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Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 29th United States Secretary of Defense | |
| Assumed office January 25, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Steve Feinberg (nominee) |
| Preceded by | Lloyd Austin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Brian Hegseth June 6, 1980 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Meredith Schwarz
(m. 2004; div. 2009)Samantha Deering
(m. 2010; div. 2017)Jennifer Rauchet (m. 2019) |
| Children | 7 |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) Harvard University (MPP) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 2003–present |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Minnesota Army National Guard |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Bronze Star (x2) Army Commendation Medal (x2) National Defense Service Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Expert Infantryman Badge Combat Infantryman Badge |
Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American political commentator, television presenter, author and Army National Guard officer who has been the 29th United States Secretary of Defense since 2025.[1]
Hegseth was in the U.S. military with deployments to Cuba and Iraq. He began working for Fox News as a commentator in 2014 and was a co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend from 2017 to 2024.[2][3] He was the executive director of Vets for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America.
He was thought to be the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs under the Donald Trump presidency, but major veterans' groups objected, and in January 2017, David Shulkin was selected instead.[4][5] In November 2024, President-elect Trump announced that he intends to nominate Hegseth for Secretary of Defense.[6]
- ↑ "Pete Hegseth". Fox News. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
- ↑ Anderson, Zac. "Trump taps conservative media pundit Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ↑ "Trump's defense choice stuns the Pentagon and raises questions about the Fox News host's experience". AP News. 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ↑ DAVE PHILIPPS, "Head of Veterans Health System Is Trump's Pick to Lead Veterans Affairs", The New York Times, January 11, 2017.
- ↑ Veterans Groups Urge Trump to Keep Obama’s V.A. Secretary, Dave Philipps, The New York Times, December 12, 2016
- ↑ Herb, Jeremy; Britzky, Haley; Liebermann, Oren; Holmes, Kristen; Forrest, Jack (2024-11-13). "Trump picks Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of defense | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
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