Jeh Johnson | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2014 | |
| 4th United States Secretary of Homeland Security | |
| In office December 23, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Alejandro Mayorkas |
| Preceded by | Janet Napolitano |
| Succeeded by | John F. Kelly |
| General Counsel of the Department of Defense | |
| In office February 10, 2009 – December 31, 2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | William J. Haynes II |
| Succeeded by | Stephen W. Preston |
| General Counsel of the Air Force | |
| In office October 15, 1998 – January 20, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Sheila C. Cheston |
| Succeeded by | Mary L. Walker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jeh Charles Johnson September 11, 1957 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Susan DiMarco (m. 1994) |
| Education | Morehouse College (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
Jeh Charles Johnson (/ˈdʒeɪ/ "Jay"; born September 11, 1957) is an American lawyer and former government official. He was United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2013 to 2017.
From 2009 to 2012, Johnson was the general counsel of the Department of Defense during the first years of the Obama administration. Before joining the Obama administration, he was a federal prosecutor, the general counsel of the Department of the Air Force, and an attorney in private practice.
Johnson is currently a partner at the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, a member of the boards of directors of U.S. Steel and MetLife, and a trustee of Columbia University.