List of Secretaries of Homeland Security
Prior to the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security, there existed an Assistant to the President for the Office of Homeland Security, which was created following the September 11, 2001, attacks.
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No. | Portrait | Name | State of Residence | Took Office | Left Office | President(s) | |
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1 | Tom Ridge | Pennsylvania | January 24, 2003 | February 1, 2005 | George W. Bush | ||
- | James M. Loy | Pennsylvania | February 1, 2005 | February 15, 2005 | |||
2 | Michael Chertoff | New Jersey | February 15, 2005 | January 21, 2009 | |||
3 | Janet Napolitano | Arizona | January 21, 2009 | Incumbent | Barack Obama |
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