Trump ousts Veterans Affairs chief Shulkin, nominates personal physician …
Washington Post–49 minutes ago
President Trump on Wednesday ousted Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin after turmoil in the agency’s senior ranks generated weeks of unflattering headlines, nominating his personal physician, Rear Adm. Ronny L. Jackson as his replacement. The president announced the move on Twitter, calling …
Trump replaces embattled Veterans Affairs secretary with White House Physician…
NBCNews.com–46 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ousted Secretary of Veterans AffairsDavid Shulkin Wednesday, announcing his intent to nominate the White House physician, Admiral Ronny Jackson, in Shulkin’s place and ending weeks of speculation about when the embattled cabinet official would leave the …
VA Secretary in the News
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- Lake Effect Weekend: Veterans Affairs Secretary, 'The Milwaukee Anthology,' Radio Chipstone - WUWM April 20, 2019Lake Effect Weekend: Veterans Affairs Secretary, 'The Milwaukee Anthology,' Radio Chipstone WUWMThis weekend on Lake Effect : The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie gives us an update on the department's initiatives,
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- Veterans Affairs Secretary Wilkie Visits, Praises Manchester VA - New Hampshire Public Radio April 19, 2019Veterans Affairs Secretary Wilkie Visits, Praises Manchester VA New Hampshire Public RadioVA Secretary Robert Wilkie On Burn Pits, Suicide & More Issues Affecting Vermont Veterans Vermont Public RadioVA secretary tours Manchester medical center WMUR ManchesterVA Secretary Robert Wilkie won't "get into" Trump's feud with McCain CBS NewsVA Secretary lauds performance at Manchester VA Manchester Ink LinkView full coverage on Google […]
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- Senators move to ramp up oversight of VA's $16B EHR project - FierceHealthcare April 19, 2019Senators move to ramp up oversight of VA's $16B EHR project FierceHealthcareLawmakers have made it clear that the Department of Veterans Affairs $16 billion electronic health records project would be under close scrutiny and two ...
- Maine Delegation Joins VA Secretary Wilkie and Governor Mills at Maine Veterans' Homes Groundbreaking - WAGM April 19, 2019Maine Delegation Joins VA Secretary Wilkie and Governor Mills at Maine Veterans' Homes Groundbreaking WAGMAugusta, ME-- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie joined Maine Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie ...
- Some colleges receiving the most GI benefits spend the least on educating veterans, report says - Washington Post April 19, 2019Some colleges receiving the most GI benefits spend the least on educating veterans, report says Washington PostVeterans Education Success, an advocacy group, found seven of the 10 colleges that receive the most in tuition benefits for veterans spend less than one third of ...
- Former VA secretary: Interoperability between agency, outside care is critical for Cerner EHR - Becker's Hospital Review April 18, 2019Former VA secretary: Interoperability between agency, outside care is critical for Cerner EHR Becker's Hospital ReviewEnsuring the Department of Veterans Affairs' new EHR is interoperable with other health systems is the top issue for the agency's Cerner rollout, former VA ...
- How Maine's congressional delegation is setting up for the Mueller report release - Bangor Daily News April 18, 2019How Maine's congressional delegation is setting up for the Mueller report release Bangor Daily NewsGood morning from Augusta. Maine's congressional delegation will be here by coincidence on Thursday, just after a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert ...
List of Secretaries of Veterans Affairs
| No. | Portrait | Name | State of Residence | Took Office | Left Office | President(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Ed Derwinski | Illinois | March 15, 1989 | September 26, 1992 | George H. W. Bush | |
| – |  |
Anthony Principi[1] Acting |
California | September 26, 1992 | January 20, 1993 | ||
| 2 |  |
Jesse Brown | Illinois | January 22, 1993 | July 1, 1997 | Bill Clinton | |
| – |  |
Hershel W. Gober[2] Acting |
Arkansas | July 1, 1997 | January 2, 1998 | ||
| 3 |  |
Togo D. West, Jr. | District of Columbia | January 2, 1998[3] | May 5, 1998 | ||
| May 5, 1998 | July 25, 2000 | ||||||
| – | |
Hershel W. Gober[2] Acting |
Arkansas | July 25, 2000 | January 20, 2001 | ||
| 4 | |
Anthony Principi | California | January 23, 2001 | January 26, 2005 | George W. Bush | |
| 5 |  |
Jim Nicholson | Colorado | January 26, 2005 | October 1, 2007 | ||
| – |  |
Gordon H. Mansfield[4] Acting |
Florida | October 1, 2007 | December 20, 2007 | ||
| 6 |  |
James Peake | District of Columbia | December 20, 2007 | January 20, 2009 | ||
| 7 |  |
Eric Shinseki | Hawaii | January 20, 2009 | May 30, 2014 | Barack Obama | |
| – |  |
Sloan D. Gibson Acting |
Alabama | May 30, 2014 | July 30, 2014 | ||
| 8 |  |
Bob McDonald | Ohio | July 30, 2014 | January 20, 2017 | ||
| – |  |
Robert Snyder Acting |
West Virginia | January 20, 2017 | February 14, 2017 | Donald Trump | |
| 9 |  |
David Shulkin | Pennsylvania | February 14, 2017 | March 28, 2018 | ||
| – |  |
Robert Wilkie Acting |
Virginia | March 28, 2018 | Incumbent | ||
The Administrator of Veterans Affairs was the head of the Veterans Administration, a United States Government agency responsible for military veterans benefits. The administrator was appointed by the President. In 1989, the Veterans Administration was replaced by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a member of the cabinet) as its head.
| No. | Name | Term of Offices | President(s) served under |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank T. Hines | 1930–1945 | Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman |
| 2 | Omar Bradley | 1945–1948 | Harry S. Truman |
| 3 | Carl R. Gray, Jr. | 1948–1953 | Harry S. Truman |
| 4 | Harvey V. Higley | 1953–1957 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 5 | Sumner G. Whittier | 1957–1961 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 6 | John S. Gleason | 1961–1965 | John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 7 | William J. Driver | 1965–1969 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 8 | Donald E. Johnson | 1969–1974 | Richard Nixon |
| 9 | Richard L. Roudebush | 1974–1977 | Gerald Ford |
| 10 | Max Cleland | 1977–1981 | Jimmy Carter |
| 11 | Bob Nimmo | 1981–1983 | Ronald Reagan |
| 12 | Harry N. Walters | 1983–1986 | Ronald Reagan |
| 13 | Thomas K. Turnage | 1986–1989 | Ronald Reagan |
| 14 | Ed Derwinski | 1989 | George H. W. Bush |
Derwinski went on to become the first Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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