Deputy Secretaries of Defense

Stephen A. Feinberg
Stephen A. Feinberg
Donald J. Trump Administration
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Kathleen H. Hicks
Kathleen H. Hicks
Joseph Biden Administration
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David L. Norquist
David L. Norquist
Donald Trump Administration
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July 19, 2017-23 June 2019
Patrick M. Shanahan
Donald J. Trump Administration
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May 5, 2014-July 19, 2017
Robert O. Work
Barack Obama Administration
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Barack Obama Administration October 6, 2011-December 3, 2013
Ashton B. Carter
Barack Obama Administration
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Barack Obama Administration February 12, 2009-October 5, 2011
William J. Lynn III
Barack Obama Administration
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George W. Bush Administration January 4, 2006-January 20, 2009
Gordon R. England
George W. Bush Administration
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George W. Bush Administration March 2, 2001-May 1, 2005
Paul D. Wolfowitz
George W. Bush Administration
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William J. Clinton Administration March 31, 2000-March 1, 2001
Rudy F. De Leon
William Clinton Administration
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William J. Clinton Administration July 29, 1997-March 31, 2000
John J. Hamre
William Clinton Administration
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William J. Clinton Administration June 22, 1995-July 15, 1997
John P. White
William Clinton Administration
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William J. Clinton Administration March 31, 1994-May 10, 1995
John M. Deutch
William Clinton Administration
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William J. Clinton Administration March 5, 1993-February 3, 1994
William J. Perry
William Clinton Administration
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George H.W. Bush Administration April 24, 1989-January 20, 1993
Donald J. Atwood
George H.W. Bush Administration
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Ronald Reagan Administration February 3, 1984-April 24, 1989
William Howard Taft IV
Ronald Reagan Administration
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Ronald Reagan Administration January 12, 1983-Janaury 4, 1984
W. Paul Thayer
Ronald Reagan Administration
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Ronald Reagan Administration February 4, 1981-December 31, 1982
Frank C. Carlucci
Ronald Reagan Administration
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James Carter Administration August 24, 1979-January 16, 1981
W. Graham Claytor, Jr.
James Carter Administration
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James Carter Administration January 31, 1977-July 26, 1979
Charles W. Duncan, Jr.
James Carter Administration
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Gerald Ford Administration December 23, 1975-January 10, 1977
Robert F. Ellsworth
Gerald Ford Administration
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Richard Nixon/Gerald Ford Administration January 30, 1973-January 20, 1977
William P. Clements, Jr.
Richard Nixon/Gerald Ford Administration
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Richard Nixon Administration February 23, 1972-January 29, 1973
Kenneth Rush
Richard Nixon Administration
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Richard Nixon Administration January 24, 1969-December 13, 1971
David Packard
Richard Nixon Administration
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Lyndon Johnson Administration July 1, 1967-January 20, 1969
Paul H. Nitze
Lyndon Johnson Administration
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January 28, 1964-June 30, 1967
Cyrus R. Vance
Lyndon Johnson Administration
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John F. Kennedy/Lyndon Johnson Administration January 24, 1961-January 20, 1964
Roswell L. Gilpatric
John F. Kennedy/Lyndon Johnson Administration
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration December 11, 1959-January 24, 1961
James H. Douglas, Jr.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration June 8, 1959-December 1, 1959
Thomas S. Gates, Jr.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration May 1, 1957-May 8, 1959
Donald A. Quarles
Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration August 5, 1955-April 25, 1957
Reuben B. Robertson, Jr.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration May 3, 1954-August 4, 1955
Robert B. Anderson
Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration February 2, 1953-May 1, 1954
Roger M. Kyes
Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration
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Harry S. Truman Administration September 24, 1951-January 20, 1953
William C. Foster
Harry S. Truman Administration
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Harry S. Truman Administration October 4, 1950-September 15, 1951
Robert A. Lovett
Harry S. Truman Administration
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Harry S. Truman Administration August 10, 1949-September 30, 1950
Stephen T. Early
Harry S. Truman Administration
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