Living Former Secretaries of Homeland Security
As of January 2009, two regular and one acting former Secretaries of Homeland Security were alive, the oldest being James Loy (2005 (acting); born 1942).
| Name | Secretarial term | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Ridge | 2003–2005 | (1945-08-26) August 26, 1945 (age 67) |
| James Loy | 2005 (acting) | (1942-08-10) August 10, 1942 (age 70) |
| Michael Chertoff | 2005-2009 | (1953-11-28) November 28, 1953 (age 58) |
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“My philosophy is inverted Platonism: the further a thing is from true being, the purer, the lovelier, the better it is. Living in illusion as a goal!”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
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