Jeh Johnson
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Jeh Charles Johnson (/ˈdʒeɪ/ "Jay"; born September 11, 1957) is an American lawyer and former government official. He was United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2013 to 2017.
Jeh Johnson | |
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4th United States Secretary of Homeland Security | |
In office December 23, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Deputy | Alejandro Mayorkas |
Preceded by | Janet Napolitano |
Succeeded by | John F. Kelly |
General Counsel of the Department of Defense | |
In office February 10, 2009 – December 31, 2012 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | William J. Haynes II |
Succeeded by | Stephen W. Preston |
General Counsel of the Air Force | |
In office October 15, 1998 – January 20, 2001 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Sheila C. Cheston |
Succeeded by | Mary L. Walker |
Personal details | |
Born | Jeh Charles Johnson (1957-09-11) September 11, 1957 (age 66) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Susan DiMarco (m. 1994) |
Education | Morehouse College (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
From 2009 to 2012, Johnson was the general counsel of the Department of Defense during the first years of the Obama administration. Before joining the Obama administration, he was a federal prosecutor, the general counsel of the Department of the Air Force, and an attorney in private practice.
Johnson is currently a partner at the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, a member of the boards of directors of Lockheed Martin, U.S. Steel, and MetLife, and a trustee of Columbia University.