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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 of the United States|president's]] [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]], and thirteenth in the [[United States presidential line of succession|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 ({{USPL|89|174|The Department of Housing and Urban Development Act}}) into law.<ref name="HUDHist">{{cite web|url=http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/about/hud_history|title=HUD History|publisher=U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development|access-date=January 10, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527091917/http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/about/hud_history|archive-date=May 27, 2010}}</ref> The department's mission is "to increase [[Owner-occupier|homeownership]], support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination."<ref name="mission">{{cite web|url=http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/about/mission|title=Mission|publisher=U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development|access-date=January 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527094822/http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/about/mission|archive-date=May 27, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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 of the United States|president's]] [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]], and thirteenth in the [[United States presidential line of succession|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 ({{USPL|89|174|The Department of Housing and Urban Development Act}}) into law.<ref name="HUDHist">{{cite web|url=http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/about/hud_history|title=HUD History|publisher=U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development|access-date=January 10, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527091917/http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/about/hud_history|archive-date=May 27, 2010}}</ref> The department's mission is "to increase [[Owner-occupier|homeownership]], support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination."<ref name="mission">{{cite web|url=http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/about/mission|title=Mission|publisher=U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development|access-date=January 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527094822/http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/about/mission|archive-date=May 27, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is a [[Executive Schedule#Level I|Level I position in the Executive Schedule]],<ref name="UnitedStatesCode|5|5312">{{UnitedStatesCode|5|5312}}.</ref> thus earning a salary of [[US Dollar|US$]]246,400, as of January 2024.<ref name="Salary">{{cite web|url= https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2021/EX.pdf|title=Salary Table No. 2021-EX Rates of Basic Pay for the Executive Schedule (EX)}}</ref>
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is a [[Executive Schedule#Level I|Level I position in the Executive Schedule]],<ref name="UnitedStatesCode|5|5312">{{UnitedStatesCode|5|5312}}.</ref> thus earning a salary of [[US Dollar|US$]]246,400, as of January 2024.<ref name="Salary">{{cite web|url= https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2021/EX.pdf|title=Salary Table No. 2021-EX Rates of Basic Pay for the Executive Schedule (EX)}}</ref>
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