United States Secretary of Defense

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English: The United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the United States Department of Defense, concerned with the armed services and military matters.
Français : Le Secrétaire à la Défense des États-Unis dirige le Département de la Défense des États-Unis (United States Department of Defense, abrégé DoD), responsable des affaires militaires et des Forces armées des États-Unis.

[edit] Gallery (chronologically arranged)

1. James Forrestal
(1947 – 1949)

2. Louis Johnson
(1949 – 1950)

3. George Marshall
(1950 – 1951)

4. Robert Lovett
(1951 – 1953)

5. Charles Wilson
(1953 – 1957)

6. Neil McElroy
(1957 – 1959)

7. Thomas Gates
(1959 – 1961)

8. Robert McNamara
(1961 – 1968)

9. Clark Clifford
(1968 – 1969)

10. Melvin Laird
(1969 – 1973)

11. Elliot Richardson
(1973)

12. James Schlesinger
(1973 – 1975)

13. Donald Rumsfeld
(1975 – 1977)

14. Harold Brown
(1977 – 1981)

15. Caspar Weinberger
(1981 – 1987)

16. Frank Carlucci
(1987 – 1989)

17. Dick Cheney
(1989 – 1993)

18. Les Aspin
(1993 – 1994)

19. William Perry
(1994 – 1997)

20. William Cohen
(1997 – 2001)

21. Donald H. Rumsfeld
(2001 – 2006)

22. Robert Gates
(2006 – )
United States Secretaries of Defense Seal of the United States Department of Defense
Forrestal • Johnson • Marshall • Lovett • Wilson • McElroy • Gates • McNamara • Clifford • Laird • Richardson • Schlesinger • Rumsfeld • Brown • Weinberger • Carlucci • Cheney • Aspin • Perry • Cohen • Rumsfeld • Gates
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