United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development

Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development

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Status
Denotes acting Secretary
No. Portrait Name State of Residence Took Office Left Office President(s)
1 Robert C. Weaver New York January 18, 1966 December 18, 1968 Lyndon B. Johnson
2 Robert C. Wood Massachusetts January 7, 1969 January 20, 1969
3 George W. Romney Michigan January 22, 1969 January 20, 1973 Richard Nixon
4 James Thomas Lynn Ohio February 2, 1973 February 5, 1975
Gerald Ford
5 Carla Anderson Hills California March 10, 1975 January 20, 1977
6 Patricia R. Harris District of Columbia January 23, 1977 September 10, 1979 Jimmy Carter
7 Moon Landrieu Louisiana September 24, 1979 January 20, 1981
8 Samuel Pierce New York January 23, 1981 January 20, 1989 Ronald Reagan
- J. Michael Dorsey January 20, 1989 February 13, 1989 George H. W. Bush
9 Jack Kemp New York February 13, 1989 January 20, 1993
10 Henry Cisneros Texas January 22, 1993 January 20, 1997 Bill Clinton
11 Andrew Cuomo New York January 29, 1997 January 20, 2001
- William C. Apgar January 20, 2001 January 24, 2001 George W. Bush
12 Mel Martinez Florida January 24, 2001 December 12, 2003
13 Alphonso Jackson Texas December 12, 2003 April 1, 2004
April 1, 2004 April 18, 2008
- Roy A. Bernardi New York April 18, 2008 June 4, 2008
14 Steve Preston Illinois June 4, 2008 January 20, 2009
- Brian D. Montgomery January 20, 2005 January 26, 2009 Barack Obama
15 Shaun Donovan New York January 26, 2009 Incumbent

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