Editing Alphonso Jackson (section)

{{Short description|American politician (born 1945)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Alphonso Jackson
| image               = Alphonso Jackson official portrait.jpg
| office              = 13th [[United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]
| president           = [[George W. Bush]]
| term_start          = August 31, 2004
| term_end            = April 18, 2008
| deputy              = [[Roy Bernardi]]
| predecessor         = [[Mel Martínez]]
| successor           = [[Steve Preston]]
| office1             = 5th [[United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]
| president1          = [[George W. Bush]]
| term_start1         = May 24, 2001
| term_end1           = August 31, 2004
| predecessor1        = [[Saul N. Ramirez Jr.]]
| successor1          = [[Roy Bernardi]]
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1945|9|9}}
| birth_place         = [[Marshall, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| spouse              = Marcia
| children            = 2
| party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| education           = [[Truman State University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[Washington University in St. Louis]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
| caption             = Official portrait, 2005
}}
'''Alphonso  R. Jackson''' (born September 9, 1945) is an American politician who served as the 13th [[United States secretary of housing and urban development]] (HUD) from 2004 to 2008. He was nominated by President [[George W. Bush]] on August 28, 2004, and confirmed by the Senate on August 31, 2004. Jackson announced his resignation on March 31, 2008.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jackson Resigns as HUD Secretary |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/31/AR2008033102672.html |access-date=2023-05-04 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>