6 days ago · Kristi Noem is the 8th Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to serving in President Trump’s cabinet, Secretary Noem proudly served as South Dakota’s 33rd Governor and the state’s first ever female governor. She was re-elected in 2022 with the largest vote total in the history of South Dakota.

Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem [1] (/ n oʊ m / NOHM; [2] née Arnold; born November 30, 1971) is an American politician serving as the eighth United States secretary of homeland security since 2025 under President Donald Trump in his second term.. Noem served as the 33rd governor of South Dakota from 2019 to 2025, resigning after being confirmed as Secretary of Homeland Security. [3]

5 days ago · Prior to her confirmation as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary Noem served as South Dakota’s 33rd Governor and first ever female governor. A rancher, farmer, and small business owner, Noem served in the South Dakota legislature for years and was later elected to serve as South Dakota's sole member of the U.S. House ...

6 days ago · The Senate has confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump’s plans to clamp down on illegal immigration. ... Noem, who held her state’s lone U.S. House seat for eight years before becoming governor in ...

4 days ago · Kristi Noem was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a vote of 59-34 and sworn in as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

5 days ago · Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security nominee Kristi Noem arrives for the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.

5 days ago · The Senate voted on Saturday morning to confirm Kristi Noem as President Donald Trump’s Homeland Security secretary, installing a long-time Trump ally at the helm of an agency poised to play a ...

5 days ago · Kristi Noem is a Republican politician who serves as the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the administration of Pres. Donald Trump. She previously served as the first woman governor of South Dakota (2019–25). From 2011 to 2019 she was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

5 days ago · The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday by a 59-34 vote, putting the former South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national ...

5 days ago · The Senate voted on Saturday to confirm Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, putting a former South Dakota governor in charge of the department at the heart of President Trump’s agenda to ...