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United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Official Seal
Incumbent: Shaun Donovan since: January 26, 2009^[1]

First	Robert C. Weaver
Formation	September 9, 1965
Presidential succession	Thirteenth
Website	www.hud.gov

The United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, concerned with urban housing matters. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet. On January 13, 1966, Robert C. Weaver became the first African American Cabinet member by being appointed to the position. The current Secretary is Shaun Donovan.

Chronological list

Denotes acting Secretaries

No.	Name	Term of Office	President(s) served under
1	Robert C. Weaver	January 18, 1966 - December 18, 1968	Lyndon Johnson
2	Robert C. Wood	January 7, 1969 - January 20, 1969	Lyndon Johnson
3	George W. Romney	January 22, 1969 - January 20, 1973	Richard Nixon
4	James Thomas Lynn	February 2, 1973 - February 5, 1975	Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
5	Carla Anderson Hills	March 10, 1975 - January 20, 1977	Gerald Ford
6	Patricia R. Harris	January 23, 1977 - September 10, 1979	Jimmy Carter
7	Moon Landrieu	September 24, 1979 - January 20, 1981	Jimmy Carter
8	Samuel Pierce	January 23, 1981 - January 20, 1989	Ronald Reagan
-	J. Michael Dorsey	January 20, 1989 - February 13, 1989	George H. W. Bush
9	Jack Kemp	February 13, 1989 - January 19, 1993	George H. W. Bush
10	Henry Cisneros	January 22, 1993 - January 19, 1997	Bill Clinton
11	Andrew Cuomo	January 29, 1997 - January 20, 2001	Bill Clinton
-	William C. Apgar	January 20, 2001 - January 24, 2001	George W. Bush
12	Mel Martinez	January 24, 2001 - December 12, 2003
13	Alphonso Jackson	December 12, 2003 - April 1, 2004
13	Alphonso Jackson	April 1, 2004 - April 18, 2008
-	Roy A. Bernardi	April 182008 - June 4, 2008
14	Steve Preston	June 4, 2008 - January 20, 2009
-	Brian D. Montgomery	January 20, 2009 - January 26, 2009	Barack Obama
15	Shaun Donovan	January 26, 2009^[1] - present	Barack Obama

^ ^a ^b Staff (2009-01-29). "Shaun Donovan Secretary U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development". Department of Housing and Urban Development. http://www.hud.gov/about/secretary/donovanbio.cfm. Retrieved on 2009-01-30. "On January 26, 2009, Shaun Donovan was sworn in as the 15th United States Secretary for Housing and Urban Development."

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