United States Secretary of the Army

The **United States Secretary of the Army** is a civilian office within the Department of Defense with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, installations, environmental issues, weapons systems and equipment acquisition, communications, and financial management. Nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, the Secretary of the Army is a non-Cabinet position serving under the Secretary of Defense. This position was created September 18, 1947, when the Department of War became the Department of the Army and made a branch of the new Department of Defense.

## Chronological list of Secretaries of the Army

|Name|Term of Office|President(s) served under|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Kenneth Claiborne Royall|September 18, 1947 – April 27, 1949|Harry S. Truman|
|Gordon Gray|June 20, 1949 – April 12, 1950|Harry S. Truman|
|Frank Pace|April 12, 1950 – January 20, 1953|Harry S. Truman|
|Robert Ten Broeck Stevens|February 4, 1953 – July 21, 1955|Dwight D. Eisenhower|
|Wilber Marion Brucker|July 21, 1955 – January 19, 1961|Dwight D. Eisenhower|
|Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr.|January 24, 1961 – June 30, 1962|John F. Kennedy|
|Cyrus Vance|July 5, 1962 – January 21, 1964|John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson|
|Stephen Ailes|January 28, 1964 – July 1, 1965|Lyndon B. Johnson|
|Stanley R. Resor|July 2, 1965 – June 30, 1971|Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon|
|Robert F. Froehlke|July 1, 1971 – May 14, 1973|Richard Nixon|
|Howard H. Callaway|May 15, 1973 – July 3, 1975|Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford|
|Martin R. Hoffmann|August 5, 1975 – January 20, 1977|Gerald Ford|
|Clifford L. Alexander, Jr.|February 14, 1977 – January 20, 1981|Jimmy Carter|
|John O. Marsh, Jr.|January 21, 1981 – August 13, 1989|Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush|
|Michael P.W. Stone|August 14, 1989 – January 20, 1993|George H. W. Bush|
|Togo D. West, Jr.|November 22, 1993 – December 2, 1997|Bill Clinton|
|Robert M. Walker|December 2, 1997 – July 2, 1998|Bill Clinton|
|Louis Caldera|July 2, 1998 – January 20, 2001|Bill Clinton|
|Gregory R. Dahlberg|January 20, 2001 – March 5, 2001|George W. Bush|
|Joseph W. Westphal|March 5, 2001 – May 31, 2001|George W. Bush|
|Thomas E. White|May 31, 2001 – May 9, 2003|George W. Bush|
|Les Brownlee|May 10, 2003 – November 18, 2004|George W. Bush|
|Francis J. Harvey|November 19, 2004 – March 9, 2007|George W. Bush|
|Pete Geren|March 9, 2007 – September 16, 2009|George W. Bush, Barack Obama|
|John McHugh|September 21, 2009 – November 1, 2015|Barack Obama|
|Eric Fanning|November 3, 2015 – January 11, 2016|Barack Obama|
|Patrick Murphy|January 11, 2016 – January 20, 2017|Barack Obama|
|Robert M. Speer|January 20, 2017 – August 2, 2017|Donald Trump|
|Ryan McCarthy _(acting)_|August 2, 2017 – November 15, 2017|Donald Trump|
|Mark Esper|November 20, 2017 – July 23, 2019|Donald Trump|
|Ryan McCarthy|July 23, 2019 – January 20, 2021|Donald Trump|
|John E. Whitley _(acting)_|January 20, 2021 – May 27, 2021|Joe Biden|
|Christine Wormuth|May 27, 2021 – January 20, 2025|Joe Biden|
|Mark Averill _(acting)_|January 20, 2025 – February 25, 2025|Donald Trump|
|Daniel P. Driscoll|February 25, 2025 – present|Donald Trump|

## Infobox (official post)

- **post**: United States Secretary
- **body**: the Army
- **flag**: Flag of the United States Secretary of the Army.svg
- **flagsize**: 150
- **flagcaption**: Flag of the secretary
- **insignia**: Seal of the US Department of the Army.svg
- **insigniasize**: 120
- **insigniacaption**: Department of the Army Seal and Emblem, Seal of the U.S. Department of the Army
- **image**: Daniel P. Driscoll.jpg
- **incumbent**: Daniel P. Driscoll
- **incumbentsince**: February 25, 2025
- **department**: United States Department of the Army
- **reports to**: United States Secretary of Defense
- **style**: Mr. Secretary
- **appointer**: President of the United States
- **appointer qualified**: with United States Senate, Senate advice and consent
- **termlength**: No fixed term
- **first**: Kenneth Claiborne Royall
- **formation**: September 18, 1947
- **precursor**: United States Secretary of War, Secretary of War
- **succession**: United States Secretary of Defense#Succession, 2nd in SecDef succession
- **deputy**: Under Secretary of the Army
Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Chief of Staff of the Army
- **salary**: Executive Schedule, Executive Schedule, Level II