United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | |
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since January 20, 2025 | |
Department of Housing and Urban Development | |
Style | Madam Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
Member of | Cabinet |
Reports to | President |
Seat | Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, D.C. |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | No fixed term |
Constituting instrument | 42 U.S.C. § 3532 |
Formation | September 9, 1965 |
First holder | Robert C. Weaver |
Succession | Thirteenth[1] |
Deputy | Deputy Secretary |
Salary | Executive Schedule, level I |
Website | www |
The United States secretary of housing and urban development (or HUD secretary) is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, a member of the president's Cabinet, and thirteenth in the presidential line of succession. The post was created with the formation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on September 9, 1965, by President Lyndon B. Johnson's signing of (Pub. L. 89–174: The Department of Housing and Urban Development Act) into law.[2] The department's mission is "to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination."[3]
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule,[4] thus earning a salary of US$246,400, as of January 2024.[5]
As of January 20, 2025[update], Matt Ammon is the acting secretary of housing and urban development.