Eric Fanning
Eric Fanning | |
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Official portrait, 2015 | |
| 22nd United States Secretary of the Army | |
| In office May 18, 2016 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | John Michael McHugh |
| Succeeded by | Mark Esper |
| Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense | |
| In office Acting: November 3, 2015 – January 11, 2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | John M. McHugh |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Murphy (acting) |
| Acting United States Under Secretary of the Army | |
| In office June 30, 2015 – November 3, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Brad Carson |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Hawley (acting) |
| Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense | |
| In office February 17, 2015 – June 30, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Secretary | Ashton Carter |
| Preceded by | Mark Lippert |
| Succeeded by | Eric Rosenbach |
| Acting United States Secretary of the Air Force | |
| In office June 21, 2013 – December 20, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Michael B. Donley |
| Succeeded by | Deborah Lee James |
| 24th United States Under Secretary of the Air Force | |
| In office April 18, 2013 – February 17, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Erin C. Conaton |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Disbrow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eric Kenneth Fanning July 2, 1968 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Ben Masri-Cohen |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) |
Eric Kenneth Fanning (born July 2, 1968) is the president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association industry trade group. He served as the 22nd Secretary of the Army from May 18, 2016, to January 20, 2017, the first openly gay leader of a U.S. military service. Before that, Fanning was the 24th United States Under Secretary of the Air Force.
Fanning has held a wide variety of roles in Congress, at the Department of Defense, in the White House, and as a consultant. He is only person to have held senior civilian appointments in the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.