule, thus earning a salary of US$246,400, as of January 2024.

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 (9) (10)

;Status

No.PortraitNameState/territory of residenceTook officeLeft officePresident(s)Democratic Party (United States)}};"Democratic Party (United States)}};"Republican Party (United States)}};"Republican Party (United States)}};"Republican Party (United States)}};"Democratic Party (United States)}};"Democratic Party (United States)}};"Republican Party (United States)}};"Republican Party (United States)}};"Democratic Party (United States)}};"Democratic Party (United States)}};"Republican Party (United States)}};"Republican Party (United States)}};"Republican Party (United States)}};"Democratic Party (United States)}};"Democratic Party (United States)}};"Republican Party (United States)}};"Democratic Party (United States)}};"Republican Party (United States)}};"
[[File: Robert C. Weaver official portrait.jpg103x103px]]New YorkJanuary 18, 1966December 18, 1968Democratic Party (United States)}};"
(1963–1969)
[[File: Robert C. Wood, the second Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.jpg75px]]MassachusettsJanuary 7, 1969January 20, 1969
[[File: George W. Romney official portrait.jpg75px]]MichiganJanuary 22, 1969January 20, 1973Republican Party (United States)}};"
(1969–1974)
[[File:James Thomas Lynn official portrait.jpg75px]]OhioFebruary 2, 1973February 5, 1975
Republican Party (United States)}};"
(1974–1977)
[[File: Carla A. Hills official portrait.jpg75px]]CaliforniaMarch 10, 1975January 20, 1977
[[File: Patricia R. Harris official portrait.jpg75px]]District of ColumbiaJanuary 23, 1977September 10, 1979Democratic Party (United States)}};"
(1977–1981)
[[File:Moon Landrieu official portrait.jpg75px]]LouisianaSeptember 24, 1979January 20, 1981
[[File:Samuel Pierce official portrait.jpg75px]]New YorkJanuary 23, 1981January 20, 1989Republican Party (United States)}};"
(1981–1989)
ActingNew YorkJanuary 20, 1989February 13, 1989Republican Party (United States)}};"
(1989–1993)
[[File:Jack Kemp official portrait.jpg75px]]New YorkFebruary 13, 1989January 20, 1993
[[File:Henry Cisneros official portrait.jpg75px]]TexasJanuary 22, 1993January 20, 1997Democratic Party (United States)}};"
(1993–2001)
[[File:HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo.jpg75px]]New YorkJanuary 29, 1997January 20, 2001
[[File:Official portrait of William Apgar, Senior Advisor for Mortgage Finance, Office of the Secretary - DPLA - 24423a2b4c548af60b7465f25581c9f5.jpg75px]]
ActingJanuary 20, 2001January 24, 2001Republican Party (United States)}};"
(2001–2009)
[[File:Mel Martinez official portrait.jpg75px]]FloridaJanuary 24, 2001August 13, 2004
[[File:Alphonso Jackson official portrait.jpg75px]]TexasAugust 13, 2004September 1, 2004
September 1, 2004April 18, 2008
[[File:Roy Bernardi.jpg75px]]
ActingNew YorkApril 18, 2008June 4, 2008
[[File:Steve Preston HUD.jpg75px]]IllinoisJune 4, 2008January 20, 2009
[[File:MontgomeryBrian.jpg75px]]
ActingTexasJanuary 20, 2009January 26, 2009Democratic Party (United States)}};"
(2009–2017)
[[File:Shaun Donovan.jpg75px]]New YorkJanuary 26, 2009July 28, 2014
[[File:Julián Castro's Official HUD Portrait (cropped).jpg75px]]TexasJuly 28, 2014January 20, 2017
[[File:Craig Clemmensen.jpg75px]]
ActingJanuary 20, 2017March 2, 2017Republican Party (United States)}};"
(2017–2021)
[[File:Ben Carson headshot.jpg75px]]FloridaMarch 2, 2017January 20, 2021
[[File:Matt Ammon (cropped).jpg75px]]
ActingJanuary 20, 2021March 10, 2021Democratic Party (United States)}};"
(2021–2025)
[[File:Secretary Fudge official photo (cropped).png75px]]OhioMarch 10, 2021March 22, 2024
[[File:Adrianne Todman.jpg75px]]
ActingUnited States Virgin IslandsMarch 22, 2024January 20, 2025
[[File:Matt Ammon (cropped).jpg75px]]
ActingJanuary 20, 2025February 5, 2025Republican Party (United States)}};"
(2025–present)
[[File:Scott Turner, official portrait (2025).jpg75px]]TexasFebruary 5, 2025Incumbent

References

References

  1. "3 U.S. Code § 19 - Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act".
  2. "HUD History". U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  3. "Mission". U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  4. {{UnitedStatesCode. 5. 5312.
  5. "Salary Table No. 2021-EX Rates of Basic Pay for the Executive Schedule (EX)".
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