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.

No. Name Portrait Term of Office President(s) served under
1 Edward Joseph Derwinski March 15, 1989–September 26, 1992 George H. W. Bush
Anthony Joseph Principi (acting) September 26, 1992–January 20, 1993 George H. W. Bush
2 Jesse Brown January 22, 1993–July 03, 1997 Bill Clinton
Herschel Wayne Gober (acting) July 03, 1997–May 05, 1998 Bill Clinton
3 Togo Dennis West May 05, 1998–July 10, 2000 Bill Clinton
Herschel Wayne Gober (acting) July 10, 2000–January 23, 2001 Bill Clinton
4 Anthony Joseph Principi January 23, 2001–January 26, 2005 George W. Bush
5 Robert James Nicholson January 26, 2005–October 01, 2007 George W. Bush
Gordon H. Mansfield (acting) October 01, 2007–present George W. Bush

NOTE: James Peake has been nominated by President Bush to become the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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