List of Department of Housing and Urban Development appointments by Donald Trump

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Appointments[edit]

Office Nominee Assumed office Left office

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Ben Carson 		March 2, 2017
(Confirmed March 2, 2017, 58–41)[1]

Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Brian D. Montgomery[2] 		May 12, 2020
(Confirmed May 12, 2020, 61–32)[3]
January 17, 2019

Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Housing) 		Dana T. Wade July 29, 2020[4]
(Confirmed July 29, 2020, 57–40)[5]

Federal Housing Commissioner

General Counsel of Housing and Urban Development
J. Paul Compton Jr. 		January 5, 2018
(Confirmed December 18, 2017, 62–34)[6]

Chief Financial Officer of Housing and Urban Development
Irving Dennis 		January 5, 2018
(Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote)

Inspector General of Housing and Urban Development
Rae Oliver Davis[7] 		January 23, 2019
(Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)

Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations)
Len Wolfson 		January 5, 2018
(Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote)

Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Community Planning and Development)
John Gibbs 		August 2017

Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity)
Anna Maria Farias 		August 22, 2017
(Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote)

Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Policy Development and Research)
Seth Daniel Appleton 		June 2019
(Confirmed June 20, 2019, voice vote)

Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Public and Indian Housing)
Hunter Kurtz[8] 		June 2019
(Confirmed June 20, 2019, voice vote)

Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Office of Administration) 		John "Jack" Bobbitt[9] TBD
(Confirmed April 21, 2020, voice vote)
Government National Mortgage Association

President of the Government National Mortgage Association 		Vacant

Previous officeholders[edit]

Office Name Took office Left office Notes

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 		cropped
Craig Clemmensen 		January 20, 2017 March 2, 2017

Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Pam Patenaude 		September 27, 2017 January 17, 2019 Announced in December 2018 that she planned to resign in the new year.[10]

Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Administration)
Suzanne Israel Tufts 		January 5, 2018 October 19, 2018 Resigned after controversy over being the next acting inspector general for the Interior Department.[11]

Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Community Planning and Development)
Neal Rackleff 		October 18, 2017 November 2018 [12]

Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Housing)
Federal Housing Commissioner 		Dana T. Wade July 2017 June 2018

Brian Montgomery 		June 5, 2018 May 12, 2020 Confirmed as Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Len Wolfson 		May 12, 2020 July 2020

Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Indian Housing)


Hunter Kurtz 		January 7, 2021 Resigned following the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol.[13]

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Ginnie Mae 		Michael Bright July 2017 January 16, 2019

Interim President of Ginnie Mae 		July 2017 January 16, 2019 President Trump nominated him to be permanent president of Ginnie Mae in May 2018, but the nomination was not confirmed before Bright resigned.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., of Florida, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ "PN1352 – Nomination of Brian D. Montgomery for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Brian D. Montgomery, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. ^ "PN1605 - Nomination of Dana T. Wade for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  5. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Dana T. Wade, of Washington D.C., to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  6. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation J. Paul Compton, Jr., of Alabama, to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2018 – via National Archives.
  8. ^ "PN1349 – Nomination of Robert Hunter Kurtz for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  9. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. October 4, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2020 – via National Archives.
  10. ^ Gaffney, Jacob (December 17, 2018). "HUD Deputy Secretary Pam Patenaude resigns". Housing Wire. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  11. ^ "HUD official quits amid Interior Department watchdog controversy". October 19, 2018. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  12. ^ Sapino Jeffreys, Brenda (December 4, 2018). "Lawyer Returns to Locke Lord After Leaving Top Job at HUD in DC". Texas Lawyer. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  13. ^ Sonmez, Felicia (2021-01-07). "Live updates: Pelosi, Schumer call for Trump's removal; Transportation Secretary Chao to resign". Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  14. ^ Lane, Ben (January 9, 2019). "Michael Bright abruptly steps down from Ginnie Mae". HousingWire. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
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