United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of the United States
Seal of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Incumbent Nani A. Coloretti since December 2, 2014
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Style	Mister or Madam Deputy Secretary The Honorable (formal address in writing)
Reports to	Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Seat	Washington, D.C., US
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	42 U.S.C. § 3533
Formation	1990
Salary	Level II of the Executive Schedule
Website	www.HUD.gov

The Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in the United States government, is the chief operating officer of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Nani A. Coloretti was confirmed as the Deputy Secretary by the Senate on December 2, 2014.^[1]

The Deputy Secretary is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.^[2] The previous Deputy Secretary, Ron Sims, served in the capacity from May 2009 to July 2011. Other former Deputy Secretaries include Roy Bernardi, Terrence R. Duvernay,^[3] Frank Keating (1990–1993), Alphonso Jackson (2001–2004), Saul N. Ramirez, Jr.,^[4] and Alfred A. DelliBovi,^[5][6] who was the first Deputy Secretary after the title had been changed from Under Secretary in 1990. The Under Secretary position was created with the establishment of the Department in 1966.^[7]

List of Deputy Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development

#	Name	Term Began	Term Ended	President(s) served under
1	Saul N. Ramirez, Jr.	1998	2001	Bill Clinton
2	Alphonso Jackson	2001	2004	George W. Bush
3	Roy Bernardi	2004	2009
4	Ron Sims	2009	2011	Barack Obama
5	Maurice Jones	2012	2014
6	Nani A. Coloretti	2014	Incumbent

References

1. Brown, Jereon (2 December 2014). "SENATE CONFIRMS COLORETTI AS HUD'S DEPUTY SECRETARY". United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
2. "US CODE: Title 42,3533. Officers of Department". Retrieved 2005-09-24.
3. McCoy, Frank (March 1994). "We're in the House! - White - Bill Clinton's appointments of prominent blacks". Black Enterprise.
4. "Media Advisory-Conference Will Discuss Development in Distressed Border Areas". Retrieved 2005-09-24.
5. "Nomination of Alfred A. DelliBovi To Be Under Secretary of Housing and Urban Development". Archived from the original on 2005-03-04. Retrieved 2005-03-04.
6. Gruson, Lindsey (June 15, 1992). "Housing Aid Goes Unspent By Poor Cities". The New York Times.
7. "US CODE: Title 42,3533. Officers of Department". Retrieved 2005-09-24.