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| − | The '''Secretary of the Navy''' is the civilian head of the [[Department of the Navy]] in the United States and civilian head of the [[United States Navy]]. The position was a member of the President's Cabinet until 1947, when the Navy, Army, and newly created Air Force were placed in the Department of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy was placed under the Secretary of Defense. Naval and Marine personnel informally refer to the Secretary of the Navy as SecNav. | + | The '''Secretary of the Navy''' is the civilian head of the [[Department of the Navy]] in the United States and civilian head of the [[United States Navy]]. The position was a member of the President's Cabinet until 1947, when the Navy, Army, and newly created Air Force were placed in the Department of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy was placed under the Secretary of Defense. Naval and Marine personnel informally refer to the Secretary of the Navy as SecNav. |
==Responsibilities== | ==Responsibilities== | ||
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The Secretary of the Navy is responsible for, and has the authority under Title 10 of the United States Code, to conduct all the affairs of the [[Department of the Navy]], including: recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, mobilizing, and demobilizing. The Secretary also oversees the construction, outfitting, and repair of naval ships, equipment and facilities. The Secretary is responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies and programs that are consistent with the national security policies and objectives established by the President and the Secretary of Defense. The Department of the Navy consists of two uniformed Services: the [[United States Navy]] and the [[United States Marine Corps]]. | The Secretary of the Navy is responsible for, and has the authority under Title 10 of the United States Code, to conduct all the affairs of the [[Department of the Navy]], including: recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, mobilizing, and demobilizing. The Secretary also oversees the construction, outfitting, and repair of naval ships, equipment and facilities. The Secretary is responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies and programs that are consistent with the national security policies and objectives established by the President and the Secretary of Defense. The Department of the Navy consists of two uniformed Services: the [[United States Navy]] and the [[United States Marine Corps]]. | ||
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| + | During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, in the absence of a naval office analogous to the British [[First Sea Lord]], the Secretary of the Navy's position was much more influential in terms of naval policy than the British [[First Lord of the Admiralty]]. | ||
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| + | ==Secretaries of the Navy== | ||
| + | Dates of appointment given: | ||
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| + | <div name=fredbot:officeSecNavy otitle="Secretary of the Navy" nat="US">{{TenureListBegin|Secretary of the Navy}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=George Maxwell Robeson|nick=George M. Robeson|appt=26 June, 1869|end=4 March, 1877}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=William Faxon|nick=William Faxon|appt=4 March, 1877|end=13 March, 1877}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=Richard Wigginton Thompson|nick=Richard W. Thompson|appt=13 March, 1877|end=20 December, 1880}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=Nathan Goff, Jr.|nick=Nathan Goff, Jr.|appt=7 January, 1881|end=4 March, 1881}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=William Henry Hunt|nick=William H. Hunt|appt=7 March, 1881|end=16 April, 1882}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=William Eaton Chandler|nick=William E. Chandler|appt=16 April, 1882|end=4 March, 1885}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=William Collins Whitney|nick=William C. Whitney|appt=7 March, 1885|end=4 March, 1889}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=Benjamin Franklin Tracy|nick=Benjamin F. Tracy|appt=6 March, 1889|end=4 March, 1893}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=Hilary Abner Herbert|nick=Hilary A. Herbert|appt=7 March, 1893|end=4 March, 1897}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=John Davis Long|nick=John D. Long|appt=6 March, 1897|end=30 April, 1902}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=William Henry Moody|nick=William H. Moody|appt=1 May, 1902|end=30 June, 1904}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=Paul Morton|nick=Paul Morton|appt=1 July, 1904|end=30 June, 1905}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=Charles Joseph Bonaparte|nick=Charles J. Bonaparte|appt=1 July, 1905|end=16 December, 1906}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=Victor Howard Metcalf|nick=Victor H. Metcalf|appt=17 December, 1906|end=30 November, 1908}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=Truman Handy Newberry|nick=Truman H. Newberry|appt=1 December, 1908|end=4 March, 1909}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=George von Lengerke Meyer|nick=George von L. Meyer|appt=6 March, 1909|end=4 March, 1913}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=Josephus Daniels|nick=Josephus Daniels|appt=5 March, 1913|end=4 March, 1921}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=Edward C. Denby|nick=Edwin C. Denby|appt=6 March, 1921|end=10 March, 1924}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.|nick=Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.|appt=10 March, 1924|end=19 March, 1924}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=Curtis Dwight Wilbur|nick=Curtis D. Wilbur|appt=19 March, 1924|end=4 March, 1929}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=|name=Charles Francis Adams III|nick=Charles F. Adams III|appt=5 March, 1924|end=4 March, 1933}} | ||
| + | {{TenureListEnd}} | ||
| + | </div name=fredbot:officeSecNav> | ||
Revision as of 09:25, 7 December 2014
The Secretary of the Navy is the civilian head of the Department of the Navy in the United States and civilian head of the United States Navy. The position was a member of the President's Cabinet until 1947, when the Navy, Army, and newly created Air Force were placed in the Department of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy was placed under the Secretary of Defense. Naval and Marine personnel informally refer to the Secretary of the Navy as SecNav.
Responsibilities
The Secretary of the Navy is responsible for, and has the authority under Title 10 of the United States Code, to conduct all the affairs of the Department of the Navy, including: recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, mobilizing, and demobilizing. The Secretary also oversees the construction, outfitting, and repair of naval ships, equipment and facilities. The Secretary is responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies and programs that are consistent with the national security policies and objectives established by the President and the Secretary of Defense. The Department of the Navy consists of two uniformed Services: the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps.
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, in the absence of a naval office analogous to the British First Sea Lord, the Secretary of the Navy's position was much more influential in terms of naval policy than the British First Lord of the Admiralty.
Dates of appointment given:
- George M. Robeson, 26 June, 1869 – 4 March, 1877
- William Faxon, 4 March, 1877 – 13 March, 1877
- Richard W. Thompson, 13 March, 1877 – 20 December, 1880
- Nathan Goff, Jr., 7 January, 1881 – 4 March, 1881
- William H. Hunt, 7 March, 1881 – 16 April, 1882
- William E. Chandler, 16 April, 1882 – 4 March, 1885
- William C. Whitney, 7 March, 1885 – 4 March, 1889
- Benjamin F. Tracy, 6 March, 1889 – 4 March, 1893
- Hilary A. Herbert, 7 March, 1893 – 4 March, 1897
- John D. Long, 6 March, 1897 – 30 April, 1902
- William H. Moody, 1 May, 1902 – 30 June, 1904
- Paul Morton, 1 July, 1904 – 30 June, 1905
- Charles J. Bonaparte, 1 July, 1905 – 16 December, 1906
- Victor H. Metcalf, 17 December, 1906 – 30 November, 1908
- Truman H. Newberry, 1 December, 1908 – 4 March, 1909
- George von L. Meyer, 6 March, 1909 – 4 March, 1913
- Josephus Daniels, 5 March, 1913 – 4 March, 1921
- Edwin C. Denby, 6 March, 1921 – 10 March, 1924
- Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., 10 March, 1924 – 19 March, 1924
- Curtis D. Wilbur, 19 March, 1924 – 4 March, 1929
- Charles F. Adams III, 5 March, 1924 – 4 March, 1933
