United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development


The United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, a member of the President's Cabinet, and thirteenth in the Presidential line of succession. The post was created with the formation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on September 9, 1965, by President Lyndon B. Johnson's signing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act into law. The department's mission is "to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination."
The current HUD secretary is Ben Carson, who was nominated by President Donald Trump and approved by the Senate on March 2, 2017.

List of Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development

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Living former Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development

As of, there are nine living former Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development, the oldest being Maurice E. Landrieu. The most recent Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to die was James T. Lynn, who died on December 6, 2010. The most recently-serving Secretary to die was Jack Kemp on May 2, 2009.
NameTerm of officeDate of birth
Carla A. Hills1975–1977
Maurice E. Landrieu1979–1981
Henry G. Cisneros1993–1997
Andrew M. Cuomo1997–2001
Mel Martínez2001–2003
Alphonso Jackson2004–2008
Steve Preston2008–2009
Shaun Donovan2009–2014
Julian Castro2014–2017