United States Secretary of Homeland Security
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) Seal of the United States Department of Homeland Security | |
| Established: | November 25, 2002 |
| Activated: | January 24, 2003 |
| Secretary: | Michael Chertoff |
| Deputy Secretary: | Michael P. Jackson |
| FEMA: | R. David Paulison |
| Budget: | $36.5 billion (2004) |
| Employees: | 183, 000 (2004) |
The United States Secretary of Homeland Security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the body concerned with protecting the American homeland and the safety of American citizens. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet. The position was created following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The new department consisted primarily of components transferred from other cabinet departments because of their role in homeland security, such as the Coast Guard, Border Patrol, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It did not, however, include the FBI or the CIA.[1]
Inclusion in presidential line of succession
Traditionally, the order of the presidential line of succession is determined (after the Vice President, Speaker of the House, and President pro tempore of the Senate) by the order of the creation of the cabinet positions, and is mandated as such under .On March 9, 2006, President Bush signed HR 3199 as Pub.L. 109-177, which renewed the Patriot Act and amended the Presidential Succession Act to include the Secretary of Homeland Security in the line of succession after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (§ 503). In the 109th Congress, legislation was introduced to place the Secretary of Homeland Security into the line of succession after the Attorney General but that bill expired at the end of the 109th Congress and has not been re-introduced. www.dpisd.org
List of Secretaries of Homeland Security
Prior to the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security, there existed an Assistant to the President for the Office of Homeland Security, which was created following the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Office was led by Tom Ridge,[2] then John A. Gordon, and is presently led by Frances Townsend.[3]| No. | Secretaries of Homeland Security |
Term | President(s) served under |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Ridge[2] | January 24, 2003 – February 1, 2005 | George W. Bush |
| James Loy, acting[4] | February 1, 2005 – February 15, 2005 | ||
| 2 | Michael Chertoff[5] | February 15, 2005 – present |
Order of succession
The order of succession for the Secretary of Homeland Security is as follows:[6]- Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
- Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs
- Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management
- Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Policy)
- Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology
- General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security
- Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration)
- Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
- Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Chief Financial Officer
- Regional Administrator, Region V, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Regional Administrator, Region VI, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Regional Administrator, Region VII, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Regional Administrator, Region IX, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Regional Administrator, Region I, Federal Emergency Management Agency
References
1. ^ "Search Results - THOMAS (Library of Congress)". Retrieved on September 25, 2007.
2. ^ "DHS: Tom Ridge, Homeland Security Secretary 2003 - 2005". Retrieved on September 25, 2007.
3. ^ "Personnel Announcement". Retrieved on September 25, 2007.
4. ^ "Remarks by Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Admiral James Loy at the Border Trade Alliance Annual Conference". Retrieved on September 25, 2007.
5. ^ "DHS - Secretary: Michael Chertoff". Retrieved on September 25, 2007.
6. ^ "Executive Order: Amending the Order of Succession in the Department of Homeland Security". Retrieved on September 25, 2007.
2. ^ "DHS: Tom Ridge, Homeland Security Secretary 2003 - 2005". Retrieved on September 25, 2007.
3. ^ "Personnel Announcement". Retrieved on September 25, 2007.
4. ^ "Remarks by Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Admiral James Loy at the Border Trade Alliance Annual Conference". Retrieved on September 25, 2007.
5. ^ "DHS - Secretary: Michael Chertoff". Retrieved on September 25, 2007.
6. ^ "Executive Order: Amending the Order of Succession in the Department of Homeland Security". Retrieved on September 25, 2007.
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