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 
NameTerm of OfficePresident(s) served underKenneth Claiborne RoyallSeptember 18, 1947 – April 27, 1949Harry S. TrumanGordon GrayJune 20, 1949 – April 12, 1950Harry S. TrumanFrank PaceApril 12, 1950 – January 20, 1953Harry S. TrumanRobert Ten Broeck StevensFebruary 4, 1953 – July 21, 1955Dwight D. EisenhowerWilber Marion BruckerJuly 21, 1955 – January 19, 1961Dwight D. EisenhowerElvis Jacob Stahr, Jr.January 24, 1961 – June 30, 1962John F. KennedyCyrus VanceJuly 5, 1962 – January 21, 1964John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. JohnsonStephen AilesJanuary 28, 1964 – July 1, 1965Lyndon B. JohnsonStanley R. ResorJuly 2, 1965 – June 30, 1971Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard NixonRobert F. FroehlkeJuly 1, 1971 – May 14, 1973Richard NixonHoward H. CallawayMay 15, 1973 – July 3, 1975Richard Nixon, Gerald FordMartin R. HoffmannAugust 5, 1975 – January 20, 1977Gerald FordClifford L. Alexander, Jr.February 14, 1977 – January 20, 1981Jimmy CarterJohn O. Marsh, Jr.January 21, 1981 – August 13, 1989Ronald Reagan, George H.W. BushMichael P.W. StoneAugust 14, 1989 – January 20, 1993George H. W. BushTogo D. West, Jr.November 22, 1993 – December 2, 1997Bill ClintonRobert M. WalkerDecember 2, 1997 – July 2, 1998Bill ClintonLouis CalderaJuly 2, 1998 – January 20, 2001Bill ClintonGregory R. DahlbergJanuary 20, 2001 – March 5, 2001George W. BushJoseph W. WestphalMarch 5, 2001 – May 31, 2001George W. BushThomas E. WhiteMay 31, 2001 – May 9, 2003George W. BushLes Brownlee May 10, 2003 – November 18, 2004George W. BushFrancis J. Harvey November 19, 2004 – March 9, 2007George W. BushPete Geren March 9, 2007 – September 16, 2009George W. Bush, Barack ObamaJohn McHughSeptember 21, 2009 – November 1, 2015Barack ObamaEric Fanning November 3, 2015 – January 11, 2016Barack ObamaPatrick Murphy January 11, 2016 – January 20, 2017Barack ObamaRobert M. SpeerJanuary 20, 2017 – August 2, 2017Donald TrumpRyan McCarthy (acting)August 2, 2017 – November 15, 2017Donald TrumpMark EsperNovember 20, 2017 – July 23, 2019Donald TrumpRyan McCarthyJuly 23, 2019 – January 20, 2021Donald TrumpJohn E. Whitley (acting)January 20, 2021 – May 27, 2021Joe BidenChristine WormuthMay 27, 2021 – January 20, 2025Joe BidenMark Averill (acting)January 20, 2025 – February 25, 2025Donald TrumpDaniel P. Driscoll February 25, 2025 – presentDonald Trump

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