United States Secretary of the Navy
The United States Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) is the civilian head of the Department of the Navy. The position was a member of the President's Cabinet until 1947, when the Navy, Army, and newly created Air Force were placed in the Department of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy was placed under the Secretary of Defense.
Responsibilities
The Secretary of the Navy is responsible for, and has the authority under Title 10 of the United States Code, to conduct all the affairs of the Department of the Navy, including: recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, mobilizing, and demobilizing. The Secretary also oversees the construction, outfitting, and repair of naval ships, equipment and facilities. SECNAV is responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies and programs that are consistent with the national security policies and objectives established by the President and the Secretary of Defense.
The Department of the Navy consists of two Uniformed Services: the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. Whenever the Coast Guard operates as a service in the Navy, the Secretary of the Navy has the same powers and duties with respect to the Coast Guard as the Secretary of Homeland Security when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy.
The Navy Secretariat
The Office of the Secretary of the Navy and its subordinate officials are known collectively as the Navy Secretariat. Other members of the Secretariat include the Undersecretary of the Navy, the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy (ASN), the General Counsel of the Department of the Navy, the Judge Advocate General of the Navy, the Naval Inspector General, the Chief of Legislative Affairs, and the Chief of Naval Research. The Office of the Secretary of the Navy has sole responsibility within the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Headquarters of the Marine Corps for acquisition, auditing, financial and information management, legislative affairs, public affairs, research, and development.
Secretaries of the Navy
Continental Congress
| Picture | Name | Term of Office |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Hewes | 1776 - 1778 |
Cabinet
Secretaries of the Navy (Department of Defense)
| No. | Picture | Name | Term of Office | Served under |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John L. Sullivan | September 18, 1947 - May 24, 1949 | Harry S. Truman | |
| 2 | Francis P. Matthews | May 25, 1949 - July 31, 1951 | Harry S. Truman | |
| 3 | Dan A. Kimball | July 31, 1951 - January 20, 1953 | Harry S. Truman | |
| 4 | Robert B. Anderson | February 4, 1953 - March 3, 1954 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
| 5 | Charles S. Thomas | May 3, 1954 - April 1, 1957 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
| 6 | Thomas S. Gates | April 1, 1957 - June 8, 1959 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
| 7 | William B. Franke | June 8, 1959 - January 19, 1961 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
| 8 | John B. Connally, Jr | January 25, 1961 - December 20, 1961 | John F. Kennedy | |
| 9 | Fred Korth | January 4, 1962 - November 1, 1963 | John F. Kennedy | |
| Paul B. Fay (acting) | November 2, 1963 - November 28, 1963 | John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson | ||
| 10 | Paul H. Nitze | November 29, 1963 - June 30, 1967 | Lyndon B. Johnson | |
| Charles F. Baird (acting) | July 1, 1967 - August 31, 1967 | Lyndon B. Johnson | ||
| 11 | Paul R. Ignatius | September 1, 1967 - January 24, 1969 | Lyndon B. Johnson | |
| 12 | John H. Chafee | January 31, 1969 - May 4, 1972 | Richard M. Nixon | |
| 13 | John W. Warner | May 4, 1972 - April 8, 1974 | Richard M. Nixon | |
| 14 | J. William Middendorf, II | April 8, 1974 - January 20, 1977 | Richard M. Nixon, Gerald Ford | |
| 15 | W. Graham Claytor, Jr. | February 14, 1977 - August 24, 1979 | Jimmy Carter | |
| 16 | Edward Hidalgo | October 24, 1979 - January 20, 1981 | Jimmy Carter | |
| 17 | John Lehman | February 5, 1981 - April 10, 1987 | Ronald Reagan | |
| 18 | Jim Webb | May 1, 1987 - February 23, 1988 | Ronald Reagan | |
| 19 | William L. Ball | March 28, 1988 - May 15, 1989 | Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush | |
| 20 | Henry L. Garrett III | May 15, 1989 - June 26, 1992 | George H.W. Bush | |
| Daniel Howard (acting) | June 26, 1992 - July 7, 1992 | George H.W. Bush | ||
| 21 | Sean O'Keefe | October 2, 1992 - January 20, 1993 | George H.W. Bush | |
| Admiral Frank B. Kelso II (acting) | January 2, 1993 - July 21, 1993 | Bill Clinton | ||
| 22 | John H. Dalton | July 22, 1993 - November 16, 1998 | Bill Clinton | |
| 23 | Richard Danzig | November 16, 1998 - January 20, 2001 | Bill Clinton | |
| Robert B. Pirie, Jr. | January 20, 2001 - May 24, 2001 | George W. Bush | ||
| 24 | Gordon R. England | May 24, 2001 - January 30, 2003 | George W. Bush | |
| Susan Livingstone (acting) | January 30, 2003 - February 7, 2003 | George W. Bush | ||
| Hansford T. Johnson (acting) | February 7, 2003 - September 30, 2003 | George W. Bush | ||
| 25 | Gordon R. England | October 1, 2003 - January 3, 2006 | George W. Bush | |
| 26 | Donald C. Winter | January 3, 2006 - Present | George W. Bush |
References
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