Ever since the Veterans Affairs have been established, the position of the Secretary has been one of the most talk about poses in the government. The secretary is the head of the department that manages the benefits and other related matters of the United States =http://www.veteransadvantage....veterans.

Currently, the VA Secretary is GEN (Ret.) Eric Ken Shinseki. He was designated by Pres. Barack Obama and confirmed by the senate on January 20, 2009. GEN (Ret.) Eric Ken Shinseki is the 7th secretary of Veterans Affairs. Previous secretaries are the following:

James Peake - December 20, 2007 ? January 20, 2009 Jim Nicholson - January 26, 2005 ? October 01, 2007 Anthony Principi - January 23, 2001 ? January 26, 2005 Togo D. West, Jr. - January 2, 1998 ? May 5, 1998 (acting), May 05, 1998 ? July 10, 2000 Jesse Brown - January 22, 1993 ? July 3, 1997 Ed Derwinski - March 15, 1989 ? September 26, 1992