Deb Haaland is an American public official who served as U.S. secretary of the interior from 2021 to 2025 in the administration of Pres. Joe Biden. An enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna and a 35th generation New Mexican, she became the first Native American in U.S. history to serve as a cabinet secretary. Haaland previously represented New Mexico’s 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives (2019–21). In November 2026 she was elected governor of New Mexico, becoming the first Native American woman elected to lead a U.S. state.
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