Who was the first head of the department of homeland security?
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Thomas Joseph Ridge Tom Ridge
Tom Ridge
Who was the first head of the department of homeland security?
Tom Ridge United States Secretary of Homeland Security United States Department of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen Jeh Johnson Homeland Security Act Janet Napolitano Michael Chertoff United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly
Ridge left the White House and became the <b>first Secretary</b> of <b>Homeland Security</b>. 
The <b>department&#39;s</b> mission &quot;is to (A) prevent terrorist attacks within the United&nbsp;... <b>First</b> holder, Tom Ridge. Succession, Eighteenth. Deputy, Deputy <b>Secretary</b> of 
Homeland Security. Salary, Executive Schedule, level I. Website, www.<b>dhs</b>.gov. 
The United States <b>secretary</b> of homeland security is the <b>head</b> of the United States 
Department&nbsp;... The office was headed by <b>former</b> Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, who 
assumed the title of Assistant to the <b>President</b> for <b>Homeland Security</b>. The official
&nbsp;... Kirstjen Michele Nielsen (born May 14, 1972) is an American politician and 
attorney who is a <b>former</b> United States <b>secretary</b> of homeland security. ... Contrary 
to Nielsen&#39;s claims, the <b>DHS</b> website showed that a policy of family separation 
was in&nbsp;... Jeh Charles Johnson is an American lawyer and <b>former</b> government official who 
served as the fourth United States <b>Secretary</b> of <b>Homeland Security</b> from 2013 to 
2017. He previously was the General Counsel of the <b>Department</b> of Defense from 
2009 to 2012 during the <b>first</b> years of the Obama&nbsp;... The Homeland Security Act (HSA) of 2002 was introduced in the aftermath of the 
September 11 ... The Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2004 provided the 
new department its <b>first</b> funding. ... the <b>Department of Homeland Security</b>, which 
is headed by the <b>Secretary</b> of Homeland Security; an established Directorate for&nbsp;... She has been the <b>first</b> woman to serve in several offices, including Attorney 
General of Arizona, <b>Secretary</b> of <b>Homeland Security</b>, and <b>president</b> of the 
University&nbsp;... Michael Chertoff (born November 28, 1953) is an American attorney who was the 
second United States <b>Secretary</b> of Homeland Security, ... His mother is Livia 
Chertoff (née Eisen), an Israeli citizen and the <b>first</b> flight attendant for El Al. His ... 
<b>DHS</b> in general, and Chertoff in particular, were criticized for responding poorly to 
the&nbsp;... Succession, <b>1st</b> in <b>DHS</b> succession. Salary, Executive Schedule, level II. Website, 
www.<b>dhs</b>.gov. The Deputy <b>Secretary</b> of Homeland Security is the <b>chief</b> operating 
officer of the United States <b>Department of Homeland Security</b>,&nbsp;... <b>Secretary</b> of Homeland Security[edit]. Kelly is ceremonially sworn in prior to 
<b>President</b> Trump&#39;s speech at <b>DHS</b> Headquarters on January 25, 2017. Kelly was
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Tom Ridge
United States Secretary of Homeland Security