Chuck Hagel

Chuck Hagel (/tʃʌk ˈheɪɡəl/ CHUK HAY-gəl;^[2] born October 4, 1946) was the 24th Secretary of Defense and the former U.S. Senator from Nebraska. He is a member of the United States Republican Party. He has criticized the Bush Administration on many things, such as the Iraq War.

Chuck Hagel
24th United States Secretary of Defense
In office February 27, 2013 – February 17, 2015
President	Barack Obama
Deputy	Ash Carter Robert Work
Preceded by	Leon Panetta
Succeeded by	Ash Carter
Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board
In office October 28, 2009 – February 27, 2013 Served with David Boren
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Steve Friedman
Succeeded by	Shirley Jackson Jami Miscik (2014)
Chair of the Intelligence Oversight Board
In office October 28, 2009 – February 27, 2013
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Stephen Friedman
Succeeded by	Dan Meltzer
United States Senator from Nebraska
In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009
Preceded by	James Exon
Succeeded by	Mike Johanns
Personal details
Born	Charles Timothy Hagel (1946-10-04) October 4, 1946 (age 78) North Platte, Nebraska, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Patricia Lloyd (1979–1982) Lilibet Ziller (1985–present)
Children	2
Education	Brown College University of Nebraska, Omaha (BA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1967–1968
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment 9th Infantry Division[1]
Battles/wars	Vietnam War (WIA)
Awards	Purple Heart (2) Army Commendation Medal Vietnam Gallantry Cross Combat Infantryman Badge

In October 2014, speaking at a meeting of defense ministers in Peru, Hagel highlighted a report’s Archived 2014-12-02 at the Wayback Machine findings of the global security threats of climate change and global warming; stating “The loss of glaciers will strain water supplies in several areas of our hemisphere,” and “Destruction and devastation from hurricanes can sow the seeds for instability. Droughts and crop failures can leave millions of people without any lifeline, and trigger waves of mass migration.”^[3][4]

He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 26, 2012 to become Secretary of Defense^[5] during Barack Obama's second term replacing Leon Panetta.

On November 24, 2014, it was announced that Hagel would resign the position of Secretary of Defense due to job stress and decisions on ISIS/ISIL.^[6]