Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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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. 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]
| United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | |
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| File:Seal of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.svg Seal of the department | |
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since March 22, 2024 | |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | |
| Style | Madam Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Reports to | President |
| Seat | Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, D.C. |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | 42 U.S.C. § 3532 |
| Formation | September 9, 1965 |
| First holder | Robert C. Weaver |
| Succession | Thirteenth[1] |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, level I |
| Website | hud.gov |
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule,[4] thus earning a salary of US$246,400, as of January 2024.[5]
As of March 22, 2024[update], 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
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References
- ↑ "3 U.S. Code § 19 - Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act". https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/3/19.
- ↑ "HUD History". U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/about/hud_history.
- ↑ "Mission". U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/about/mission.
- ↑ 5 U.S.C. § 5312.
- ↑ "Salary Table No. 2021-EX Rates of Basic Pay for the Executive Schedule (EX)". https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2021/EX.pdf.
External links
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