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 …
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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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