Christopher C. Miller

Christopher Charles Miller (born October 15, 1965)^[1] is an American politician. He is the Acting United States Secretary of Defense since November 9, 2020.

Christopher C. Miller
United States Secretary of Defense
Acting
In office November 9, 2020 – January 20, 2021
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Mark Esper
Succeeded by	David Norquist (acting)
Director of the National Counterterrorism Center
In office August 10, 2020 – November 9, 2020
Preceded by	Lora Shiao (acting)
Succeeded by	Steve Vanech (acting)
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
Acting
In office June 19, 2020 – August 10, 2020
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Thomas Alexander (acting)
Succeeded by	Ezra Cohen-Watnick (acting)
Personal details
Born	Christopher Charles Miller (1965-10-15) October 15, 1965 (age 60) Platteville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Kathryn Maag ​ (m. 1989)​
Children	3
Education	George Washington University (BA) National Defense University (MA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1983–2014
Rank	Colonel
Unit	5th Special Forces Group
Battles/wars	Iraq War War in Afghanistan

Miller became the director of the National Counterterrorism Center on August 6, 2020.^[2]