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Robert Wilkie
10th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Leon Wilkie Jr. (born August 2, 1962[1]) is an American lawyer and government official. He was the 10th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from July 30, 2018 to January 20, 2021. He was the acting Secretary from March 28, 2018 to May 29, 2018, while serving as the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness from November 30, 2017 until July 2018.[2]
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10th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs | |
In office July 30, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Deputy | James Byrne |
Preceded by | David Shulkin |
Succeeded by | Denis McDonough |
In office March 28, 2018 – May 29, 2018 Acting | |
President | Donald Trump |
Deputy | Thomas G. Bowman |
Preceded by | David Shulkin |
Succeeded by | Peter O'Rourke (Acting) |
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness | |
In office November 30, 2017 – July 23, 2018 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Jessica L. Wright |
Succeeded by | TBD |
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs | |
In office September 30, 2006 – January 19, 2009 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Dan Stanley |
Succeeded by | Elizabeth King |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Leon Wilkie Jr. (1962-08-06) August 6, 1962 (age 61) Frankfurt, Germany |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Wake Forest University (BA) Loyola University New Orleans (JD) Georgetown University (LLM) United States Army War College (MS) |
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On May 18, 2018, President Trump announced that he was nominating Wilkie to hold the job full time of United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs.[3] On July 23, 2018, Wilkie was confirmed by the United States Senate as the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs by a 86-9 vote.[4]