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f defense for precursors to this position before the establishment of the department of defense see the lists of secretaries of the navy and secretaries of war before 1947 parties democratic republican independent unknown status denotes an acting secretary of defense no image name start end duration party home state president s 1 james forrestal 32 17 september 1947 28 march 1949 1 year 192 days democratic new york harry s truman 1945 1953 2 louis a johnson 33 28 march 1949 19 september 1950 1 year 175 days democratic west virginia 3 george c marshall 34 21 september 1950 12 september 1951 356 days independent pennsylvania 4 robert a lovett 35 17 september 1951 20 january 1953 1 year 125 days republican cross party new york 5 charles erwin wilson 36 28 january 1953 8 october 1957 4 years 253 days republican michigan dwight d eisenhower 1953 1961 6 neil h mcelroy 37 9 october 1957 1 december 1959 2 years 53 days republican ohio 7 thomas s gates jr 38 2 december 1959 20 january 1961 1 year 49 days republican pennsylvania 8 robert mcnamara 39 21 january 1961 29 february 1968 7 years 39 days republican cross party michigan john f kennedy 1961 1963 lyndon b johnson 1963 1969 9 clark clifford 40 1 march 1968 20 january 1969 325 days democratic maryland lyndon b johnson 1963 1969 10 melvin laird 41 22 january 1969 29 january 1973 4 years 7 days republican wisconsin richard nixon 1969 1974 11 elliot richardson 42 30 january 1973 24 may 1973 114 days republican massachusetts bill clements acting 43 24 may 1973 2 july 1973 39 days republican texas 12 james r schlesinger 44 2 july 1973 19 november 1975 2 years 140 days republican virginia richard nixon 1969 1974 gerald ford 1974 1977 13 donald rumsfeld 45 20 november 1975 20 january 1977 1 year 61 days republican illinois gerald ford 1974 1977 14 harold brown 46 20 january 1977 20 january 1981 4 years 0 days democratic california jimmy carter 1977 1981 15 caspar weinberger 47 21 january 1981 23 november 1987 6 years 306 days republican california ronald reagan 1981 1989 16 frank carlucci 48 23 november 1987 20 january 1989 1 year 58 days republican virginia william howard taft iv acting 49 20 january 1989 21 march 1989 60 days republican ohio george h w bush 1989 1993 17 dick cheney 50 21 march 1989 20 january 1993 3 years 305 days republican wyoming 18 les aspin 51 52 53 20 january 1993 3 february 1994 1 year 14 days democratic wisconsin bill clinton 1993 2001 19 william perry 54 52 55 3 february 1994 24 january 1997 2 years 356 days democratic pennsylvania 20 william cohen 56 24 january 1997 20 january 2001 3 years 362 days republican cross party maine 21 donald rumsfeld 57 20 january 2001 18 december 2006 5 years 332 days 7 years 29 days total republican illinois george w bush 2001 2009 22 robert gates 58 52 18 december 2006 30 june 2011 4 years 194 days republican cross party texas george w bush 2001 2009 barack obama 2009 2017 23 leon panetta 59 1 july 2011 26 february 2013 1 year 240 days democratic california barack obama 2009 2017 24 chuck hagel 60 27 february 2013 17 february 2015 1 year 355 days republican cross party nebraska 25 ash carter 61 52 17 february 2015 20 january 2017 1 year 338 days democratic massachusetts 26 jim mattis 62 20 january 2017 1 january 2019 1 year 345 days independent washington donald trump 2017 2021 patrick m shanahan acting 63 1 january 2019 23 june 2019 173 days independent washington mark esper acting 64 24 june 2019 15 july 2019 21 days republican virginia richard v spencer acting 65 15 july 2019 23 july 2019 8 days republican wyoming 27 mark esper 64 23 july 2019 9 november 2020 1 year 109 days republican virginia christopher c miller acting 64 9 november 2020 20 january 2021 72 days republican iowa david norquist acting 66 20 january 2021 22 january 2021 2 days republican massachusetts joe biden 2021 2025 28 lloyd austin 67 22 january 2021 20 january 2025 3 years 364 days independent georgia robert g salesses acting 20 january 2025 25 january 2025 5 days independent rhode island donald trump 2025 present 29 pete hegseth 25 january 2025 incumbent 1 year 228 days republican minnesota succession presidential succession the secretary of defense is sixth in the presidential line of succession after the secretary of the treasury and before the attorney general 68 secretary succession on 10 december 2020 president donald trump modified the order of succession for the office of secretary of defense in executive order 13963 the order of succession is 69 office 1 deputy secretary of defense 2 secretary of the army secretary of the navy secretary of the air force 3 under secretary of defense for policy 4 under secretary of defense for intelligence and security chief management officer of the department of defense 5 under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment 6 under secretary of defense for research and engineering 7 under secretary of defense comptroller 8 under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness 9 deputy under secretary of defense for policy 10 deputy under secretary of defense for intelligence and security 11 deputy under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment 12 deputy under secretary of defense for research and engineering 13 deputy under secretary of defense comptroller 14 deputy under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness 15 general counsel of the department of defense assistant secretaries of defense director of cost assessment and program evaluation director of operational test and evaluation chief information officer of the department of defense 16 under secretary of the army under secretary of the navy under secretary of the air force 17 assistant secretaries of the army assistant secretaries of the navy assistant secretaries of the air force general counsel of the army general counsel of the navy general counsel of the air force order of succession is determined by the seniority of officials in their role c office dissolved on 1 january 2021 d notes executive order 14347 authorized the usage of department of war as a secondary name which is now preferred by the department and per 10 u s code 112 the secretary of defense war may institute a new seal with the approval of the president without congressional approval as only an act of congress can legally change the name of the position in september 2025 president donald trump authorized secretary of war as a secondary title for use by the secretary which is now preferred by the department 5 6 7 according to the executive order precedence states in layman s terms that appointees designated the same succession number are determined by the order in which the date they were appointed senate confirmed to their position however appointees designated the same succession number and have the same appointment senate confirmed date shall be determined by the order in which they have taken the oath to serve in that office congress disestablished the cmo position with the passage of the william m mac thornberry national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2021 effective 1 january 2021 70 see also base realignment and closure commission boeing e 4 us air force airborne command squadron aircraft challenge coin coin or medallion bearing an organization s insignia or emblem combat exclusion policy 1948 2013 us armed forces policy commission to assess the ballistic missile threat to the united states 1998 commission created by us congress pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets conplan 8022 02 reported us strategic command contingency plan continuity of operations plan defense policy board advisory committee us government organization defense support of civil authorities american perspective on armed forces bringing order and peace domestically pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets department of defense directive 2310 united states national security policy designated survivor individual in the presidential line of succession emergency action message nuclear weapon control system global command and control system u s military decision support system gold codes nuclear weapon launch codes for the us president hamdan v rumsfeld 2006 u s supreme court case joint worldwide intelligence communications system us military intranet system key west agreement us department of defense policy mccarran internal security act 1950 us anti communist subversion statute military commissions act of 2006 former united states law military operation plan list of actions an armed force intends to carry out to achieve combat goals national command authority united states american ultimate source of military orders national industrial security program us government program national security strategy united states document issued periodically by the united states government office of the secretary of defense identification badge us military badge packard commission 1986 american report on military management permissive action link access control device for nuclear weapons pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets presidential successor support system united states continuity of government program quadrennial defense review former united states master plan for military and counterterrorism contingency rules of engagement internal limits authorizations and directives on use of force in combat secretary of defense employer support freedom award united states government award single integrated operational plan 1961 2003 us nuclear strategy document state secrets privilege evidentiary rule in the us stop loss policy us military service extension policy two man rule action only authorized by two or more people pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets unconventional warfare united states military doctrine pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets united states foreign military financing us federal government program us commission on national security 21st century security commission pages 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