United States Secretary of the Treasury

The Secretary of the Treasury is a Cabinet member charged with developing fiscal policy for the United States of America and overseeing the Department of the Treasury. The position was established in 1789, giving it the distinction of being one of the two oldest Cabinet positions. The first and most influential secretary was Alexander Hamilton (1789-1794), who established the new nation's finances on a sound bases, and to provide political support created the world's first voter-based political party, the Federalist Party, using the Treasury's national network of supporters.

In most countries this position is generally known as the Minister of Finance; Britain calls it the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Secretary is fifth in the line of succession to the Presidency. The current Secretary is Henry Paulson.

Secretaries of the Treasury

Below is a list of the Secretaries of the Treasury along with their dates of service, and the President(s) they served under:

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name	term(s) and appointing President
Alexander Hamilton New York	Sept. 11, 1789 Jan. 31, 1795 George Washington
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Connecticut	Feb. 3, 1795 Mar. 3, 1797 George Washington Mar. 4, 1797 Dec. 31, 1800 John Adams
Samuel Dexter Massachusetts	Jan. 1, 1801 Mar. 3, 1801 John Adams Mar. 4, 1801 May. 6, 1801 Thomas Jefferson
Albert Gallatin Pennsylvania	May 14, 1801 Mar. 3, 1809 Thomas Jefferson Mar. 4, 1809 Feb 9, 1814 James Madison
George W. Campbell Tennessee	Feb. 9, 1814 Sept. 26, 1814 James Madison
Alexander J. Dallas Pennsylvania	Oct. 6, 1814 Oct. 21, 1816 James Madison
William H. Crawford Georgia	Oct. 22, 1816 Mar. 3, 1817 James Madison Mar. 4, 1817 Mar. 3, 1825 James Monroe
Richard Rush Pennsylvania	Mar. 7, 1825 Mar. 3, 1829 John Quincy Adams
Samuel D. Ingham Pennsylvania	Mar. 6, 1829 Jun. 20, 1831 Andrew Jackson
Louis McLane Delaware	Aug. 8, 1831 May 29, 1833 Andrew Jackson
William J. Duane Pennsylvania	May 29, 1833 Sep. 23, 1833 Andrew Jackson
Roger B. Taney Maryland	Sep. 23, 1833 Jun. 24, 1834 Andrew Jackson
Levi Woodbury New Hampshire	Jul. 1, 1834 Mar. 3, 1837 Andrew Jackson Mar. 4, 1837 Mar. 3, 1841 Martin Van Buren
Thomas Ewing Ohio	Mar. 5, 1841 Apr. 4, 1841 William Henry Harrison Apr. 5, 1841 Sep. 11, 1841 John Tyler
Walter Forward Pennsylvania	Sep. 13, 1841 Mar. 1, 1843 John Tyler
John C. Spencer New York	Mar. 8, 1843 May 2, 1844 John Tyler
George M. Bibb Kentucky	Jul. 4, 1844 Mar. 3, 1845 John Tyler Mar. 4, 1845 Mar. 7, 1845 James Knox Polk
Robert J. Walker Mississippi	Mar. 8, 1845 Mar. 3, 1849 James Knox Polk Mar. 4, 1849 Mar. 5, 1849 Zachary Taylor
William M. Meredith Pennsylvania	Mar. 8, 1849 Jul. 9, 1850 Taylor Jul. 10, 1850 Jul. 22, 1850 Millard Fillmore
Thomas Corwin Ohio	Jul. 23, 1850 Mar. 3, 1853 Millard Fillmore Mar 4, 1853 Mar. 6, 1853 Franklin Pierce
James Guthrie Kentucky	Mar. 7, 1853 Mar. 3, 1857 Franklin Pierce Mar. 4, 1857 Mar. 6, 1857 James Buchanan
Howell Cobb Georgia	Mar. 7, 1857 Dec. 8, 1860 James Buchanan
Philip F. Thomas Maryland	Dec. 12, 1860 Jan. 14, 1861 James Buchanan
John A. Dix New York	Jan. 15, 1861 Mar. 3, 1861 James Buchanan Mar. 4, 1861 Mar. 6, 1861 Abraham Lincoln
Salmon P. Chase Ohio	Mar. 7, 1861 Jun. 30, 1864 Abraham Lincoln
William P. Fessenden Maine	Jul. 5, 1864 Mar. 3, 1865 Abraham Lincoln
Hugh McCulloch Indiana	Mar. 9, 1865 Apr. 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln Apr. 15, 1865 Mar. 3, 1869 Andrew Johnson
George S. Boutwell Massachusetts	Mar. 12, 1869 Mar. 16, 1873 Ulysses Simpson Grant
William A. Richardson Massachusetts	Mar. 17, 1873 Jun. 3, 1874 Ulysses Simpson Grant
Benjamin H. Bristow Kentucky	Jun. 4, 1874 Jun. 20, 1876 Ulysses Simpson Grant
Lot M. Morrill Maine	Jul. 7, 1876 Mar. 3, 1877 Ulysses Simpson Grant Mar. 4, 1877 Mar. 9, 1877 Rutherford Birchard Hayes
John Sherman Ohio	Mar. 10, 1877 Mar. 3, 1881 Rutherford Birchard Hayes

|- | William Windom
Minnesota ||

Mar. 8, 1881	Sep. 19, 1881	James Abram Garfield
Sep. 20, 1881	Nov. 13, 1881	Chester Alan Arthur

|- | Charles J. Folger
New York ||

Nov. 14, 1881

Sep. 4, 1884

Chester Alan Arthur

|- | Walter Q. Gresham
Indiana ||

Sep. 25, 1884 - Oct. 30, 1884

Chester Alan Arthur

|- | Hugh McCulloch
Indiana ||

Oct. 31, 1884 - Mar. 3, 1885	Chester Alan Arthur
Mar. 4, 1885 - Mar. 7, 1885	Grover Cleveland

|- | Daniel Manning
New York ||

Mar. 8, 1885

Mar. 31, 1887

Grover Cleveland

|- | Charles S. Fairchild
New York ||

Apr. 1, 1887	Mar. 3, 1889	Grover Cleveland
Mar. 4, 1889	Mar. 6, 1889	Benjamin Harrison

|- | William Windom
Minnesota ||

Mar. 7, 1889

Jan. 29, 1891

Benjamin Harrison

|- | Charles Foster
Ohio ||

Feb. 25, 1891	Mar. 3, 1893	Benjamin Harrison
Mar. 4, 1893	Mar. 6, 1893	Cleveland

|- | John G. Carlisle
Kentucky ||

Mar. 7, 1893	Mar. 3, 1897	Cleveland
Mar. 4, 1897	Mar. 5, 1897	William McKinley

|- | Lyman J. Gage
Illinois ||

Mar. 6, 1897	Sep. 14, 1901	William McKinley
Sep. 14, 1901	Jan. 31, 1902	Theodore Roosevelt

|- | Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa ||

Feb. 1, 1902

Mar. 3, 1907

Theodore Roosevelt

|- | George B. Cortelyou
New York ||

Mar. 4, 1907	Mar. 3, 1909	Theodore Roosevelt
Mar. 4, 1909	Mar. 7, 1909	William Howard Taft

|- | Franklin MacVeagh
Illinois ||

Mar. 8, 1909	Mar. 3, 1913	William Howard Taft
Mar. 4, 1913	Mar. 5, 1913	Woodrow Wilson

|- | William G. McAdoo
New York ||

Mar. 6, 1913

Dec. 15, 1918

Woodrow Wilson

|- | Carter Glass
Virginia ||

Dec. 16, 1918

Feb. 1, 1920

Woodrow Wilson

|- | David F. Houston
Missouri ||

Feb. 2, 1920

Mar. 3, 1921

Woodrow Wilson

|- | Andrew W. Mellon
Pennsylvania ||

Mar. 4, 1921	Aug. 2, 1923	Warren Gamaliel Harding
Aug. 3, 1923	Mar. 3, 1929	Calvin Coolidge
Mar. 4, 1929	Feb. 12, 1932	Herbert Clark Hoover

|- | Ogden L. Mills
New York ||

Feb. 13, 1932

Mar. 3, 1933

Herbert Clark Hoover

|- | William H. Woodin
New York ||

Mar. 4, 1933

Dec. 31, 1933

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

|- | Henry Morgenthau, Jr.
New York ||

Jan. 1, 1934	Apr. 12, 1945	Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Apr. 12, 1945	Jul. 22, 1945	Harry S. Truman

|- | Fred M. Vinson
Kentucky ||

Jul. 23, 1945

Jun. 23, 1946

Harry S. Truman

|- | John W. Snyder
Missouri ||

Jun. 25, 1946

Jan. 20, 1953

Harry S. Truman

|- | George M. Humphrey
Ohio ||

Jan. 21, 1953

Jul. 29, 1957

Dwight David Eisenhower

|- | Robert B. Anderson
Connecticut ||

Jul. 29, 1957

Jan. 20, 1961

Dwight David Eisenhower

|- | C. Douglas Dillon
New Jersey ||

Jan. 21, 1961	Nov 22, 1963	John F. Kennedy
Nov. 22, 1963	Apr. 1, 1965	Lyndon Baines Johnson

|- | Henry H. Fowler
Virginia ||

Apr. 1, 1965

Dec. 20, 1968

Lyndon Baines Johnson

|- | Joseph W. Barr
Indiana ||

Dec. 21, 1968

Jan. 20, 1969

Lyndon Baines Johnson

|- | David M. Kennedy
Utah ||

Jan. 22, 1969

Feb. 11, 1971

Richard Milhous Nixon

|- | John B. Connally
Texas ||

Feb. 11, 1971

Jun. 12, 1972

Richard Milhous Nixon

|- | George P. Shultz
Illinois ||

Jun. 12, 1972

May 8, 1974

Richard Milhous Nixon

|- | William E. Simon
New Jersey ||

May 8, 1974	Aug. 9, 1974	Richard Milhous Nixon
Aug 9, 1974	Jan. 20, 1977	Gerald Rudolph Ford

|- | W. Michael Blumenthal
Michigan ||

Jan. 23, 1977

Aug. 4, 1979

James Earl Carter, Jr.

|- | G. William Miller
Rhode Island ||

Aug. 6, 1979

Jan. 20, 1981

James Earl Carter, Jr.

|- | Donald T. Regan
New Jersey ||

Jan. 22, 1981

Feb. 2, 1985

Ronald Wilson Reagan

|- | James A. Baker, III
Texas ||

Feb. 3, 1985

Aug. 17, 1988

Ronald Wilson Reagan

|- | Nicholas F. Brady
New Jersey ||

Sep. 16, 1988	Jan. 20, 1989	Ronald Wilson Reagan
Jan. 20, 1989	Jan. 17, 1993	George Herbert Walker Bush

|- | Lloyd M. Bentsen
Texas ||

Jan. 22, 1993

Dec. 22, 1994

William Jefferson Clinton

|- | Robert E. Rubin
New York ||

Jan. 10, 1995

Jul. 2, 1999

William Jefferson Clinton

|- | Lawrence H. Summers
Massachusetts ||

Jul. 2, 1999

Jan. 20, 2001

William Jefferson Clinton

|- | Paul H. O'Neill
Pennsylvania ||

Jan. 30, 2001

Dec. 31, 2002

George Walker Bush

|- | John W. Snow
Virginia ||

Feb. 3, 2003

June 29, 2006

George Walker Bush

|- | Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
Illinois ||

Jul. 10, 2006

Present

George Walker Bush

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