Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of the United States | |
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Incumbent
vacant since January 20, 2017 |
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Department of Housing and Urban Development | |
Style | Mister or Madam Deputy Secretary The Honorable (formal address in writing) |
Reports to | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development |
Seat | Washington, D.C., US |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | No fixed term |
Constituting instrument | 42 U.S.C. § 3533 |
Formation | 1990 |
Salary | Level II of the Executive Schedule |
Website | www |
The Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in the United States government, is the chief operating officer of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The office has been vacant since January 20, 2017.
The Deputy Secretary is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The previous Deputy Secretary, Ron Sims, served in the capacity from May 2009 to July 2011. Other former Deputy Secretaries include Roy Bernardi, Terrence R. Duvernay,Frank Keating (1990–1993), Alphonso Jackson (2001–2004), Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., and Alfred A. DelliBovi, who was the first Deputy Secretary after the title had been changed from Under Secretary in 1990. The Under Secretary position was created with the establishment of the Department in 1966.