Denis McDonough
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11th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Key facts
- President
- Joe Biden
- Deputy
- Donald Remy Guy Kiyokawa (acting) Tanya J. Bradsher
- Preceded by
- Robert Wilkie
- Succeeded by
- Doug Collins
- Born
- Denis Richard McDonough , ( 1969-12-02 ) December 2, 1969 (age 56) , Stillwater, Minnesota , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Karin Hillstrom
- Education
- St. John's University, Minnesota ( BA ), Georgetown University ( MS )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Stillwater
- Occupation
- civil servant
- Position held
- United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- Educated at
- Walsh School of Foreign Service
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Academic degree
- master's degree
- Image
- Secretary McDonough, official photo.jpg
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- Denis McDonough
- date of birth
- 1969-12-02
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- Denis McDonough
- name in native language
- Denis McDonough
- birth name
- Denis Richard McDonough
- social media followers
- 71323
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Encyclopedic overview
Denis Richard McDonough (born December 2, 1969) is an American government official who served as the 11th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 2021 to 2025 under President Joe Biden.
McDonough served in the Obama administration as chief of staff at the National Security Council from 2009 to 2010 and as Deputy National Security Advisor from 2010 to 2013. He then served as White House Chief of Staff for the full second term of President Barack Obama from 2013 to 2017.
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