Pete Hegseth
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Peter Brian Hegseth is an American government official and former television personality who has served since 2025 as the 29th United States secretary of defense.
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Pete Hegseth, born Peter Brian Hegseth on June 6, 1980, in Minneapolis, is an American politician, television presenter, writer, and basketball player. A member of the Republican Party, he holds citizenship in the United States and has served as a Major in the United States Army. His military service included participation in the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021). He received several military awards, including the Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, National Defense Service Medal, and Afghanistan Campaign Medal.
Hegseth was educated at Princeton University and the John F. Kennedy School of Government. He works for Fox News and has authored six works, including *The 'high achievement gap'*, *The Battle for the American Mind*, *Modern Warriors*, *Case Against the Establishment*, and *American Crusade*. His fields of work encompass television, military affairs, politics, and proselytism. He speaks American English and English. Hegseth has seven children.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1980
- Works
- 6
Top works
- The 'high achievement gap'
- The Battle for the American Mind
- Modern Warriors
- Case Against the Establishment
- American Crusade
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Film & TV
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American government official and former television personality who has served since 2025 as the 29th United States secretary of defense. Hegseth studied politics at Princeton University, where he was the publisher of The Princeton Tory, a conservative student newspaper. In 2003, he was commissioned as an infantry officer in the Minnesota Army…
Known for
- By Dawn's Early Light — Self2026
- The War Cabinet — self (archival footage)2026
- Iran, Israel and the Bomb — Self (archive footage)2026
- How Khamenei Was Killed – The Attack in Iran — Self (archive footage)2026
- Instadocs: The Decoy Plane — Self (archive footage)2026
- Turning Point: Generation 9/11 — Self (archive footage)2026
- America Who Are You? A History of the American Mindset — Self (archive footage)2026
- My View with Lara Trump — Self2025
- Poison Ivy2024
- A Pete Hegseth and Melania Trump Interview — Self2022
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'SNL' Cold Open: Trump Threatens Late Night, Roasts Colin Jost
President Trump threatened late night TV and roasted Colin Jost about the Riyadh Comedy Festival in tonight's "SNL" cold open.
thewrap.com →Colin Jost’s Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declared “frat party” rules for the military, while James Austin Johnson’s President Trump questioned Jost’s absence from the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia in tonight’s Season 51 premiere “Saturday Night Live” cold open. “Our military is gay as hell,” Jost’s Hegseth announced at the top of the cold open. “Thanks to failed liberal policies, our army has never been gayer, and yet it’s also never been fatter. Make that make sense?” Further mocking Hegseth’s own military speech earlier this week, Jost’s Secretary of War added, “Our military will now have the same rules as any good frat party. No fat chicks, and if you’re a fat dude, god damn it, you better be funny as hell!”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Minneapolis
- Occupation
- civil servant
- Position held
- United States Secretary of Defense
- Educated at
- John F. Kennedy School of Government
- Employer
- Fox News
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Evangelicalism
- Award
- NATO Medal
- Participant in
- United States government group chat leaks
- Field of work
- politics
- Sport
- basketball
- Country for sport
- United States
- Conflict
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Military rank
- Major
- Official website
- petehegseth.com
- Image
- U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen during a guard senior leader conference at the Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington, Virginia on February 25, 2026 - 24.jpg
- Number of children
- 7
- Work location
- Arlington County
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- date of birth
- 1980-06-06
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- Pete Hegseth
- social media followers
- 6820
- allegiance
- United States
- birth name
- Peter Brian Hegseth
- ethnic group
- Norwegian Americans
- name in native language
- Pete Hegseth
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Encyclopedic overview
Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American government official and former television personality who is serving as the United States secretary of defense since 2025.
Hegseth studied politics at Princeton University, where he was the publisher of The Princeton Tory, a conservative student newspaper. In 2003, he was commissioned as an infantry officer in the Minnesota Army National Guard, serving at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Hegseth worked for several organizations after leaving Iraq, including as an executive director at Vets For Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America. He became a contributor to Fox News in 2014. Hegseth served as an advisor to President Donald Trump after supporting his campaign in 2016. From 2017 to 2024, Hegseth co-hosted Fox & Friends Weekend. He has written several books, including American Crusade (2020) and The War on Warriors (2024).
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