United States Secretary of the Army facts for kids
Quick facts for kids United States Secretary of the Army |
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Incumbent
Vacant since January 20, 2021 |
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| Style | Mr. Secretary |
| Reports to | Secretary of Defense |
| Appointer | The President with the advice and consent of the Senate |
| 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 (principal civilian deputy) Chief of Staff (military advisor and deputy) |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, level II |
The United States Secretary of the Army is a civilian office within the 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. Nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, the Secretary of the Army is a non-Cabinet position serving under the Secretary of Defense. This position was created September 18, 1947, when the Department of War became the Department of the Army and made a branch of the new Department of Defense.
Chronological list of Secretaries of the Army
| Name | Term of Office | President(s) served under |
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| Kenneth Claiborne Royall | September 18, 1947 - April 27, 1949 | Harry S. Truman |
| Gordon Gray | June 20, 1949 - April 12, 1950 | Harry S. Truman |
| Frank Pace | April 12, 1950 - January 20, 1953 | Harry S. Truman |
| Robert Ten Broeck Stevens | February 4, 1953 - July 21, 1955 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Wilber Marion Brucker | July 21, 1955 - January 19, 1961 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr. | January 24, 1961 - June 30, 1962 | John F. Kennedy |
| Cyrus Vance | July 5, 1962 - January 21, 1964 | John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Stephen Ailes | January 28, 1964 - July 1, 1965 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Stanley R. Resor | July 2, 1965 - June 30, 1971 | Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon |
| Robert F. Froehlke | July 1, 1971 - May 14, 1973 | Richard Nixon |
| Howard H. Callaway | May 15, 1973 - July 3, 1975 | Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford |
| Martin R. Hoffmann | August 5, 1975 - January 20, 1977 | Gerald Ford |
| Clifford L. Alexander, Jr. | February 14, 1977 - January 20, 1981 | Jimmy Carter |
| John O. Marsh, Jr. | January 21, 1981 - August 13, 1989 | Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush |
| Michael P.W. Stone | August 14, 1989 - January 20, 1993 | George H. W. Bush |
| Togo D. West, Jr. | November 22, 1993 - December 2, 1997 | Bill Clinton |
| Robert M. Walker | December 2, 1997 - July 2, 1998 | Bill Clinton |
| Louis Caldera | July 2, 1998 - January 20, 2001 | Bill Clinton |
| Gregory R. Dahlberg | January 20, 2001 - March 5, 2001 | George W. Bush |
| Joseph W. Westphal | March 5, 2001 - May 31, 2001 | George W. Bush |
| Thomas E. White | May 31, 2001 - May 9, 2003 | George W. Bush |
| Les Brownlee | May 10, 2003 - November 18, 2004 | George W. Bush |
| Francis J. Harvey | November 19, 2004 - March 9, 2007 | George W. Bush |
| Pete Geren | March 9, 2007 - September 16, 2009 | George W. Bush, Barack Obama |
| John McHugh | September 21, 2009 - November 1, 2015 | Barack Obama |
| Eric Fanning | November 3, 2015 - January 11, 2016 | Barack Obama |
| Patrick Murphy | January 11, 2016 - January 20, 2017 | Barack Obama |
| Robert M. Speer | January 20, 2017 - August 2, 2017 | Donald Trump |
| Ryan McCarthy (acting) | August 2, 2017 - November 15, 2017 | Donald Trump |
| Mark Esper | November 20, 2017 - July 23, 2019 | Donald Trump |
| Ryan McCarthy | July 23, 2019 - January 20, 2021 | Donald Trump |
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Chart showing the organization of the Office of the Secretary of Army and its relationship to the Army Staff.
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