List of Department of Housing and Urban Development appointments by Donald Trump explained

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Previous officeholders

data-sort-type="text"	Office	data-sort-type="text"	Name	data-sort-type="date"	Took office	data-sort-type="date"	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.^[10]
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.^[11]
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Community Planning and Development)	Neal Rackleff	October 18, 2017	November 2018	^[12]
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Housing) Federal Housing Commissioner	Dana T. 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.^[13]
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Ginnie Mae	Michael Bright	July 2017	January 16, 2019
Interim President of Ginnie Mae		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.^[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., of Florida, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) . US Senate . 20 June 2023.
2. Web site: PN1352 – Nomination of Brian D. Montgomery for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 115th Congress (2017–2018). January 8, 2018. www.congress.gov. January 13, 2018.
3. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Brian D. Montgomery, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) . US Senate . 20 June 2023.
4. Web site: PN1605 - Nomination of Dana T. Wade for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 116th Congress (2019-2020). 2020-05-05. www.congress.gov. 2020-05-10.
5. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Dana T. Wade, of Washington D.C., to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) . US Senate . 20 June 2023.
6. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation J. Paul Compton, Jr., of Alabama, to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development) . US Senate . 20 June 2023.
7. Web site: Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. July 10, 2018.
8. Web site: PN1349 – Nomination of Robert Hunter Kurtz for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 115th Congress (2017–2018). January 8, 2018. www.congress.gov. January 13, 2018.
9. Web site: President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts. October 4, 2019. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. April 21, 2020.
10. Web site: HUD Deputy Secretary Pam Patenaude resigns . December 17, 2018 . Jacob . Gaffney . Housing Wire . December 17, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181218130343/https://www.housingwire.com/articles/47714-hud-deputy-secretary-pam-patenaude-resigns . December 18, 2018 . live.
11. News: HUD official quits amid Interior Department watchdog controversy . October 19, 2018 . October 19, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181020021143/https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/412338-trump-hud-official-in-interior-watchdog-controversy-quits. October 20, 2018. live.
12. News: Sapino Jeffreys. Brenda. Lawyer Returns to Locke Lord After Leaving Top Job at HUD in DC. Texas Lawyer . December 4, 2018 . January 17, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121316/https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2018/12/04/lawyer-returns-to-locke-lord-after-leaving-top-job-at-hud-in-dc/. January 19, 2019. live.
13. News: Sonmez. Felicia. 2021-01-07. Live updates: Pelosi, Schumer call for Trump's removal; Transportation Secretary Chao to resign. 2021-01-07. Washington Post. en.
14. News: Michael Bright abruptly steps down from Ginnie Mae. January 9, 2019. Ben. Lane. HousingWire. January 17, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121436/https://www.housingwire.com/articles/47884-michael-bright-abruptly-steps-down-from-ginnie-mae. January 19, 2019. live.