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Defense Secretary is a fictional character portrayed by Joe Holt in the TV series Scandal.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Other Woman (season 2), they were 42 years old.
They appear in 8 episodes out of a total of 124 aired

Defense Secretary

by Joe Holt

character

Episodes8

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    The Other Woman
    episode S2.E2 october 2012
    Olivia and her team must do some heavy lifting -- literally.
  • 7.8
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    Beltway Unbuckled
    episode S2.E4 october 2012
    Olivia is asked by Senator Davis to help locate a missing girl because her parents are his constituents. They find her, she appears to have been the victim of a hit and run. They find the person who struck her, only problem is that the man is a diplomat who has diplomatic immunity. Olivia goes to see the President to ask him to have the man's immunity lifted. But he refuses to do anything. Olivia is then called by someone from the White House who offers to help her. David continues to investigate why Quinn's case was derailed and discovers someone powerful.
  • 8.4
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    One for the Dog
    episode S2.E10 january 2013
    Olivia and Cyrus gets word that Fitz is awake. So they go to the hospital and see he's still in a coma. Mellie was the one who spread the word that Fitz is awake to stop Hollis and Langston from making a move on the Presidency. So they try to keep the thing a secret. David is present when Huck who is being held under the Patriot Act and being tortured. When he learns the President is still alive he tells David the President is still in danger. So David goes to Olivia to try and get Huck released. She does and she asks him to help find the one who tried to kill the President.
  • 8.2
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    A Criminal, a Whore, an Idiot and a Liar
    episode S2.E11 january 2013
    Fitz calls a press conference to show that he is able to return to his duties. And we take a look at when during his campaign, when everyone (Cyrus, Mellie and Olivia) were concerned that he was down in the polls. They want to bring in Fitz's father but Fitz hates the man but Olivia convinces him to bring him in. And we see how Olvia brought Harrison, Huck and Abby to work with her.
  • 8.1
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    Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
    episode S2.E14 february 2013
    Cyrus is going to christen his baby and asks Olivia and Fitz to be god parents. David wakes up and finds himself with a woman he met, who is dead. so he calls Olivia and they first try to find out who she is and they learn that she may have been sent to get info from David. And David is still upset with Olivia for costing him his job. And Fitz is dealing with some Americans who are being held so he decides whether or not to mount a rescue operation. And chooses not to tell those involved or aware of the rigged election that he knows. And when he does order a rescue, he gets a surprise.
  • 7.8
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    Boom Goes the Dynamite
    episode S2.E15 february 2013
    Olivia is tasked with finding a woman for a Goburnatorial candidate who is rumored to be gay by his family. Fitz wants to rescue the hostages but he has to find out who the leak is. Cyrus and Mellie who feel as if Fitz is shutting them out tries to show the other up. And Olivia is seeing Jake socially. and it turns out that Jake was tasked with keeping an eye on Olivia by Fitz. David thinks someone is following him so he turns to Olivia. They later learn that he is being followed by someone who knows the girl whom he is being framed for killing. And she claims to know who really killed her and she could be next.
  • 8.6
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    Baby Made a Mess
    episode S4.E7 november 2014
    Unable to believe Jake is guilty, Olivia seeks out Tom for more information; Huck plays with fire.
  • 8.3
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    The Last Supper
    episode S4.E8 november 2014
    Fitz and Jake continue to fight over Olivia, but Olivia needs them to focus on the real prize, taking down Command. Meanwhile, Huck longs to connect with his family and Quinn continues tracking Kubiak. Back at the White House, Cyrus exploits finally catch up to him, but Elizabeth North's plan is much bigger than anyone ever expected.