United States Secretary of Defense

The United States Secretary of Defense (SecDef) is the head of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), concerned with the armed services and military matters. This position roughly corresponds to Minister of defense in other countries. The role of the Secretary of Defense is to be the principal defense policy advisor to the President and is responsible for the formulation...
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  • Jan 21, 1961
  • Feb 29, 1968
  • Nov 20, 1975
  • Jan 20, 1977
  • Mar 21, 1989
  • Jan 20, 1993
  • Jan 20, 2001
  • Dec 18, 2006
  • Dec 18, 2006
        • 1953
        • 1957
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