Secretary_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development

United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Head of the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development; member of the Cabinet

The United States secretary of housing and urban development (or HUD secretary) 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 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 89–174: The Department of Housing and Urban Development Act) into law.[2] The department's mission is "to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination."[3]

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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule,[4] thus earning a salary of US$221,400, as of January 2021.[5]

As of March 22, 2024, Adrianne Todman is the acting secretary of housing and urban development.

List of secretaries of housing and urban development

Parties

  Democratic (9)   Republican (9)

Status
  Denotes acting Secretary
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References

  1. [1]
    "3 U.S. Code § 19 - Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  2. [2]
    "HUD History". U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
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    "Mission". U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
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    5 U.S.C. § 5312.
  5. [5]
    "Salary Table No. 2021-EX Rates of Basic Pay for the Executive Schedule (EX)" (PDF).
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