White House Cabinet Secretary

The White House Cabinet secretary is a high-ranking position within the Executive Office of the President of the United States.[2] The White House Cabinet Secretary is the head of the Office of Cabinet Affairs within the White House Office[2] and the primary liaison between the President of the United States and the Cabinet Departments and Agencies. The position is usually held by a White House Commissioned Officer[3], traditionally either a Deputy Assistant to the President or Assistant to the President.[4][5][6]

This article is about the American Executive Office of the President (EOP) post. For the heads of the Executive Departments, usually styled "Secretary", see Cabinet of the United States.
White House Cabinet Secretary
Incumbent
Kristan King Nevins
since September 24, 2019
White House Office
Reports toThe President
AppointerThe President
Formation1981
First holderCraig L. Fuller
SuccessionNone
Salary$173,922 Annually[1]

According to the White House website, the Cabinet secretary helps "to coordinate policy and communications strategy" and plays "a critical role in managing the flow of information between the White House and the federal departments and in representing the interests of the Cabinet to the White House."[4]

The White House Cabinet Secretary is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the President; the position does not require Senate confirmation. The White House Cabinet Secretary is among the twenty-two highest paid positions in the White House.[7] The current White House Cabinet Secretary is Kristan King Nevins, who previously served as Chief of Staff to Second Lady Karen Pence.[8] The Former Cabinet Secretary, Bill McGinley, was appointed on the inauguration of President Donald Trump, on January 20, 2017, and also served as Deputy Assistant to the President until he was promoted to Assistant to the President on September 6, 2018.[9][10] John Mashburn was appointed Deputy Cabinet Secretary on the same day, and also Special Assistant to the President and on a salary of $130,000 per annum,[11] and has since ceased being in the position.

List of Cabinet secretaries
Cabinet Secretary Term President
Craig L. Fuller September 14, 1981 – January 30, 1985 Ronald Reagan
Alfred H. Kingon January 30, 1985 – February 18, 1987
Nancy Risque February 18, 1987 – January 20, 1989
Phillip D. Brady January 20, 1989 – June 26, 1989 George H. W. Bush
Steve Danzansky June 26, 1989 – April 20, 1991
Gary Blumenthal June 10, 1991 – September 10, 1992
Daniel Casse September 10, 1992 – January 20, 1993
Christine A. Varney January 20, 1993 – October 14, 1994 Bill Clinton
Kitty Higgins January 26, 1995 – February 7, 1997
Thurgood Marshall, Jr. February 7, 1997 – January 20, 2001
Albert Hawkins III January 20, 2001 – January 2003 George W. Bush
Brian D. Montgomery January 2003 – February 24, 2005
Heidi Smith 2005 – 2006
Neal Burnham
Acting		 2006
Ross Kyle
Acting to November 3, 2006		 August 9, 2006 – January 20, 2009
Chris Lu January 20, 2009 – January 25, 2013 Barack Obama
Danielle C. Gray January 25, 2013 – January 13, 2014
Broderick D. Johnson January 13, 2014 – January 20, 2017
Bill McGinley January 20, 2017 – July 19, 2019 Donald Trump
Matthew J. Flynn
Acting		 July 19, 2019 – September 24, 2019
Kristan King Nevins September 24, 2019 – present
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See also
  • Maxwell Rabb, Eisenhower's Secretary

References
  1. "White House Salaries". The White House. The White House. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. "Executive Office of the President". The White House. The White House. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  3. Hennessey, Keith. "Working in the West Wing: Senior Staff". Keith Hennessey. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  4. "White House Author". The White House. The White House. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  5. "White House Author". The White House. The White House. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  6. "White House Author". The White House. The White House. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  7. Korte, Gregory (July 1, 2014). "22 White House staffers make $172,200 a year". USA Today. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  8. Digital, KCBD. "Lubbock native Kristan King Nevins appointed Chief of Staff for Karen Pence". https://www.kcbd.com. Retrieved 2020-08-05. External link in |website= (help)
  9. Nussbaum, Matthew (January 19, 2017). "Trump team announces additional White House hires". Politico.
  10. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President". The White House. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  11. White House Office of Personnel (June 30, 2017). "Annual Report to Congress on White House Office Personnel" (PDF). WhiteHouse.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
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