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Denis McDonough

1969 - Today

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Denis Richard McDonough (born December 2, 1969) is an American government official who served as the 11th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 2021 to 2025 under President Joe Biden. McDonough served in the Obama administration as chief of staff at the National Security Council from 2009 to 2010 and as Deputy National Security Advisor from 2010 to 2013. He then served as White House Chief of Staff for the full second term of President Barack Obama from 2013 to 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Denis McDonough is the 18,695th most popular politician (down from 18,066th in 2024), the 15,603rd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,139th in 2019) and the 1,245th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Denis McDonough ranks 18,697 out of 19,576Before him are Vasyl Tsushko, Phil Bryant, Patricia de Lille, Thomas Kemmerich, Jean-Henry Céant, Jüri Luik, Peter Sunde, and Jim DeMint. After him are Maximilian Krah, Urmas Reinsalu, Javier Imbroda, and Zainab Bangura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Denis McDonough ranks 815Before him are Rafael Guijosa, Edgar Grospiron, Dmitri Cheryshev, Milenko Topić, Tichina Arnold, and Stina Nordenstam. After him are Akaki Chachua, Benedict Iroha, Abdelhafid Tasfaout, Anniken Huitfeldt, Hiroyuki Yoshida, and Alessandro Melli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Denis McDonough ranks 15,612 out of 20,380Before him are Nate Robinson (1984), Darrell Hammond (1955), Heather Matarazzo (1982), Stephen Kotkin (1959), Andy On (1977), Tichina Arnold (1969), Irene Bedard (1967), and Jim DeMint (1951). After him are Dominic A. Antonelli (1967), Rick Snyder (1958), John Naber (1956), and Jay Thomas (1948).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Denis McDonough ranks 1,245Before him are Vera C. Bushfield (1889), Dixy Lee Ray (1914), Andrew Card (1947), Brian Goodell (1959), Phil Bryant (1954), and Jim DeMint (1951). After him are Richard Schweiker (1926), Anthony Scaramucci (1964), Richard Riley (1933), Lara Trump (1982), Chuck Robb (1939), and Saxby Chambliss (1943).