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Jeh C. Johnson
Secretary of Homeland Security · 2013
Jeh C. Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security. The Senate voted 78–16 on the nomination on Dec 16, 2013 (Nomination Confirmed). Jeh Charles "Jay" Johnson (; born September 11, 1957) is an American lawyer and former government official who served as the 4th United States secretary of homeland security from 2013 to 2017. From 2009 to 2012, Johnson was the general counsel of the Department of Defense during the first years of the Obama administration.
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- Secretary of Homeland Security2013-12-23–2017-01-20
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- Secretary of Homeland Security
113th Congress · Nomination Confirmed78–16 · Dec 16, 2013
Biography
Jeh Charles "Jay" Johnson (; born September 11, 1957) is an American lawyer and former government official who served as the 4th United States secretary of homeland security from 2013 to 2017. From 2009 to 2012, Johnson was the general counsel of the Department of Defense during the first years of the Obama administration.
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