List of United States Secretaries of Defense by time in office
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This is a list of United States Secretaries of Defense by time in office. This is based on the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater. (Note that the list of popes by length of reign uses numbers of calendar days.)
Robert McNamara and Donald Rumsfeld are the only two people to have served as Secretary of Defense for more than 7 years. Rumsfeld is the only Secretary of Defense to have served two non-consecutive terms. Elliot Richardson served as Secretary of Defense for less than four months before becoming Attorney General.
# in office | Secretary | Days | Rank |
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8 | Macnamara, RobertRobert McNamara | 2,595 | 1 |
13/21 | Rumsfeld, DonaldDonald Rumsfeld | 2,585 | 2 |
15 | Weinberger, CasparCaspar Weinberger | 2,497 | 3 |
5 | Wilson, Charles ErwinCharles Erwin Wilson | 1,722 | 4 |
22 | Gates, RobertRobert Gates | 1,656 | 5 |
10 | Laird, Melvin R.Melvin R. Laird | 1,469 | 6 |
14 | Brown, HaroldHarold Brown | 1,460 | 7 |
20 | Cohen, WilliamWilliam Cohen | 1,457 | 8 |
17 | Cheney, DickDick Cheney | 1,402 | 9 |
19 | Perry, WilliamWilliam Perry | 1,085 | 10 |
12 | Schlesinger, James R.James R. Schlesinger | 870 | 11 |
6 | Macelroy, Neil H.Neil H. McElroy | 783 | 12 |
24 | Hagel, ChuckChuck Hagel | 720 | 13 |
25 | Carter, AshtonAshton Carter | 610 | 14 |
23 | Panetta, LeonLeon Panetta | 608 | 15 |
1 | Forrestal, JamesJames Forrestal | 558 | 16 |
2 | Johnson, Louis A.Louis A. Johnson | 540 | 17 |
4 | Lovett, Robert A.Robert A. Lovett | 491 | 18 |
16 | Carlucci, FrankFrank Carlucci | 424 | 19 |
7 | Gates, Thomas S.Thomas S. Gates, Jr. | 415 | 20 |
18 | Aspin, LesLes Aspin | 378 | 21 |
3 | Marshall, GeorgeGeorge Marshall | 356 | 22 |
9 | , Clark M. CliffordClark M. Clifford | 326 | 23 |
11 | Richardson, ElliotElliot Richardson | 114 | 24 |
See also
- List of United States Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by time in office
- List of United States Secretaries of State by time in office
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