title: John McHugh
text: John Michael McHugh (born September 29, 1948) is an American politician and diplomat. He is the 21st United States Secretary of the Army. He was a former New York representative in the United States House of Representatives.
  
  On June 2, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated him to the position of United States Secretary of the Army. The United States Senate confirmed McHugh in a voice vote on September 16, 2009. He was sworn in as the 21st Secretary of the Army at a Pentagon ceremony on September 21, 2009. He resigned on November 1, 2015.
  
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  Other websites
  
  Secretary of the Army, United States Army website
  Statemens by John M. McHugh
  
  1948 births
  Living people
  United States Secretaries of the Army
  United States representatives from New York
  US Republican Party politicians