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United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs

PostUnited States Secretary
BodyVeterans Affairs
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Insigniasize100px
InsigniacaptionOfficial Seal
IncumbentEric Ken Shinseki
IncumbentsinceJanuary 20, 2009
FirstEd Derwinski
FormationMarch 15, 1989
SuccessionSeventeenth

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The United States Secretary of Veterans' Affairs is the head of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the department concerned with veterans' benefits and related matters. The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet and second to last at 17th in the line of succession to the presidency (the position was last until the addition of the United States Department of Homeland Security in 2006). To date, all appointees and acting appointees to the post have been United States military veterans, but that is not a requirement to fill the position.

When the post of Secretary is vacant, the United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs or any other person designated by the President serves as Acting Secretary until the President nominates and the United States Senate confirms a new Secretary.

On December 8, 2008, President Barack Obama announced he would nominate retired army General Eric Shinseki to be the 7th Secretary of Veterans Affairs. He was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on January 20, 2009.

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VA Video Outreach Message Aimed at New Veterans - Kansas City Star Tweet this news
Kansas City Star--“Each day all across the -United States-, men and women in uniform return from military service, and we want to do our part to welcome them home. ... - Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:39:00 GMT+00:00
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FierceGovernmentIT--Public debate over the electronic road ahead for the -Veterans Affairs- Department is often informed by a series of high-profile information technology ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:00:27 GMT+00:00
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ABC News (blog)--And by which I mean, US persons who are radicalized here and receive terrorist training either here or elsewhere, and bring knowledge of the -United States- ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:31:22 GMT+00:00
U S REP GABRIELLE GIFFORDS TOURS VA MEDICAL CENTER WITH TOP VETERANS AFFAIRS ... - PoliticalNews.me (press release) Tweet this news
PoliticalNews.me (press release)---...- retired four-star general, was nominated in December 2008 by President Obama to serve as -secretary- of the -United States- Department of -Veterans Affairs-. ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:07:23 GMT+00:00
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Veterans Today Network--After noting that the US Department of -Veterans Affairs- grant “was part of a VA announcement of $42 million in grants to community groups to provide about ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:29:48 GMT+00:00

United States presidential line of succession
Preceded by
Secretary of Education		17th in lineSucceeded by
Secretary of Homeland Security

No. Name Portrait State residency Took office Left office President(s) served under
1 Ed Derwinski Illinois March 15, 1989 September 26, 1992 George H. W. Bush
- Anthony Principi California September 26, 1992 January 20, 1993
2 Jesse Brown Illinois January 22, 1993 July 3, 1997 Bill Clinton
3 Togo D. West, Jr. Washington, D.C. January 2, 1998  May 5, 1998
May 5, 1998 July 25, 2000
- Hershel W. Gober   Arkansas July 25, 2000 January 20, 2001
4 Anthony Principi California January 23, 2001 January 26, 2005 George W. Bush
5 Jim Nicholson Colorado January 26, 2005 October 1, 2007
6 James B. Peake, Missouri December 20, 2007 January 20, 2009
7 Eric Ken Shinseki, Hawaii January 20, 2009 present Barack Obama

United States Secretaries of Veterans Affairs

Derwinski * Brown * West * Gober (acting) * Principi * Nicholson * Peake * Shinseki

Agencies under the United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Deputy Secretary of Veterans AffairsBoard of Veterans' Appeals * Center for Women Veterans * Office of Acquisition & Material Management * Office of Information & Technology * Office of Occupational Safety & Health * Office of Policy, Planning and Preparedness * Office of Regulation Policy and Management * Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for HealthVeterans Health Administration
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for BenefitsVeterans Benefits Administration
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial AffairsNational Cemetery Administration

Leaders of the United States federal executive departments

Agriculture * Commerce * Defense * Education * Energy * Health and Human Services * Homeland Security * Housing and Urban Development * Interior * Justice * Labor * State * Transportation * Treasury * Veterans Affairs
Past department leaders: Commerce and Labor * Health, Education, and Welfare * Navy * Post Office * War



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