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 Cabinet of the United States, 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.<ref name="HUDHist">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The department's mission is "to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination."<ref name="mission">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The secretary of housing and urban development is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule,<ref name="UnitedStatesCode|5|5312">Template:UnitedStatesCode.</ref> thus earning a salary of US$246,400, as of January 2024.<ref name="Salary">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The current secretary of housing and urban development is Scott Turner, who was sworn in on February 5, 2025.

List of secretaries of housing and urban development

Parties

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Status

No.	Portrait	Name	State/territory of residence	Took office	Left office	President(s)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">1	File:Robert C. Weaver official portrait.jpg	Template:Sortname	New York	January 18, 1966	December 18, 1968	rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1963–1969)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">2	File:Robert C. Wood, the second Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.jpg	Template:Sortname	Massachusetts	January 7, 1969	January 20, 1969
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">3	File:George W. Romney official portrait.jpg	Template:Sortname	Michigan	January 22, 1969	January 20, 1973	rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1969–1974)
rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">4	File:James Thomas Lynn official portrait.jpg	Template:Sortname	Ohio	February 2, 1973	February 5, 1975
rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |						Template:Sortname (1974–1977)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">5	File:Carla A. Hills official portrait.jpg	Template:Sortname	California	March 10, 1975	January 20, 1977
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">6	File:Patricia R. Harris official portrait.jpg	Template:Sortname	District of Columbia	January 23, 1977	September 10, 1979	rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1977–1981)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">7	File:Moon Landrieu official portrait.jpg	Template:Sortname	Louisiana	September 24, 1979	January 20, 1981
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">8	File:Samuel Pierce official portrait.jpg	Template:Sortname	New York	January 23, 1981	January 20, 1989	style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1981–1989)
Template:Ifsubst style="color:black">–		Template:Sortname Template:Small	New York	January 20, 1989	February 13, 1989	rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1989–1993)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">9	File:Jack Kemp official portrait.jpg	Template:Sortname	New York	February 13, 1989	January 20, 1993
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">10	File:Henry Cisneros official portrait.jpg	Template:Sortname	Texas	January 22, 1993	January 20, 1997	rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (1993–2001)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">11	File:HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo.jpg	Template:Sortname	New York	January 29, 1997	January 20, 2001
Template:Ifsubst style="color:black">–	File:Official portrait of William Apgar, Senior Advisor for Mortgage Finance, Office of the Secretary - DPLA - 24423a2b4c548af60b7465f25581c9f5.jpg	Template:Sortname Template:Small		January 20, 2001	January 24, 2001	rowspan="6" style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (2001–2009)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">12	File:Mel Martinez official portrait.jpg	Template:Sortname	Florida	January 24, 2001	August 13, 2004
rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">13	File:Alphonso Jackson official portrait.jpg	Template:Sortname	Texas	August 13, 2004	September 1, 2004
September 1, 2004				April 18, 2008
Template:Ifsubst style="color:black">–	File:Roy Bernardi.jpg	Template:Sortname Template:Small	New York	April 18, 2008	June 4, 2008
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">14	File:Steve Preston HUD.jpg	Template:Sortname	Illinois	June 4, 2008	January 20, 2009
Template:Ifsubst style="color:black">–	File:MontgomeryBrian.jpg	Template:Sortname Template:Small	Texas	January 20, 2009	January 26, 2009	rowspan=3 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (2009–2017)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">15	File:Shaun Donovan.jpg	Template:Sortname	New York	January 26, 2009	July 28, 2014
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">16	File:Julián Castro's Official HUD Portrait (cropped).jpg	Template:Sortname	Texas	July 28, 2014	January 20, 2017
Template:Ifsubst style="color:black">–	File:Craig Clemmensen.jpg	Template:Sortname Template:Small		January 20, 2017	March 2, 2017	rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (2017–2021)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">17	File:Ben Carson headshot.jpg	Template:Sortname	Florida	March 2, 2017	January 20, 2021
Template:Ifsubst style="color:black">–	File:Matt Ammon (cropped).jpg	Template:Sortname Template:Small		January 20, 2021	March 10, 2021	rowspan=3 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (2021–2025)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">18	File:Secretary Fudge official photo (cropped).png	Template:Sortname	Ohio	March 10, 2021	March 22, 2024
Template:Ifsubst style="color:black">–	File:Adrianne Todman.jpg	Template:Sortname Template:Small	United States Virgin Islands	March 22, 2024	January 20, 2025
Template:Ifsubst style="color:black">–	File:Matt Ammon (cropped).jpg	Template:Sortname Template:Small		January 20, 2025	February 5, 2025	rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Template:Sortname (2025–present)
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">19	File:Scott Turner, official portrait (2025).jpg	Template:Sortname	Texas	February 5, 2025	present

External links

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