President Lyndon B. Johnson created the agency. There have been 14 HUD secretaries.
Shaun Donovan is Barack Obama's choice for HUD secretary. In 2004, he became Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). During the Clinton administration and the transition to the Bush administration, Donovan was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing at HUD.
Shaun Donovan is Barack Obama's choice for HUD secretary. In 2004, he became Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). During the Clinton administration and the transition to the Bush administration, Donovan was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing at HUD.

