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The Secretary of Defense, or SecDef, is the head of the Department of Defense. This position is currently held by former CIA Director Leon Panetta after Robert Gates retired on July 1, 2011.
former Secretary of Defense Robert Strange McNamara.
He is the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and has been the Secretary of Defense since 2006.
Former US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is 74 years old (birthdate: September 25, 1943).
The Secretary of Defense, or SecDef, is the head of the Department of Defense. This position is currently held by former CIA Director Leon Panetta after Robert Gates retired on July 1, 2011.
Former Department of Defense Secretary Robert Gates is a Republican. He was chose by the Obama White House to continue in the role after Obama's victory in 2008.
John Tower Former Senator John Tower was rejected as Bush's nominee for defense secretary.
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James V. Forrestal became the first Secretary of Defense in 1947. He served for two years and then committed suicide.
Hagel is the Secretary of Defense which is in the executive department. He is a former US Senator from Nebraska.
Robert McNamara's son, Douglas McNamara, is a private individual and not much public information is available about his current whereabouts or activities. He has largely stayed out of the public eye, focusing on his personal life and career. It's worth noting that Robert McNamara, the former U.S. Secretary of Defense, passed away in 2009.
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.