# Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing

The Assistant Secretary for Housing, who also carries the title Federal Housing Commissioner, is a position within the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Assistant Secretary is responsible for overseeing the $1.5+ trillion Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance portfolio and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's regulatory responsibilities in the area of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the housing mission of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the manufactured housing industry.

## Role

The Federal Housing Commissioner is appointed by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate. The Assistant Secretary is third in the order of succession for the office of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The Assistant Secretary is paid at level IV of the Executive Schedule, receiving a basic annual salary of up to $200,000 depending on certain factors. The position is currently held by Julia Gordon.

## Assistant Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development for Housing

At the founding of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in 1965, one Assistant Secretary role was specifically designated to perform the functions of the existing role of Federal Housing Commissioner. HUD Secretary George W. Romney split the role between two new titles, Assistant Secretary for Housing Production and Mortgage Credit (HPMC, for the production side of Sections 235 and 236 and public housing), combining the GHA Commissioner role, and a separate Assistant Secretary for Housing Management (HM). Finally, on June 16, 1976, HUD Secretary Carla Hills merged the two roles into one single Assistant Secretary for Housing & Federal Housing Commissioner role, which remains the title today.
Assistant Secretary – Federal Housing Commissioner
| Image | Name | Term began | Term ended | President(s) |
| | Philip N. Brownstein | 1963$^†$ | 1969 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| | Eugene M. Gulledge | 1969 | 1969 | Richard M. Nixon |
$^†$Incumbent FHA Commissioner at founding of Department of Housing and Urban Development
Assistant Secretary of Housing Production and Mortgage Credit – Federal Housing Commissioner
| Name | Term began | Term ended | President(s) served under |
| Eugene M. Gulledge | October 1969 | January 1973 | Richard M. Nixon |
| Woodward Kingman (acting) | January 1973 | June 1973 | Richard M. Nixon |
| Sheldon B. Lubar | July 1973 | November 1974 | Richard M. Nixon |
| Sheldon B. Lubar | July 1973 | November 1974 | Gerald R. Ford |
| David M. DeWilde (acting) | November 1974 | August 1975 | Gerald R. Ford |
| David S. Cook | August 1975 | June 14, 1976 | Gerald R. Ford |
Assistant Secretary of Housing Management
| Name | Term began | Term ended | President(s) served under |
| Lawrence M. Cox | March 1969 | July 1970 | Richard M. Nixon |
| Norman V. Watson | July 1970 | January 1973 | Richard M. Nixon |
| Abner Silverman (acting) | January 1973 | March 1973 | Richard M. Nixon |
| H.R. Crawford | April 1973 | January 1976 | Richard M. Nixon |
| H.R. Crawford | April 1973 | January 1976 | Gerald R. Ford |
| Robert C. Odle, Jr. (acting) | January 1976 | March 1976 | Gerald R. Ford |
| James L. Young | March 1976 | June 14, 1976 | Gerald R. Ford |
Assistant Secretary of Housing – Federal Housing Commissioner
| Name | Term began | Term ended | President(s) served under |
| James L. Young | June 14, 1976 | December 1976 | Gerald R. Ford |
| John T. Howley (acting) | December 1976 | March 1977 | Gerald R. Ford |
| John T. Howley (acting) | December 1976 | March 1977 | Jimmy Carter |
| Lawrence B. Simons | March 1977 | 1980 | Jimmy Carter |
| Philip D. Winn | 1981 | 1982 | Ronald Reagan |
| Philip Abrams | 1982 | 1983 | Ronald Reagan |
| Maurice Lee Barksdale | 1983 | 1985 | Ronald Reagan |
| Thomas Demery | 1986 | 1989 | Ronald Reagan |
| Catherine Austin Fitts | 1989 | 1990 | George H. W. Bush |
| Arthur J. Hill | April 1991 | 1993 | George H. W. Bush |
| Nicolas P. Retsinas | June 1993 | February 27, 1998 | Bill Clinton |
| William C. Apgar | March 1998 | January 20, 2001 | Bill Clinton |
| John C. Weicher | June 1, 2001 | 2005 | George W. Bush |
| Brian D. Montgomery | February 2005 | July 2009 | George W. Bush |
| Brian D. Montgomery | February 2005 | July 2009 | Barack Obama |
| David H. Stevens | July 2009 | March 2011 | Barack Obama |
| Carol Galante | July 2011 | December 2012 | Barack Obama |
| Carol Galante | December 2012 | October 24, 2014 | Barack Obama |
| Biniam Gebre | October 2014 | April 7, 2015 | Barack Obama |
| Ed Golding | April 7, 2015 | January 20, 2017 | Barack Obama |
| Dana T. Wade | July 2017 | June 5, 2018 | Donald Trump |
| Brian D. Montgomery | June 5, 2018 | May 12, 2020 | Donald Trump |
| Dana T. Wade | July 28, 2020 | January 20, 2021 | Donald Trump |
| Janet M. Golrick | January 20, 2021 | May 20, 2022 | Joe Biden |
| Julia Gordon | May 20, 2022 | January 20, 2025 | Joe Biden |
Previous Federal Housing Commissioners include Carol Galante, who served as Acting Federal Housing Commissioner from July 2011 until she was confirmed by the Senate in December 2012. She served as Federal Housing Commissioner until October 2014, when she stepped down to take a faculty position at the University of California at Berkeley. Before her, Brian D. Montgomery, who was confirmed in February 2005 served as Federal Housing Commissioner. The previous Federal Housing Commissioner was John C. Weicher.