Mark Esper

Trump's defense secretary from July 2019 until Trump announced his termination on November 9, 2020.

Relationship to Trumpdefense secretary in Trump's first administration

Timeline

2019-07-23Esper is sworn in as Trump's defense secretaryServed as defense secretary from July 2019 through November 2020defense secretary in Trump's first administration · documented · 2 sources
2020-11-09Trump announces Esper's immediate terminationFormer secretary of defenseformer defense secretary terminated by Trump · documented · 2 sources

Roles and relationships

Status

Former cabinet officialrelationship / 2019-07-23–2020-11-092 sources · Source
Former defense secretaryoffice / 2019-07-23–2020-11-092 sources · Source

Relationships

Donald J. Trump
Relationship to Trumpdefense secretary in Trump's first administration
politicalFull record · 2 sources
Donald J. Trump
former defense secretary terminated by Trump
politicalFull record · 2 sources

Source: Monica King / United States Department of Defense · Rights/use: Public domain under 17 U.S.C. § 105 as a United States federal government work · Modified: cropped and resized