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Shaun Donovan
Shaun Donovan
Not to be confused with hockey player Shean Donovan.
Shaun Donovan
15th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Incumbent Assumed office January 26, 2009[1] President Preceded by Born Barack Obama Steven Preston January 24, 1966 (1966-01-24) New York City, New York Democratic Liza Gilbert Harvard University
of Government and a master’s in architecture at the Graduate School of Design in 1995.[5] During the Clinton administration and the transition to the Bush administration, Donovan was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing at HUD, and was acting FHA commissioner. He became New York City’s housing commissioner in 2004.[6][5] During the 2008 United States Presidential campaign, Donovan worked for the Obama campaign.[2]
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Shaun L.S. Donovan (born January 24, 1966[2]) serves as United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the cabinet of President Barack Obama. Prior to this he headed the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. On December 13, 2008, in his weekly national radio address, President-elect Barack Obama announced that he would appoint Donovan to his cabinet.[3] He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate through unanimous consent on January 22, 2009[4] and sworn-in on January 26th.[1]
Biography
Born in New York, Donovan earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from Harvard University, graduating from Harvard College in 1987, and earning a Master of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School
[1] ^ Staff (2009-01-29). "Shaun Donovan Secretary U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development". Department of Housing and Urban Development. http://www.hud.gov/about/secretary/ donovanbio.cfm. Retrieved on 2009-01-30. "On January 26, 2009, Shaun Donovan was sworn in as the 15th United States Secretary for Housing and Urban Development." [2] ^ "Shaun Donovan". The New York Times. December 13, 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/13/us/ politics/13web-donovan.html. Retrieved on December 12, 2008. [3] "Secretary of Housing and Urban Development announced in Weekly Address". change.gov. December 13, 2008. http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/ secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development_annou Retrieved on December 14, 2008. [4] Phillips, Kate (2009-01-22). "More Obama Cabinet Nominees Confirmed". The New York Times. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/ 2009/01/22/more-obama-cabinetnominees-confirmed/. Retrieved on 2009-01-23. [5] ^ Calmes, Jackie (December 13, 2008). "New York Housing Chief Picked for Slot in Cabinet". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/13/us/ politics/13appoint.html. Retrieved on December 12, 2008. [6] "Biography of Commissioner Shaun Donovan". NYC Department of Housing
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Political offices Preceded by Steven Preston
Shaun Donovan
United States Secretary of Hous- Incumbent ing and Urban Development
Served Under: Barack Obama
2009 – present Order of precedence in the United States of America Preceded by Kathleen Sebelius
Secretary of Health and Human Services
United States order of precedence United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development United States presidential line of succession 13th
Succeeded by Ray LaHood
Secretary of Transportation
Preservation & Development. http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/about/ bio-shaun-donovan.shtml. Retrieved on December 12, 2008.
External link
• "Shaun Donovan Biography". U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. http://www.hud.gov/about/ secretary/donovanbio.cfm.
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