United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

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Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of the United States
Seal of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.svg
Seal of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Andrew D Hughes.jpg
Incumbent
Andrew D. Hughes
since June 27, 2025 [1]
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Style Mister/Madam Deputy Secretary (informal)
The Honorable (formal)
Reports to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Seat Washington, D.C., U.S.
AppointerThe president
with Senate advice and consent
Term length No fixed term
Constituting instrument 42 U.S.C.   § 3533
Formation1990
First holder Alfred A. DelliBovi
Salary Level II of the Executive Schedule
Website www.hud.gov

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 current deputy secretary is Andrew D. Hughes, who was sworn in on June 27, 2025. [2]

The deputy secretary is nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. [3]

Alfred A. DelliBovi [4] [5] 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. [6]

List of deputy secretaries of housing and urban development

#ImageNameTerm beganTerm ended President(s) served under
1 Blank.png Alfred A. DelliBovi 19891992 George H. W. Bush
2 Frank Keating at a conference, Oct 20, 2001 - cropped.jpg Frank Keating 19921993
3 Blank.png Terrence R. Duvernay [7] 19931994 Bill Clinton
Andrew Cuomo.png Andrew Cuomo
(acting) [8]
1994January 29, 1997
4 Blank.png Saul N. Ramirez Jr. October 1998 [9] January 20, 2001
5 Alphonso Jackson (seated).jpg Alphonso Jackson May 24, 2001August 31, 2004 George W. Bush
6 Roy Bernardi.jpg Roy Bernardi November 21, 2004January 20, 2009
7 Ron Sims official portrait.jpg Ron Sims May 8, 2009July 31, 2011 Barack Obama
8 Maurice Jones Official Portrait.gif Maurice Jones April 18, 2012January 2014
No image.svg Helen Kanovsky
(acting)
January 2014December 8, 2014
9 ColorettiHUD.jpg Nani A. Coloretti December 8, 2014January 20, 2017
10 Pam Patenaude official photo (cropped).jpg Pam Patenaude September 27, 2017January 17, 2019 Donald Trump
11 Brian Montgomery official photo (cropped).jpg Brian D. Montgomery January 17, 2019May 12, 2020
May 12, 2020January 20, 2021
12 Adrianne Todman.jpg Adrianne Todman June 14, 2021January 20, 2025 Joe Biden
13 Andrew D Hughes.jpg Andrew D. Hughes June 27, 2025Incumbent Donald Trump

References

  1. @HUDgov (June 27, 2025). "Today, HUD announced several key leadership appointments..." (Tweet) via Twitter.[ self-published source? ]
  2. "Andrew Hughes Confirmed as Deputy Secretary of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)". www.hud.gov. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  3. "US CODE: Title 42,3533. Officers of Department". Cornell Law School. Retrieved September 24, 2005.
  4. "Nomination of Alfred A. DelliBovi To Be Under Secretary of Housing and Urban Development". Archived from the original on March 4, 2005. Retrieved March 4, 2005.
  5. Gruson, Lindsey (June 15, 1992). "Housing Aid Goes Unspent By Poor Cities". The New York Times.
  6. "US Code: Title 42,3533. Officers of Department". Cornell Law School. Retrieved September 24, 2005.
  7. "Obituaries". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  8. "The Cabinet Short List". CNN. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  9. "Saul Ramirez - Experience". www.linkedin.com.