He was an Army intelligence officer in the 60s.
The current secretary of defense is Robert Gates. The role of the Secretary of Defense is to be the principal defense policy advisor to the President and is responsible for the formulation of general defense policy related to all matters of direct and primary concern to the Department of Defense, and for the execution of approved policy. The Department of Defense is located at the Pentagon.
The current SecDef is Leon Panetta, who took over for Robert Gates on July 1, 2011.
The current US Secretary of Defense is Robert Gates.
The current US Secretary of Defense is Robert M. Gates.
As of January 2011, the Secretary of Defense is Robert Gates.
First, in the United States, the people in the cabinet are not called "ministers," as they are in England or other countries with a parliamentary system. They are called "secretaries." The current U.S. Secretary of Defense is Leon Panetta. He replaced the former secretary, Robert Gates, who retired in 2011.
The current US Secretary of Defense is Robert Gates.
Robert M. Gates is the current US Defense Secretary or Secretary of Defense.He has been serving in this position since December 2006.
Other than the President (who serves as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces), the most powerful DoD official is the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary is superior to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (the highest-ranking officers from each branch of the military). The current Secretary of Defense is Robert M. Gates, who was originally appointed by President George W. Bush after the firing of Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and was asked by President Barack Obama to continue as Secretary of Defense in the new administration.
I am not sure what you mean by "faithful." If you are asking about his religious faith, he is a Christian and has not wavered from those beliefs. If you are asking about his relationship with the military, both former Defense Secretary Robert Gates (a Republican) and current secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (a Democrat) have been very positive in their assessment of him. And he certainly has been successful in terms of directing missions such as the one that led to the death of Osama Bin Laden. And if you are asking about his faithfulness to the constitution, he has been very faithful in protecting the USA and showing respect for the constitution.
Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates is the current chief of the Department of Defense.
Secretary of State- Hillary Clinton Secretary of the Treasury- Timothy Geithner Secretary of Defense- Leon Panetta Attorney General- Eric Holder Secretary of the Interior- Ken L. Salazar Now say thank you.