Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. is an American retired neurosurgeon, academic, author, and politician who served as the 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021. A pioneer in the field of neurosurgery, he was a candidate for President of the United States in the 2016 Republican primaries. Carson is one of the most prominent Black conservatives in America.
Ben Carson
Carson and President George W. Bush in 2008
Ben and Candy Carson with George and Laura Bush in 2008
Carson speaking at a campaign event in August 2015
United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
The United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, a member of the president's Cabinet, and thirteenth in the presidential line of succession. The post was created with the formation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on September 9, 1965, by President Lyndon B. Johnson's signing of into law. The department's mission is "to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination."
United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Image: Robert C. Weaver official portrait
Image: Robert C. Wood, the second Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Image: George W. Romney official portrait