| Post: | United States Secretary |
| Body: | Housing and Urban Development |
| Flag: | Flag of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.svg |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Flagsize: | 130 |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the department |
| Insignia: | Seal of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 120 |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of the department |
| Incumbent: | Matt Ammon |
| Incumbentsince: | January 20, 2025 |
| Acting: | yes |
| Department: | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Style: | Mr. Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
| Member Of: | Cabinet |
| Reports To: | President |
| Seat: | Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, D.C. |
| Appointer: | The President |
| Appointer Qualified: | with Senate advice and consent |
| Termlength: | No fixed term |
| First: | Robert C. Weaver |
| Succession: | Thirteenth[1] |
| Deputy: | Deputy Secretary |
| Salary: | Executive Schedule, level I |
The United States secretary of housing and urban development is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and thirteenth in the presidential line of succession. The post was created with the formation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on September 9, 1965, by President Lyndon B. Johnson's signing of The Department of Housing and Urban Development Act into law.[2] The department's mission is "to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination."[3]
The secretary of housing and urban development is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule,[4] thus earning a salary of US$246,400, as of January 2024.[5]
, Matt Ammon is the acting secretary of housing and urban development.
| No. | class=unsortable | Portrait | Name | State/territory of residence | Took office | Left office | President(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | January 18, 1966 | December 18, 1968 | (1963–1969) | |||||
| Massachusetts | January 7, 1969 | January 20, 1969 | ||||||
| Michigan | January 22, 1969 | January 20, 1973 | (1969–1974) | |||||
| Ohio | February 2, 1973 | February 5, 1975 | ||||||
(1974–1977) | ||||||||
| California | March 10, 1975 | January 20, 1977 | ||||||
| District of Columbia | January 23, 1977 | September 10, 1979 | (1977–1981) | |||||
| Louisiana | September 24, 1979 | January 20, 1981 | ||||||
| New York | January 23, 1981 | January 20, 1989 | (1981–1989) | |||||
| New York | January 20, 1989 | February 13, 1989 | (1989–1993) | |||||
| New York | February 13, 1989 | January 20, 1993 | ||||||
| Texas | January 22, 1993 | January 20, 1997 | (1993–2001) | |||||
| New York | January 29, 1997 | January 20, 2001 | ||||||
| January 20, 2001 | January 24, 2001 | (2001–2009) | ||||||
| Florida | January 24, 2001 | August 13, 2004 | ||||||
| Texas | August 13, 2004 | September 1, 2004 | ||||||
| September 1, 2004 | April 18, 2008 | |||||||
| New York | April 18, 2008 | June 4, 2008 | ||||||
| Illinois | June 4, 2008 | January 20, 2009 | ||||||
| Texas | January 20, 2009 | January 26, 2009 | (2009–2017) | |||||
| New York | January 26, 2009 | July 28, 2014 | ||||||
| Texas | July 28, 2014 | January 20, 2017 | ||||||
| January 20, 2017 | March 2, 2017 | (2017–2021) | ||||||
| Florida | March 2, 2017 | January 20, 2021 | ||||||
| January 20, 2021 | March 10, 2021 | (2021–2025) | ||||||
| Ohio | March 10, 2021 | March 22, 2024 | ||||||
| United States Virgin Islands | March 22, 2024 | January 20, 2025 | ||||||
| January 20, 2025 | present | (2025–present) | ||||||
|-