Department of Housing and Urban Development appointments by Donald Trump

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Appointments[]

Office	Nominee	Assumed office
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Ben Carson	March 2, 2017 (Confirmed March 2, 2017, 58–41)
Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Brian D. Montgomery^[1]	May 12, 2020 (Confirmed May 12, 2020, 61–32)^[2]
Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Brian D. Montgomery^[1]	January 17, 2019
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Housing)	Dana T. Wade	July 29, 2020^[3] (Confirmed July 29, 2020, 57–40)
Federal Housing Commissioner	Dana T. Wade	July 29, 2020^[3] (Confirmed July 29, 2020, 57–40)
General Counsel of Housing and Urban Development	J. Paul Compton Jr.	January 5, 2018 (Confirmed December 18, 2017, 62–34)
Chief Financial Officer of Housing and Urban Development		January 5, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote)
Inspector General of Housing and Urban Development	^[4]	January 23, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations)		January 5, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Community Planning and Development)	John Gibbs	August 2017
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity)	Anna Maria Farias	August 22, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Policy Development and Research)		June 2019 (Confirmed June 20, 2019, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Public and Indian Housing)	^[5]	June 2019 (Confirmed June 20, 2019, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Office of Administration)	^[6]	TBD (Confirmed April 21, 2020, voice vote)
Government National Mortgage Association
President of the Government National Mortgage Association	Vacant

Previous officeholders[]

Office	Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Craig Clemmensen	January 20, 2017	March 2, 2017
Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Pam Patenaude	September 27, 2017	January 17, 2019	Announced in December 2018 that she planned to resign in the new year.^[7]
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Administration)	Suzanne Israel Tufts	January 5, 2018	October 19, 2018	Resigned after controversy over being the next acting inspector general for the Interior Department.^[8]
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Community Planning and Development)	Neal Rackleff	October 18, 2017	November 2018	^[9]
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Housing) Federal Housing Commissioner	Dana Wade	July 2017	June 2018
	Brian Montgomery	June 5, 2018	May 12, 2020	Confirmed as Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
	Len Wolfson	May 12, 2020	July 2020
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Indian Housing)	Hunter Kurtz		January 7, 2021	Resigned following the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol.^[10]
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Ginnie Mae	Michael Bright	July 2017	January 16, 2019
Interim President of Ginnie Mae	Michael Bright	July 2017	January 16, 2019	President Trump nominated him to be permanent president of Ginnie Mae in May 2018, but the nomination was not confirmed before Bright resigned.^[11]

References[]

^ "PN1352 – Nomination of Brian D. Montgomery for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
^ "PN1155 – Nomination of Brian D. Montgomery for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 116th Congress (2019–2020)". www.congress.gov. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
^ "PN1605 - Nomination of Dana T. Wade for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
^ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2018 – via National Archives.
^ "PN1349 – Nomination of Robert Hunter Kurtz for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. October 4, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2020 – via National Archives.
^ Gaffney, Jacob (December 17, 2018). "HUD Deputy Secretary Pam Patenaude resigns". Housing Wire. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
^ "HUD official quits amid Interior Department watchdog controversy". October 19, 2018. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
^ Sapino Jeffreys, Brenda (December 4, 2018). "Lawyer Returns to Locke Lord After Leaving Top Job at HUD in DC". Texas Lawyer. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
^ Sonmez, Felicia (2021-01-07). "Live updates: Pelosi, Schumer call for Trump's removal; Transportation Secretary Chao to resign". Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
^ Lane, Ben (January 9, 2019). "Michael Bright abruptly steps down from Ginnie Mae". HousingWire. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

[1] "PN1352 – Nomination of Brian D. Montgomery for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.

[2] "PN1155 – Nomination of Brian D. Montgomery for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 116th Congress (2019–2020)". www.congress.gov. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.

[3] "PN1605 - Nomination of Dana T. Wade for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2020-05-10.

[4] "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2018 – via National Archives.

[5] "PN1349 – Nomination of Robert Hunter Kurtz for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.

[6] "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. October 4, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2020 – via National Archives.

[7] Gaffney, Jacob (December 17, 2018). "HUD Deputy Secretary Pam Patenaude resigns". Housing Wire. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

[8] "HUD official quits amid Interior Department watchdog controversy". October 19, 2018. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.

[9] Sapino Jeffreys, Brenda (December 4, 2018). "Lawyer Returns to Locke Lord After Leaving Top Job at HUD in DC". Texas Lawyer. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

[10] Sonmez, Felicia (2021-01-07). "Live updates: Pelosi, Schumer call for Trump's removal; Transportation Secretary Chao to resign". Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-01-07.

[11] Lane, Ben (January 9, 2019). "Michael Bright abruptly steps down from Ginnie Mae". HousingWire. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

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