John M. McHugh

John McHugh
Official portrait, 2009
21st United States Secretary of the Army
In office
September 21, 2009 – November 1, 2015
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byPete Geren
Succeeded byEric Fanning
Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee
In office
January 3, 2009 – June 9, 2009
LeaderJohn Boehner
Preceded byDuncan Hunter
Succeeded byBuck McKeon
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
January 3, 1993 – September 21, 2009
Preceded byGerald Solomon
Succeeded byBill Owens
Constituency24th district (1993–2003)
23rd district (2003–2009)
Member of the New York State Senate
from the 46th district
In office
January 1, 1985 – November 8, 1992
Preceded byHugh Douglas Barclay
Succeeded byJames W. Wright
Personal details
Born
John Michael McHugh

(1948-09-29) September 29, 1948 (age 76)
Watertown, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKatherine Sullivan (divorced)
EducationSyracuse University
Utica College (BA)
State University of New York, Albany (MPA)
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John Michael McHugh (born September 29, 1948) is an American politician from the U.S. state of New York who served as the 21st United States Secretary of the Army, and represented the state's 23rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.

In June 2009, President Barack Obama nominated McHugh to the position of United States Secretary of the Army. His nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate and he took office on September 21, 2009.

In July 2015, McHugh announced his intent to resign by November 2015. He retired on November 1, 2015 after more than six years of service. On September 18, 2015, President Obama nominated Eric Fanning to be his replacement.