United States Air Force veteran and government official (born 1958)
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Matt Donovan
9th United States Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
In office March 23, 2020 – January 20, 2021
President
Donald Trump
Preceded by
Robert Wilkie
Succeeded by
Gil Cisneros
26th United States Under Secretary of the Air Force
In office August 3, 2017 – March 23, 2020
President
Donald Trump
Preceded by
Lisa Disbrow
Succeeded by
Gina Ortiz Jones
Acting United States Secretary of the Air Force
In office June 1, 2019 – October 18, 2019
President
Donald Trump
Deputy
John P. Roth (acting)
Preceded by
Heather Wilson
Succeeded by
Barbara Barrett
Personal details
Born
1957 or 1958 (age 65–66)[1] Hancock, New Hampshire, U.S.[2]
Political party
Republican
Education
Regis University (BS) Webster University (MS) Air University (MMAS) United States Army Command and General Staff College (MMAS)
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Air Force
Years of service
1977–2008[2]
Rank
Colonel
Awards
Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Defense Meritorious Service Medal
*John P. Roth served as Acting Under Secretary from June 1, 2019 – October 18, 2019 while Donovan served as Acting Secretary.
Matthew P. Donovan[2] (born 1958) is a United States Air Force veteran and government official who served as the United States Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness from March 23, 2020 to January 20, 2021. He also served as United States Under Secretary of the Air Force from August 3, 2017[3] to March 23, 2020. He had simultaneously served as the Acting United States Secretary of the Air Force from June 1, 2019 to October 18, 2019.[1] Donovan previously served as majority policy director for the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services. Donovan served 31 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a colonel. His service included tours as commander of the U.S. Air Force Officer Training School and of the 95th Fighter Squadron.[4]
^ ab"Matthew Donovan to become acting Air Force secretary at end of month". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
^ abcResume of Colonel Matthew P. Donovan
^Kheel, Rebecca (August 2, 2017). "Navy secretary, seven other Pentagon posts confirmed". The Hill. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
^"President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". whitehouse.gov. June 29, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017 – via National Archives. This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the White House.
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