Robert Wilkie
Robert Wilkie | |
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Official portrait, 2018 | |
| 10th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs | |
| In office July 30, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | James Byrne Pamela J. Powers (acting) |
| Preceded by | David Shulkin |
| Succeeded by | Denis McDonough |
| Acting March 28, 2018 – May 29, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Thomas G. Bowman |
| Preceded by | David Shulkin |
| Succeeded by | Peter O'Rourke (acting) |
| 8th Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness | |
| In office November 30, 2017 – July 30, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Jessica L. Wright |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Donovan |
| 25th Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs | |
| In office September 29, 2006 – January 19, 2009 Acting: January 31, 2006 – September 29, 2006 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Dan Stanley |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth King |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Leon Wilkie Jr. August 2, 1962 Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Julia Wilkie |
| Education | Wake Forest University (BA) Loyola University New Orleans (JD) Georgetown University (LLM) United States Army War College (MS) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | |
| Rank | Colonel |
Robert Leon Wilkie Jr. (born August 2, 1962) is an American lawyer and government official who served as the 10th United States secretary of veterans affairs from 2018 to 2021, during the Trump administration.
He was previously Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness during the Trump administration, from November 2017 to July 2018. A Naval intelligence officer in the Reserve, he was Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs in the administration of President George W. Bush.