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United States Secretary of the Army

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United States Secretary of the Army

The secretary of the Army (SA or SECARMY) is a senior civilian official within the United States Department of Defense, with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, installations, environmental issues, weapons systems and equipment acquisition, communications and financial management. The secretary of the Army is nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate. The secretary is a non-Cabinet-level official, subordinate to the secretary of defense. This position was created on September 18, 1947, replacing the secretary of war, when the Department of War was split into the Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force. On February 25, 2025, Daniel P. Driscoll was confirmed as the secretary of the Army, and was sworn in to office later that day.

Infobox

Style
Mr. Secretary
Reports to
United States Secretary of Defense
Appointer
The presidentwith Senate advice and consent
Term length
No fixed term
Precursor
Secretary of War
Formation
September 18, 1947
First holder
Kenneth Claiborne Royall
Succession
2nd in SecDef succession
Deputy
Under Secretary of the ArmyChief of Staff of the Army
Salary
Executive Schedule, Level II
Website
Official website

Tables

· Chronological list of secretaries of the Army
Kenneth Claiborne Royall
Kenneth Claiborne Royall
No.
1
Name
Kenneth Claiborne Royall
Start
September 18, 1947
End
April 27, 1949
President(s)
Harry S. Truman(1945–1953)
Gordon Gray
Gordon Gray
No.
2
Name
Gordon Gray
Start
April 28, 1949
End
April 12, 1950
Frank Pace
Frank Pace
No.
3
Name
Frank Pace
Start
April 12, 1950
End
January 20, 1953
Earl D. JohnsonActing
Earl D. JohnsonActing
No.
–
Name
Earl D. JohnsonActing
Start
January 20, 1953
End
February 4, 1953
President(s)
Dwight D. Eisenhower(1953–1961)
Robert T. Stevens
Robert T. Stevens
No.
4
Name
Robert T. Stevens
Start
February 4, 1953
End
July 21, 1955
Wilber M. Brucker
Wilber M. Brucker
No.
5
Name
Wilber M. Brucker
Start
July 21, 1955
End
January 19, 1961
Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr.
Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr.
No.
6
Name
Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr.
Start
January 24, 1961
End
June 30, 1962
President(s)
John F. Kennedy(1961–1963)
Cyrus Vance
Cyrus Vance
No.
7
Name
Cyrus Vance
Start
July 5, 1962
End
January 21, 1964
Stephen Ailes
Stephen Ailes
No.
8
Name
Stephen Ailes
Start
January 28, 1964
End
July 1, 1965
Stanley Resor
Stanley Resor
No.
9
Name
Stanley Resor
Start
July 2, 1965
End
June 30, 1971
Robert Froehlke
Robert Froehlke
No.
10
Name
Robert Froehlke
Start
July 1, 1971
End
May 14, 1973
Bo Callaway
Bo Callaway
No.
11
Name
Bo Callaway
Start
May 15, 1973
End
July 3, 1975
Norman R. AugustineActing
Norman R. AugustineActing
No.
–
Name
Norman R. AugustineActing
Start
July 3, 1975
End
August 5, 1975
Martin Hoffmann
Martin Hoffmann
No.
12
Name
Martin Hoffmann
Start
August 5, 1975
End
January 20, 1977
Clifford Alexander Jr.
Clifford Alexander Jr.
No.
13
Name
Clifford Alexander Jr.
Start
February 14, 1977
End
January 20, 1981
President(s)
Jimmy Carter(1977–1981)
Percy A. PierreActing
Percy A. PierreActing
No.
–
Name
Percy A. PierreActing
Start
January 21, 1981
End
January 29, 1981
President(s)
Ronald Reagan(1981–1989)
John Marsh
John Marsh
No.
14
Name
John Marsh
Start
January 30, 1981
End
August 14, 1989
Michael P. W. Stone
Michael P. W. Stone
No.
15
Name
Michael P. W. Stone
Start
August 14, 1989
End
January 20, 1993
John W. ShannonActing
John W. ShannonActing
No.
–
Name
John W. ShannonActing
Start
January 20, 1993
End
August 26, 1993
President(s)
Bill Clinton(1993–2001)
Gordon R. SullivanActing
Gordon R. SullivanActing
No.
–
Name
Gordon R. SullivanActing
Start
August 28, 1993
End
November 21, 1993
Togo D. West Jr.
Togo D. West Jr.
No.
16
Name
Togo D. West Jr.
Start
November 22, 1993
End
May 4, 1997
Robert M. WalkerActing
Robert M. WalkerActing
No.
–
Name
Robert M. WalkerActing
Start
December 2, 1997
End
July 1, 1998
Louis Caldera
Louis Caldera
No.
17
Name
Louis Caldera
Start
July 2, 1998
End
January 20, 2001
Gregory R. DahlbergActing
Gregory R. DahlbergActing
No.
–
Name
Gregory R. DahlbergActing
Start
January 20, 2001
End
March 4, 2001
President(s)
George W. Bush(2001–2009)
Joseph W. WestphalActing
Joseph W. WestphalActing
No.
–
Name
Joseph W. WestphalActing
Start
March 5, 2001
End
May 31, 2001
Thomas E. White
Thomas E. White
No.
18
Name
Thomas E. White
Start
May 31, 2001
End
May 9, 2003
Les BrownleeActing
Les BrownleeActing
No.
–
Name
Les BrownleeActing
Start
May 10, 2003
End
November 18, 2004
Francis J. Harvey
Francis J. Harvey
No.
19
Name
Francis J. Harvey
Start
November 19, 2004
End
March 9, 2007
Pete Geren
Pete Geren
No.
20
Name
Pete Geren
Start
March 9, 2007
End
September 21, 2009
John M. McHugh
John M. McHugh
No.
21
Name
John M. McHugh
Start
September 21, 2009
End
November 1, 2015
Eric FanningActing
Eric FanningActing
No.
–
Name
Eric FanningActing
Start
November 3, 2015
End
January 11, 2016
Patrick MurphyActing
Patrick MurphyActing
No.
–
Name
Patrick MurphyActing
Start
January 11, 2016
End
May 17, 2016
Eric Fanning
Eric Fanning
No.
22
Name
Eric Fanning
Start
May 17, 2016
End
January 20, 2017
Robert SpeerActing
Robert SpeerActing
No.
–
Name
Robert SpeerActing
Start
January 20, 2017
End
August 2, 2017
President(s)
Donald Trump(2017–2021)
Ryan D. McCarthyActing
Ryan D. McCarthyActing
No.
–
Name
Ryan D. McCarthyActing
Start
August 2, 2017
End
November 20, 2017
Mark Esper
Mark Esper
No.
23
Name
Mark Esper
Start
November 20, 2017On leave: June 24, 2019 – July 15, 2019
End
July 23, 2019
Ryan D. McCarthyActing
Ryan D. McCarthyActing
No.
–
Name
Ryan D. McCarthyActing
Start
June 24, 2019
End
July 15, 2019
Ryan D. McCarthy
Ryan D. McCarthy
No.
24
Name
Ryan D. McCarthy
Start
July 23, 2019
End
September 30, 2019
John E. WhitleyActing
John E. WhitleyActing
No.
–
Name
John E. WhitleyActing
Start
January 20, 2021
End
May 28, 2021
President(s)
Joe Biden(2021–2025)
Christine Wormuth
Christine Wormuth
No.
25
Name
Christine Wormuth
Start
May 28, 2021
End
January 20, 2025
Mark AverillActing
Mark AverillActing
No.
–
Name
Mark AverillActing
Start
January 20, 2025
End
February 25, 2025
President(s)
Donald Trump(2025–present)
Daniel P. Driscoll
Daniel P. Driscoll
No.
26
Name
Daniel P. Driscoll
Start
February 25, 2025
End
Incumbent
No.
Image
Name
Start
End
President(s)
1
Kenneth Claiborne Royall
September 18, 1947
April 27, 1949
Harry S. Truman(1945–1953)
2
Gordon Gray
April 28, 1949
April 12, 1950
3
Frank Pace
April 12, 1950
January 20, 1953
–
Earl D. JohnsonActing
January 20, 1953
February 4, 1953
Dwight D. Eisenhower(1953–1961)
4
Robert T. Stevens
February 4, 1953
July 21, 1955
5
Wilber M. Brucker
July 21, 1955
January 19, 1961
6
Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr.
January 24, 1961
June 30, 1962
John F. Kennedy(1961–1963)
7
Cyrus Vance
July 5, 1962
January 21, 1964
Lyndon B. Johnson(1963–1969)
8
Stephen Ailes
January 28, 1964
July 1, 1965
9
Stanley Resor
July 2, 1965
June 30, 1971
Richard Nixon(1969–1974)
10
Robert Froehlke
July 1, 1971
May 14, 1973
11
Bo Callaway
May 15, 1973
July 3, 1975
Gerald Ford(1974–1977)
–
Norman R. AugustineActing
July 3, 1975
August 5, 1975
12
Martin Hoffmann
August 5, 1975
January 20, 1977
13
Clifford Alexander Jr.
February 14, 1977
January 20, 1981
Jimmy Carter(1977–1981)
–
Percy A. PierreActing
January 21, 1981
January 29, 1981
Ronald Reagan(1981–1989)
14
John Marsh
January 30, 1981
August 14, 1989
George H. W. Bush(1989–1993)
15
Michael P. W. Stone
August 14, 1989
January 20, 1993
–
John W. ShannonActing
January 20, 1993
August 26, 1993
Bill Clinton(1993–2001)
–
Gordon R. SullivanActing
August 28, 1993
November 21, 1993
16
Togo D. West Jr.
November 22, 1993
May 4, 1997
–
Robert M. WalkerActing
December 2, 1997
July 1, 1998
17
Louis Caldera
July 2, 1998
January 20, 2001
–
Gregory R. DahlbergActing
January 20, 2001
March 4, 2001
George W. Bush(2001–2009)
–
Joseph W. WestphalActing
March 5, 2001
May 31, 2001
18
Thomas E. White
May 31, 2001
May 9, 2003
–
Les BrownleeActing
May 10, 2003
November 18, 2004
19
Francis J. Harvey
November 19, 2004
March 9, 2007
20
Pete Geren
March 9, 2007
September 21, 2009
Barack Obama(2009–2017)
21
John M. McHugh
September 21, 2009
November 1, 2015
–
Eric FanningActing
November 3, 2015
January 11, 2016
–
Patrick MurphyActing
January 11, 2016
May 17, 2016
22
Eric Fanning
May 17, 2016
January 20, 2017
–
Robert SpeerActing
January 20, 2017
August 2, 2017
Donald Trump(2017–2021)
–
Ryan D. McCarthyActing
August 2, 2017
November 20, 2017
23
Mark Esper
November 20, 2017On leave: June 24, 2019 – July 15, 2019
July 23, 2019
–
Ryan D. McCarthyActing
June 24, 2019
July 15, 2019
24
Ryan D. McCarthy
July 23, 2019
September 30, 2019
September 30, 2019
January 20, 2021
–
John E. WhitleyActing
January 20, 2021
May 28, 2021
Joe Biden(2021–2025)
25
Christine Wormuth
May 28, 2021
January 20, 2025
–
Mark AverillActing
January 20, 2025
February 25, 2025
Donald Trump(2025–present)
26
Daniel P. Driscoll
February 25, 2025
Incumbent

References

  1. "Archived copy"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100607221710/http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r840_10.pdf
  2. "10 U.S. Code § 7013 - Secretary of the Army"
    https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/7013
  3. Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army: Portraits and Biographical Sketches
    https://web.archive.org/web/20071214152450/http://www.history.army.mil/books/sw-sa/SWSA-Fm.htm
  4. "Secretary of the Army"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20070921062151/http://www.army.mil/leaders/leaders/SA/
  5. "10 U.S. Code § 7014 - Office of the Secretary of the Army"
    https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/7014
  6. Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army: Portraits & Biographical Sketches
    https://web.archive.org/web/20071214152450/http://www.history.army.mil/books/sw-sa/SWSA-Fm.htm
  7. Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army: Portraits and Biographical Sketches
    http://www.history.army.mil/books/Sw-SA/SWSA-Fm.htm
  8. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/28/us/acting-army-secretary-accused-of-shoplifing-is-placed-on-leave.html
  9. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1993/09/22/acting-army-secretary-admits-shoplifting/f6d24d74-2b25-4523-adcf-fad6db963577/
  10. The Daily Sentinel (Ohio/West Virginia), Acting Army Chief Ticketed for Shoplifting, August 29, 1993
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PSZDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5awMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3198,3410659&dq=gordon+sullivan+acting+army+secretary&hl=en
  11. U.S. Organization Chart Service, Department of Defense Fact Book, 2006, page 17
  12. Stars and Stripes
    https://www.stripes.com/former-ranger-mccarthy-will-take-on-duties-of-army-secretary-on-monday-1.586999
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