Secretary of War

Pete Hegseth

Secretary of War

Sources checked October 13, 2026. Canonical page /leaders/hegseth.

• The White House cabinet page lists Pete Hegseth as Secretary of War.

  The White House. The Cabinet. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet/. Accessed October 13, 2026.

• On January 24, 2025, the Senate roll call on the nomination of Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense recorded 50 yeas and 50 nays, and the Vice President of the United States voted yea. Vote number 15. Result: Nomination Confirmed.

  United States Senate. U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 1st Session, Vote Number 15. https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00015.htm. Accessed October 13, 2026.

• He was commissioned an infantry officer in the U.S. Army National Guard upon graduation from the ROTC program at Princeton University in 2003. His deployments include Guantanamo Bay as an infantry platoon leader; Iraq as an infantry platoon leader in Baghdad and Samarra with the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division; and Afghanistan with the Minnesota Army National Guard as part of a NATO Training Mission. He also served in staff positions in state National Guard units.

  The White House. The Cabinet. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet/. Accessed October 13, 2026.