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The secretary is a member of the Cabinet and second to last at sixteenth 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[2]). Until the appointment of David Shulkin in 2017, all appointees and acting appointees to the post were United States military veterans, but that is not a requirement to fill the position.When the post of secretary is vacant, the deputy secretary[3] or any other person designated by the president serves as acting secretary[3] until the president nominates and the United States Senate confirms a new secretary.Denis McDonough is currently serving as the 11th secretary of veterans affairs since February 9, 2021 under President Joe Biden.Table of ContentsList of secretaries of veterans affairs[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]List of secretaries of veterans affairs[edit]Parties\u00a0\u00a0No party (2)\u00a0\u00a0Democratic (3)\u00a0\u00a0Republican (6)Status\u00a0\u00a0Acting Secretary of Veterans AffairsNo.SecretaryTerm of officePresident(s)PortraitNameState of residenceTook officeLeft officeTerm length1Ed DerwinskiIllinoisMarch 15, 1989September 26, 19923\u00a0years, 195\u00a0daysGeorge H. W. Bush\u2013Anthony Principi[1]ActingCaliforniaSeptember 26, 1992January 20, 1993116\u00a0days2Jesse BrownIllinoisJanuary 22, 1993July 13, 19974\u00a0years, 172\u00a0daysBill Clinton\u2013Hershel W. Gober[2]ActingArkansasJuly 13, 1997January 2, 1998173\u00a0days3Togo D. West Jr.District of ColumbiaJanuary 2, 1998[3]May 4, 1998122\u00a0daysMay 4, 1998July 25, 20002\u00a0years, 82\u00a0days\u2013Hershel W. Gober[2]ActingArkansasJuly 25, 2000January 20, 2001179\u00a0days4Anthony PrincipiCaliforniaJanuary 23, 2001January 26, 20054\u00a0years, 3\u00a0daysGeorge W. Bush5Jim NicholsonColoradoJanuary 26, 2005October 1, 20072\u00a0years, 248\u00a0days\u2013Gordon H. Mansfield[4]ActingFloridaOctober 1, 2007December 20, 200780\u00a0days6James PeakeDistrict of ColumbiaDecember 20, 2007January 20, 20091\u00a0year, 31\u00a0days7Eric ShinsekiHawaiiJanuary 20, 2009May 30, 20145\u00a0years, 130\u00a0daysBarack Obama\u2013Sloan D. GibsonActingAlabamaMay 30, 2014July 30, 201461\u00a0days8Bob McDonaldOhioJuly 30, 2014January 20, 20172\u00a0years, 174\u00a0days\u2013Robert SnyderActingWest VirginiaJanuary 20, 2017February 14, 201725\u00a0daysDonald Trump9David ShulkinPennsylvaniaFebruary 14, 2017March 28, 20181\u00a0year, 42\u00a0days\u2013Robert WilkieActingNorth CarolinaMarch 28, 2018May 29, 201862\u00a0days\u2013Peter O’RourkeActingVirginiaMay 29, 2018July 30, 201862\u00a0days10Robert WilkieNorth CarolinaJuly 30, 2018January 20, 20212\u00a0years, 174\u00a0days\u2013Dat TranActingOhioJanuary 20, 2021February 9, 202120\u00a0daysJoe Biden11Denis McDonoughMinnesotaFebruary 9, 2021Incumbent2\u00a0years, 72\u00a0days1  Anthony Principi served as Acting Secretary in his capacity as Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs September 26, 1992 \u2013 January 20, 1993.2  Hershel W. Gober served as Acting Secretary in his capacity as Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs July 13, 1997 \u2013 January 2, 1998 and July 25, 2000 \u2013 January 20, 2001.[4]3  West served as Acting Secretary from January 2, 1998[5] to May 4, 1998.[6]4  Gordon H. Mansfield served as Acting Secretary in his capacity as Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs October 1 \u2013 December 20, 2007.[7]See also[edit]References[edit]^ “3 U.S. Code \u00a7 19 – Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act”.^ Public Law 109-177 \u00a7.503^ a b 38 U.S.C.\u00a0\u00a7\u00a0304: Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Accessed January 13, 2008.^ “Gober Takes Over Top Spot at VA” (Press release). Department of Veterans Affairs. July 25, 2000. Archived from the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved September 29, 2009.^ “President Clinton Names Togo D. West Jr. As Acting Secretary Of The Department Of Veterans’ Affairs” (Press release). White House. December 2, 1997. Archived from the original on October 5, 2006. Retrieved September 9, 2009.^ Staff (May 1999). “The Honorable Togo D. West Jr”. United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Archived from the original on March 4, 2000. Retrieved September 9, 2009.^ UPI. Peake sworn in as VA secretary Archived February 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, December 20, 2007. Accessed December 21, 2007.External links[edit]Links to related articles"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/united-states-secretary-of-veterans-affairs\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs"}}]}]