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. …

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.

5 days ago · the gavel came down in the U.S Senate chambers Saturday morning confirming South Dakota’s Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary, the first-ever female governor of the Mount Rushmore State resigned.

3 days ago · South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem will be the nation’s next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination Saturday. The 53-year-old Noem, a former congresswoman, will lead one of the federal government’s largest departments, with 260,000 employees and a budget in excess of $100 billion. Its …

Jan 14, 2025 · Noem also announced a $200,000 one-time grant to help transfer the Keep Farmers Farming program, which helps with estate and transition planning for farmers, from First Dakota National Bank to the South Dakota Ag Foundation. Noem said the money from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development will also help to market and grow the program.

6 days ago · South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem will be the next leader of the Department of Homeland Security after winning confirmation by the U.S. Senate.

Jul 8, 2023 · A Miss South Dakota winner is working in Gov. Kristi Noem’s office. Amber Hulse, a Hot Springs native crowned Miss South Dakota USA 2023 this spring, has been hired as an intern in the governor’s office.

4 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.

Jan 17, 2025 · The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe announced Friday it was lifting restrictions on South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem that barred her from stepping foot on its reservation land.

Kristi L. Noem (Republican Party) is the secretary of homeland security in the second term of the Trump administration. Previously, she was the Governor of South Dakota. Noem was born in 1971 in Watertown, South Dakota. She attended Northern State University but withdrew to return to the family farm after her father's death.