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United States Secretary of Defense

head of the U.S. Department of Defense
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United States Secretary of Defense

Summary

United States Secretary of Defense is a position[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • United States Secretary of Defense is in the country of United States[3].
  • United States Secretary of Defense's instance of is recorded as position[4].
  • United States Secretary of Defense is a type of defence minister[5].
  • United States Secretary of Defense is part of United States Cabinet[6].
  • United States Secretary of Defense's Commons category is recorded as Secretaries of Defense of the United States[7].
  • September 19, 1947 marks the founding of United States Secretary of Defense[8].
  • United States Secretary of Defense was dissolved in 2025[9].
  • United States Secretary of Defense's appointed by is recorded as President of the United States[10].
  • United States Secretary of Defense's official website is recorded as https://www.defense.gov/Our-Story/Meet-the-Team/Secretary-of-Defense/[11].
  • United States Secretary of Defense's official website is recorded as https://www.war.gov/About/Secretary-of-War/[12].
  • United States Secretary of Defense's topic's main category is recorded as Category:United States secretaries of defense[13].
  • United States Secretary of Defense's Commons gallery is recorded as United States Secretary of Defense[14].
  • United States Secretary of Defense's work location is recorded as The Pentagon[15].
  • United States Secretary of Defense's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United States[16].
  • United States Secretary of Defense's position holder is recorded as Pete Hegseth[17].
  • United States Secretary of Defense's position holder is recorded as Jim Mattis[18].
  • United States Secretary of Defense's position holder is recorded as George Marshall[19].
  • United States Secretary of Defense's position holder is recorded as James R. Schlesinger[20].
  • United States Secretary of Defense's position holder is recorded as Donald Rumsfeld[21].
  • United States Secretary of Defense's position holder is recorded as Mark T. Esper[22].
  • United States Secretary of Defense's position holder is recorded as Christopher C. Miller[23].
  • United States Secretary of Defense's position holder is recorded as Lloyd J. Austin III[24].
  • United States Secretary of Defense's replaced by is recorded as United States Secretary of War[25].
  • United States Secretary of Defense's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Secretary of War'}[26].
  • United States Secretary of Defense's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'United States Secretary of Defense'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

United States Secretary of Defense's instance of is recorded as position[4]. It is a type of defence minister[5].

Origins

September 19, 1947 marks the founding of United States Secretary of Defense[8].

Use and Application

United States Secretary of Defense is part of United States Cabinet[6].

Why It Matters

United States Secretary of Defense has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Ash Carter Chuck Hagel Dick Cheney Donald Rumsfeld George Marshall James Forrestal James R. Schlesinger Jim Mattis Leon Panetta Lloyd J. Austin III Mark T. Esper Pete Hegseth Robert Gates Robert McNamara United States William Cohen William Perry

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . defense.gov. Retrieved . defense.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . war.gov. war.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . apnews.com. apnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . war.gov. war.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Country → United States
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