John Phelan (born 1964) is an American businessman, art collector, and government official currently serving as the 79th United States secretary of the Navy under President Donald Trump. [1]

Mar 27, 2025 · The Honorable John Phelan was sworn in as the 79th Secretary of the Navy on March 25, 2025. Secretary Phelan oversees the well-being, readiness and development of nearly one million Sailors, Marines,

Nov 27, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced businessman John Phelan as his pick to be the next Secretary of the Navy, lauding him as a leader who will “put the business of the U.S. Navy...

Mar 25, 2025 · John Phelan, right, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of the Navy, talks with from left: Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., during a ...

Mar 24, 2025 · The Senate on Monday voted to confirm John Phelan, a private investment firm founder and a major Trump campaign donor, as the next Navy secretary. The Florida businessman, who has no prior ...

Nov 26, 2024 · Financier John Phelan has been tapped as Donald Trump’s nominee for the next Secretary of the Navy, according to a late Tuesday statement.

Feb 27, 2025 · John Phelan, right, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of the Navy, talks with Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., following a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing for his...

Nov 27, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has chosen John Phelan, a businessman and investor with no military experience, to become the next secretary of the Navy. Phelan, if confirmed, would be the first...

Mar 24, 2025 · John Phelan, an investor who said he would make up for his lack of military experience with his business acumen, was confirmed Monday by the Senate to serve as Navy secretary.

Mar 26, 2025 · Secretary of the Navy John Phelan and U.S. Fleet Forces commander Adm. Daryl Caudle aboard USS Gravely (DDG-107) on March 26, 2025. US Navy Photo On his first full day on the job, newly sworn-in ...