Denis McDonough

Denis McDonough
Official portrait, 2021
11th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
In office
February 9, 2021 – January 20, 2025
PresidentJoe Biden
Deputy
Preceded byRobert Wilkie
Succeeded byTodd Hunter (acting)
26th White House Chief of Staff
In office
January 20, 2013 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJack Lew
Succeeded byReince Priebus
25th United States Deputy National Security Advisor
In office
October 20, 2010 – January 20, 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byThomas E. Donilon
Succeeded byAntony Blinken
Personal details
Born
Denis Richard McDonough

(1969-12-02) December 2, 1969 (age 55)
Stillwater, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKarin Hillstrom
Children3
EducationSt. John's University, Minnesota (BA)
Georgetown University (MS)

Denis Richard McDonough (born December 2, 1969) is an American government official who served as the 11th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs[1] under President Joe Biden from February 9, 2021, to January 20, 2025.

McDonough served in the Obama administration as chief of staff at the National Security Council from 2009 to 2010 and as Deputy National Security Advisor from 2010 to 2013. He then served as White House Chief of Staff for the full second term of President Barack Obama from 2013 to 2017.[2]

  1. ^ @Transition46 (December 10, 2020). "Working families, veterans, farmers and producers, and those fighting for their place in the middle class will have partners in government once again. This experienced group will help us make it through this pandemic and thrive once the crisis is over" (Tweet). Retrieved December 10, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Nakamura, David (November 26, 2021). "Denis McDonough to be Obama's new chief of staff". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

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