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United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs

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U.S. Cabinet position

United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Seal of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Flag of the secretary
Incumbent
Doug Collins
since February 5, 2025
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
StyleMr. Secretary (informal)
The Honorable (formal)
Member ofUnited States Cabinet
Reports toPresident of the United States
SeatWashington, D.C.
AppointerThepresident
withSenateadvice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrument38 U.S.C. § 303
FormationMarch 15, 1989
First holderEd Derwinski
SuccessionSeventeenth[1]
DeputyDeputy Secretary
SalaryExecutive Schedule, Level I
WebsiteVA.gov

TheUnited States secretary of veterans affairs is the head of theUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs, the department concerned with veterans' benefits, health care, and national veterans' memorials and cemeteries. The secretary is a member of theCabinet and second to last at seventeenth[2] in theline of succession tothe presidency (the position was last until the addition of theUnited States Department of Homeland Security in 2006[3]). Until the appointment ofDavid Shulkin in 2017, all appointees and acting appointees to the post were United States military veterans, but that is not a requirement to fill the position.

When the post of secretary is vacant, thedeputy secretary[4] or any other person designated by the president serves as acting secretary[4] until the president nominates and theUnited States Senate confirms a new secretary.

List of secretaries of veterans affairs

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Parties

  No party (2)  Democratic (3)  Republican (7)

Status
  Acting secretary of veterans affairs
No.SecretaryTerm of officePresident(s)
PortraitNameState of residenceTook officeLeft officeTerm length
1Ed DerwinskiIllinoisMarch 15, 1989September 26, 19923 years, 195 daysGeorge H. W. Bush
(1989–1993)
–Anthony Principi[1]
Acting		CaliforniaSeptember 26, 1992January 20, 1993116 days
2Jesse BrownIllinoisJanuary 22, 1993July 13, 19974 years, 172 daysBill Clinton
(1993–2001)
–Hershel W. Gober[2]
Acting		ArkansasJuly 13, 1997January 2, 1998173 days
3Togo D. West Jr.District of ColumbiaJanuary 2, 1998[3]May 4, 1998122 days
May 4, 1998July 25, 20002 years, 82 days
–Hershel W. Gober[2]
Acting		ArkansasJuly 25, 2000January 20, 2001179 days
4Anthony PrincipiCaliforniaJanuary 23, 2001January 26, 20054 years, 3 daysGeorge W. Bush
(2001–2009)
5Jim NicholsonColoradoJanuary 26, 2005October 1, 20072 years, 248 days
–Gordon H. Mansfield[4]
Acting		FloridaOctober 1, 2007December 20, 200780 days
6James PeakeDistrict of ColumbiaDecember 20, 2007January 20, 20091 year, 31 days
7Eric ShinsekiHawaiiJanuary 20, 2009May 30, 20145 years, 130 daysBarack Obama
(2009–2017)
–Sloan D. Gibson
Acting		AlabamaMay 30, 2014July 30, 201461 days
8Bob McDonaldOhioJuly 30, 2014January 20, 20172 years, 174 days
–Robert Snyder
Acting		West VirginiaJanuary 20, 2017February 14, 201725 daysDonald Trump
(2017–2021)
9David ShulkinPennsylvaniaFebruary 14, 2017March 28, 20181 year, 42 days
–Robert Wilkie
Acting		North CarolinaMarch 28, 2018May 29, 201862 days
–Peter O'Rourke
Acting		VirginiaMay 29, 2018July 30, 201862 days
10Robert WilkieNorth CarolinaJuly 30, 2018January 20, 20212 years, 174 days
–Dat Tran
Acting		OhioJanuary 20, 2021February 9, 202120 daysJoe Biden
(2021–2025)
11Denis McDonoughMinnesotaFebruary 9, 2021January 20, 20253 years, 346 days
–framelssTodd B. Hunter
Acting		January 20, 2025February 5, 202516 daysDonald Trump
(2025–present)
12framelssDoug CollinsGeorgiaFebruary 5, 2025Incumbent289 days

1Anthony Principi served as Acting Secretary in his capacity asDeputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs September 26, 1992 – January 20, 1993.

2Hershel W. Gober served as Acting Secretary in his capacity asDeputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs July 13, 1997 – January 2, 1998 and July 25, 2000 – January 20, 2001.[5]

3 West served as Acting Secretary from January 2, 1998[6] to May 4, 1998.[7]

4Gordon H. Mansfield served as Acting Secretary in his capacity asDeputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs October 1 – December 20, 2007.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"3 U.S. Code § 19 - Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act".
  2. ^"Order of presidential succession | USAGov".www.usa.gov. RetrievedNovember 7, 2024.
  3. ^Public Law 109-177 §.503
  4. ^ab38 U.S.C. § 304:Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Accessed January 13, 2008.
  5. ^"Gober Takes Over Top Spot at VA" (Press release). Department of Veterans Affairs. July 25, 2000. Archived fromthe original on July 13, 2009. RetrievedSeptember 29, 2009.
  6. ^"President Clinton Names Togo D. West Jr. As Acting Secretary Of The Department Of Veterans' Affairs" (Press release). White House. December 2, 1997. Archived fromthe original on October 5, 2006. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2009.
  7. ^Staff (May 1999)."The Honorable Togo D. West Jr".United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Archived fromthe original on March 4, 2000. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2009.
  8. ^UPI.Peake sworn in as VA secretaryArchived February 4, 2008, at theWayback Machine, December 20, 2007. Accessed December 21, 2007.

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