Pamela Hughes Patenaude (born January 20, 1961) is a former United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, having served from September 2017 to January 2019, under President Donald Trump.

[1] Patenaude was raised in New Hampshire and attended Saint Anselm College, graduating in 1983.

[5] Patenaude's nomination was praised by the Senate delegation of her home state of New Hampshire, both of whom are Democrats.

Senator Maggie Hassan stated that "I am confident that she will continue to be an advocate for affordable housing opportunities in New Hampshire and across America.

[6][7] She resigned at the end of 2018 after a series of disagreements with Carson and the Trump White House, including addressing racial segregation and the Trump administration's effort to withhold congressionally appropriated money to Puerto Rico for Hurricane Maria relief.