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Preceded by 27th Secretary Mark Esper |
Lloyd James Austin 28th United States Secretary of Defense2021— |
Succeeded by incumbent |
Lloyd Austin has served as U.S. Secretary of Defense since January 22, 2021. He is the first African American to serve as the United States secretary of defense.[1]
Lloyd James Austin III was born in Mobile, Alabama in 1953.