United States Secretary of Defense
leader of the United States armed forces following the president
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English: The United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the United States Department of Defense, concerned with the armed services and military matters.
Français : Le Secrétaire à la Défense des États-Unis dirige le Département de la Défense des États-Unis (United States Department of Defense, abrégé DoD), responsable des affaires militaires et des Forces armées des États-Unis.
Gallery (chronologically arranged)
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1. James Forrestal
(1947 – 1949) -
2. Louis Johnson
(1949 – 1950) -
3. George Marshall
(1950 – 1951) -
4. Robert A. Lovett
(1951 – 1953) -
5. Charles Wilson
(1953 – 1957) -
6. Neil McElroy
(1957 – 1959) -
7. Thomas Gates
(1959 – 1961) -
8. Robert McNamara
(1961 – 1968) -
9. Clark Clifford
(1968 – 1969) -
10. Melvin Laird
(1969 – 1973) -
11. Elliot Richardson
(1973) -
12. James Schlesinger
(1973 – 1975) -
13. Donald Rumsfeld
(1975 – 1977) -
14. Harold Brown
(1977 – 1981) -
15. Caspar Weinberger
(1981 – 1987) -
16. Frank Carlucci
(1987 – 1989) -
17. Dick Cheney
(1989 – 1993) -
18. Les Aspin
(1993 – 1994) -
19. William Perry
(1994 – 1997) -
20. William Cohen
(1997 – 2001) -
21. Donald H. Rumsfeld
(2001 – 2006) -
22. Robert Gates
(2006 – 2011) -
23. Leon Panetta
(2011 - )
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Forrestal • Johnson • Marshall • Lovett • Wilson • McElroy • Gates (Thomas) • McNamara • Clifford • Laird • Richardson • Schlesinger • Rumsfeld • Brown • Weinberger • Carlucci • Cheney • Aspin • Perry • Cohen • Rumsfeld • Gates (Robert) • Panetta • Hagel • Carter • Mattis • Esper • Austin |