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Christine E. Wormuth [1] (born April 19, 1969) is an American defense official and career civil servant who served as the United States secretary of the Army from 2021 to 2025. [2] A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first female United States secretary of the Army. [3]
The Secretary of the Army ceased to be a member of the cabinet when the Department of the Army became a component of the Department of Defense in 1949. No woman had ever served while it was a cabinet post. Christine Wormuth became the first woman to serve as Secretary of the Army in 2021. [53]
Image Name Start End President(s) Kenneth Claiborne Royall: September 18, 1947: April 27, 1949: Harry S. Truman (1945–1953) Gordon Gray [1]: April 28, 1949
FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2015 file photo, then Defense Undersecretary Christine Wormuth testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Joe Biden nominated Wormuth to be the Army secretary.
Secretary of Labor - Frances Perkins - 1933 [308] (First female in history to be appointed to the Cabinet) Secretary of Health and Human Services - Oveta Culp Hobby - 1953 [ 309 ] (The position was established as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on April 11, 1953; Renamed on May 4, 1980)
Rachel Levine Official portrait, 2021 17th Assistant Secretary for Health In office 26 March, 2021 – 20 January, 2025 President Joe Biden Secretary Xavier Becerra Preceded by Brett Giroir Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health In office July, 2017 – 23 January, 2021 Governor Tom Wolf Preceded by Karen Murphy Succeeded by Alison Beam (acting) Personal details Born (1957-10-28 ...
With Shanahan's withdrawal, President Trump named Mark Esper, the Secretary of the Army, as his replacement as acting secretary. [142] Once Esper was officially nominated on July 15, he stepped down in accordance with the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; Richard V. Spencer, the Secretary of the Navy, then became acting secretary. [143]
In May 2021, Christine Wormuth became the first female United States Secretary of the Army. [83] [84] The Secretary of the Army is the civilian leader of the Army. [85] As of 2023, women make up 16 percent of the US military. Of these, more than 100 have graduated from the Army's rigorous Ranger School. [86]