United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Seal of the department
Flag of the department
Incumbent
Adrianne Todman
since March 22, 2024
Department of Housing and Urban Development
StyleMadam Secretary (informal)
The Honorable (formal)
Member ofCabinet
Reports toPresident
SeatRobert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, D.C.
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrument42 U.S.C. § 3532
FormationSeptember 9, 1965 (1965-09-09)
First holderRobert C. Weaver
SuccessionThirteenth[1]
DeputyDeputy Secretary
SalaryExecutive Schedule, level I
Websitewww.hud.gov

The United States secretary of housing and urban development (or HUD secretary) is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, a member of the president's Cabinet, and thirteenth in the presidential line of succession. The post was created with the formation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on September 9, 1965, by President Lyndon B. Johnson's signing of (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 89–174: The Department of Housing and Urban Development Act) into law.[2] The department's mission is "to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination."[3]

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule,[4] thus earning a salary of US$221,400, as of January 2021.[5]

As of March 22, 2024, Adrianne Todman is the acting secretary of housing and urban development.

  1. ^ "3 U.S. Code § 19 - Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "HUD History". U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  3. ^ "Mission". U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  4. ^ 5 U.S.C. § 5312.
  5. ^ "Salary Table No. 2021-EX Rates of Basic Pay for the Executive Schedule (EX)" (PDF).

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