The North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) is a state agency designed to advocate for the relationship the state has with its military and veterans' installations and populations. It was created by the North Carolina General Assembly with the support of Governor Pat McCrory. The current head of the Department is Secretary Grier Martin, who succeeded Walter E. Gaskin in 2024.[1] Prior to the creation of the Department, the Division of Veterans Affairs was under the Department of Administration while all military-related matters fell under the Department of Commerce.[2]
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 Raleigh and Gaston / Seaboard Coast Line Building, headquarters of the NC Department of Military & Veterans Affairs | |
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| Formed | 10 November 2015 (as State Cabinet Department) |
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| Type | Executive Department |
| Headquarters | Seaboard Building, Wake County, North Carolina United States 35°47′08″N 78°38′23″W / 35.78556°N 78.63972°W |
| Employees | 100 |
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| Website | www |
History
editEarly history
editThe Department of Military and Veterans Affairs was created by the Executive Organization Act of 1971. It was abolished in 1977.[3] In his 2015 state of the state address, Governor Pat McCrory declared it his goal to reestablish the department. Later that year the North Carolina General Assembly passed the state budget which provided for the recreation of the agency.[4]
Division of Military Affairs
editDivision of Veterans Affairs
editOrganizational structure
editOffice of the Secretary
editDivision of Veterans Affairs
editMilitary Affairs Commission
editEconomic Impact
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Budget
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Press release: Governor Cooper appoints Grier Martin new Secretary of Department of Military & Veterans Affairs
- ^ "About the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs". milvets.nc.gov. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Cheney 1981, p. 443.
- ^ Jarvis, Craig (20 October 2015). "Leaders chosen to run two new state Cabinet-level agencies". The News & Observer. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
Works cited
edit- Cheney, John L. Jr., ed. (1981). North Carolina Government, 1585-1979: A Narrative and Statistical History (revised ed.). Raleigh: North Carolina Secretary of State. OCLC 1290270510.
