Mark Esper

Acting

Born: April 26, 1964

Birthplace: Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA

Mark Thomas Esper is an American politician and manufacturing executive who served as the 27th United States secretary of defense from 2019 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party, he had previously served as the 23rd U.S. secretary of the Army from November 2017 to July 2019.