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

Jan 25, 2025 · Larry Rhoden, the right-hand man of South Dakota's first female governor, Kristi Noem, has officially succeeded to the state's highest office.

Jan 25, 2025 · 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.

Jan 29, 2025 · Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday that the Trump administration has revoked a decision that would have protected roughly 600,000 people from Venezuela from deportation, putting some of them at risk of being removed from the country in about two months.

Nov 13, 2024 · In choosing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his homeland security secretary, President-elect Donald Trump is tapping a long-time loyalist to helm an agency that’s expected to play a central ...

Jan 29, 2025 · 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.

Jan 17, 2025 · South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is promising to be a tough hand in carrying out President-elect Donald Trump's vision for the sprawling Department of Homeland Security including his plans to crack down on border security.

Nov 12, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump is expected to confirm South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as the nation's next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and she has not hidden her views on...

Nov 13, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, according to two people familiar with the selection.

Jan 17, 2025 · Who: Kristi Noem Nominated for: Secretary of Homeland Security You might know her from: Being the two-term governor of South Dakota More about Noem: In 2021 and then again in 2024, Noem deployed ...