MARK T. ESPER

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper briefs the media about the department’s COVID-19 response, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 17, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
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FULL NAME:
Mark Thomas Esper

BORN:
April 26, 1964, 
Uniontown, Pennsylvania,

EDUCATION:
United States Military Academy (BS)
Harvard University (MPA)
George Washington University (PhD)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1986-2007:
U.S. Army
2017-2019:
U.S. Secretary of the Army
2018-2019:
Acting Secretary of Defense
2019-2020:
U.S. Secretary of Defense 

RESOURCES:
Department of Defense
Wikipedia

PORTRAIT:

U.S. Army photo by Monica King

MEDIA COVERAGE:

President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper speak during a Full Honors Welcome Ceremony for Esper, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 25, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

DOD NOMINATION (6/22/2019):
Washington Post
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Politico

DOD CONFIRMATION (7/23/2019):
Washington Post
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Politico

FIRING (11/9/2020):
Washington Post
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Politico