United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development facts for kids

Quick facts for kids United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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Incumbent Scott Turner since February 5, 2025
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Style	Mr. Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal)
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	President of the United States
Seat	Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, D.C.
Appointer	President of the United States with Senate advice and consent
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	42 U.S.C. § 3532
Formation	September 9, 1965; 59 years ago (1965-09-09)
First holder	Robert C. Weaver
Succession	Thirteenth
Deputy	Deputy Secretary
Salary	Executive Schedule, level I

The United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is a very important job in the U.S. government. This person leads the Department of Housing and Urban Development, often called HUD. They are also a member of the President's Cabinet, which is a group of top advisors to the President. The Secretary of HUD is also 13th in line to become President if something happens to the President and Vice President.

This job was created on September 9, 1965, by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The main goal of HUD is to help more people own their homes. It also works to improve communities. Another key part of the job is making sure everyone can find affordable housing without facing unfair treatment.

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development earns a salary of US$246,400 per year. This is a high-level position in the government.

As of July 2025, the current Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is Scott Turner. He started his job on February 5, 2025.

Past Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development

This section lists all the people who have served as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. You will see their names, when they served, and which President they worked for.

Political Parties

      Democratic (9)       Republican (10)

Job Status

     Denotes acting secretary Sometimes, a person might be an "acting" secretary. This means they are temporarily doing the job until a new, permanent secretary is chosen.

No.	Portrait	Name	State/territory of residence	Took office	Left office	President(s)
1		Weaver, Robert C.Robert C. Weaver	New York	January 18, 1966	December 18, 1968		Johnson, Lyndon B.Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969)
2		Wood, RobertRobert Wood	Massachusetts	January 7, 1969	January 20, 1969
3		Romney, George W.George W. Romney	Michigan	January 22, 1969	January 20, 1973		Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon (1969–1974)
4		Lynn, JamesJames Lynn	Ohio	February 2, 1973	February 5, 1975
							Ford, GeraldGerald Ford (1974–1977)
5		Hills, CarlaCarla Hills	California	March 10, 1975	January 20, 1977
6		Harris, PatriciaPatricia Harris	District of Columbia	January 23, 1977	September 10, 1979		Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter (1977–1981)
7		Landrieu, MoonMoon Landrieu	Louisiana	September 24, 1979	January 20, 1981
8		Pierce, SamuelSamuel Pierce	New York	January 23, 1981	January 20, 1989		Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan (1981–1989)
–		Dorsey, J. MichaelJ. Michael Dorsey Acting	New York	January 20, 1989	February 13, 1989		Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush (1989–1993)
9		Kemp, JackJack Kemp	New York	February 13, 1989	January 20, 1993
10		Cisneros, HenryHenry Cisneros	Texas	January 22, 1993	January 20, 1997		Clinton, BillBill Clinton (1993–2001)
11		Cuomo, AndrewAndrew Cuomo	New York	January 29, 1997	January 20, 2001
–		Apgar, William C.William C. Apgar Acting		January 20, 2001	January 24, 2001		Bush, George W.George W. Bush (2001–2009)
12		Martinez, MelMel Martinez	Florida	January 24, 2001	August 13, 2004
13		Jackson, AlphonsoAlphonso Jackson	Texas	August 13, 2004	September 1, 2004
				September 1, 2004	April 18, 2008
–		Bernardi, Roy A.Roy A. Bernardi Acting	New York	April 18, 2008	June 4, 2008
14		Preston, SteveSteve Preston	Illinois	June 4, 2008	January 20, 2009
–		Montgomery, Brian D.Brian D. Montgomery Acting	Texas	January 20, 2009	January 26, 2009		Obama, BarackBarack Obama (2009–2017)
15		Donovan, ShaunShaun Donovan	New York	January 26, 2009	July 28, 2014
16		Castro, JuliánJulián Castro	Texas	July 28, 2014	January 20, 2017
–		Clemmensen, CraigCraig Clemmensen Acting		January 20, 2017	March 2, 2017		Trump, DonaldDonald Trump (2017–2021)
17		Carson, BenBen Carson	Florida	March 2, 2017	January 20, 2021
–		Ammon, MattMatt Ammon Acting		January 20, 2021	March 10, 2021		Biden, JoeJoe Biden (2021–2025)
18		Fudge, MarciaMarcia Fudge	Ohio	March 10, 2021	March 22, 2024
–		Todman, AdrianneAdrianne Todman Acting	United States Virgin Islands	March 22, 2024	January 20, 2025
–		Ammon, MattMatt Ammon Acting		January 20, 2025	February 5, 2025		Trump, DonaldDonald Trump (2025–present)
19		Turner, ScottScott Turner	Texas	February 5, 2025	present

See also

In Spanish: Secretario de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de los Estados Unidos para niños