What is Mark Esper?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Mark Esper |image = Dr. Mark T. Esper – Acting Secretary of Defense.jpg |office = 27th [[United States Secretary of Defense]] |president = [[Donald Trump]] |deputy = [[Richard V. Spencer]] (acting)<br>[[David Norquist]] |term_start = July 23, 2019 |term_end = November 9, 2020 |predecessor = [[James Mattis]] |successor = [[Lloyd Austin]] |president1 = [[Donald Trump]] |deputy1 = [[David Norquist]] (acting) |term_start1 = Acting: June 24, 2019 |term_end1 = July 15, 2019 |predecessor1 = [[Patrick M. Shanahan]] (acting) |successor1 = [[Richard V. Spencer]] (acting) |office2 = 23rd [[United States Secretary of the Army]] |president2 = [[Donald Trump]] |deputy2 = [[Ryan McCarthy (U.S. Army)|Ryan McCarthy]] |term_start2 = November 20, 2017 |term_end2 = July 23, 2019 |predecessor2 = Ryan McCarthy (acting) |successor2 = Ryan McCarthy |birth_name = Mark Thomas Esper |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|4|26}} |birth_place = [[Uniontown, Pennsylvania|Uniontown]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |spouse = Leah Lacy (1989–present) |children = 3 |education = [[United States Military Academy]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[Harvard University]] ([[Master of Public Administration|MPA]])<br>[[George Washington University]] ([[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]]) |allegiance = {{flag|United States}} |branch = {{army|United States}} |unit = [[File:Combat service identification badge of the 101st Airborne Division.png|20px]] [[101st Airborne Division]]<br>[[File:Vaguard.png|17px]] [[Virginia Army National Guard]]<br>[[File:JFHQ-DC National Guard Emblem.png|17px]] [[D.C. Army National Guard]]<br>{{army|United States|name=U.S. Army Reserve}} |rank = [[File:US-O5 insignia.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]] |serviceyears = 1986–2007 |battles = [[Gulf War]] |mawards