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United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs

The United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs is the head of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the department concerned with veterans' benefits and related matters. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet.

Secretaries of Veterans Affairs
Name	Term of Office	President(s) served under
Edward J. Derwinski[?]	March 15, 1989 - September 26, 1992	George H. W. Bush
Jesse Brown[?]	January 22, 1993 - July 3, 1997	Bill Clinton
Togo D. West, Jr.[?]	May 5, 1998 - July 10, 2000	Bill Clinton
Anthony J. Principi[?]	January 23, 2001 - present	George W. Bush

Acting Secretaries of Veterans Affairs
Name	Years	Acted from
Anthony J. Principi[?]	1992-1993	September 26 to January 20
Hershel Gober[?]	1997-1998, 2000-2001	July 3 to May 5, July 10 to January 20

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