What is Denis McDonough?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Denis McDonough | image = Secretary McDonough, official photo.jpg | office = 11th [[United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs]] | president = [[Joe Biden]] | deputy = [[Donald Remy]]<br>[[Tanya J. Bradsher]] | term_start = February 9, 2021 | term_end = January 20, 2025 | predecessor = [[Robert Wilkie]] | successor = [[Doug Collins (politician)|Doug Collins]] | office1 = 26th [[White House Chief of Staff]] | president1 = [[Barack Obama]] | term_start1 = January 20, 2013 | term_end1 = January 20, 2017 | predecessor1 = [[Jack Lew]] | successor1 = [[Reince Priebus]] | office2 = [[Deputy National Security Advisor (United States)|United States Deputy National Security Advisor]] | president2 = [[Barack Obama]] | term_start2 = October 20, 2010 | term_end2 = January 20, 2013 | predecessor2 = [[Thomas E. Donilon]] | successor2 = [[Tony Blinken]] | office3 = Chief of Staff of the [[United States National Security Council| National Security Council]] | president3 = [[Barack Obama]] | 1blankname3 = Leader | 1namedata3 = [[James L. Jones|James Jones]] | term_start3 = October 20, 2009 | term_end3 = October 20, 2010 | predecessor3 = [[Mark Lippert]] | successor3 = [[Brooke D. Anderson|Brooke Anderson]] | birth_name = Denis Richard McDonough | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|12|2}} | birth_place = [[Stillwater, Minnesota]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = Karin Hillstrom | children = 3 | education = [[College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University|St. John's University, Minnesota]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br/>[[Georgetown University]] ([[Master of Science|MS]]) }} '''Denis Richard McDonough''' (born December 2, 1969) is an American politician. He was the 11th [[United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs]] from February 9, 2021 until January 20, 2025. McDonough is the second non-veteran to serve in this position.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/12/10/biden-to-nam