Janet Napolitano (IPA-enn?p?l??t�no?pron; born November 29, 1957) is the United States Secretary of Homeland Security in the administration of President (President of the United States) Barack Obama. She is the third person to hold the position, which was created after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. A member of the Democratic Party (Democratic Party (United States)), she was the 21st Governor (List of Governors of Arizona) of Arizona from 2003 to 2009. She was Arizonas third female governor (List of female state governors in the United States), and the first woman to win re-election. Prior to her election as governor, she served as Attorney General of Arizona (Arizona Attorney General) from 1999 to 2002. She is the first woman and the fourth person to serve in that office.