Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is the head of the United States federal government's Environmental Protection Agency. It is responsible for enforcing the nation's Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, as well as many other environmental statutes.
| Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | |
|---|---|
Seal of the Environmental Protection Agency | |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Inaugural holder | William D. Ruckelshaus |
| Formation | 1970 |
| Website | www |
How are they nominated?
The Administrator is nominated by the President of the United States and must be confirmed by a vote of the Senate. The office of Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency was created in 1970 in legislation that created the Environmental Protection Agency.
List of administrators
Denotes Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Nominee for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
| Officeholder | Term | President(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Ruckelshaus | December 4, 1970 – April 30, 1973 | Richard Nixon | ||
| Robert W. Fri Acting |
April 30, 1973 – September 12, 1973 | |||
| Russell E. Train | September 12, 1973 – January 20, 1977 | |||
| Gerald Ford | ||||
| John Quarles Jr. Acting |
January 21, 1977 – March 6, 1977 | Jimmy Carter | ||
| Douglas M. Costle | March 7, 1977 – January 20, 1981 | |||
| Steve Jellinek Acting |
January 21, 1981 – January 25, 1981 | Ronald Reagan | ||
| Walter Barber Jr. Acting |
January 25, 1981 – May 19, 1981 | |||
| Anne Gorsuch Burford | May 20, 1981 – March 9, 1983 | |||
| Lee Verstandig Acting |
March 10, 1983 – May 17, 1983 | |||
| William Ruckelshaus | May 18, 1983 – January 4, 1985 | |||
| Lee M. Thomas | January 4, 1985 – February 8, 1985 | |||
| February 8, 1985 – January 20, 1989 | ||||
| John Moore Acting |
January 20, 1989 – February 6, 1989 | George H. W. Bush | ||
| William K. Reilly | February 6, 1989 – January 20, 1993 | |||
| W. Michael McCabe Acting |
January 20, 1993 – January 31, 1993 | Bill Clinton | ||
| Carol Browner | January 31, 1993 – January 20, 2001 | |||
| Christine Todd Whitman | January 31, 2001 – June 27, 2003 | George W. Bush | ||
| Linda Fisher Acting |
June 27, 2003 – July 14, 2003 | |||
| Marianne Lamont Horinko Acting |
July 14, 2003 – November 5, 2003 | |||
| Mike Leavitt | November 6, 2003 – January 26, 2005 | |||
| Stephen L. Johnson | January 26, 2005 – May 2, 2005 | |||
| May 2, 2005 – January 20, 2009 | ||||
| Granta Nakayama Acting |
January 20, 2009 – January 21, 2009 | Barack Obama | ||
| Mike Shapiro Acting |
January 21, 2009 – January 23, 2009 | |||
| Lisa P. Jackson | January 23, 2009 – February 15, 2013 | |||
| Bob Perciasepe Acting |
February 15, 2013 – July 18, 2013 | |||
| Gina McCarthy | July 18, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | |||
| Catherine McCabe Acting |
January 20, 2017 – February 17, 2017 | Donald Trump | ||
| Scott Pruitt | February 17, 2017 – July 9, 2018 | |||
| Andrew R. Wheeler | July 9, 2018 – February 28, 2019 | |||
| February 28, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | ||||
|
Charlotte Bertrand Acting |
January 20, 2021 | Joe Biden | |
| Jane Nishida Acting |
January 20, 2021 – March 11, 2021 | |||
| Michael S. Regan | March 11, 2021 – December 31, 2024 | |||
| Jane Nishida Acting |
January 1, 2025 – January 20, 2025 | |||
| Kimberly Patrick Acting |
January 20, 2025 | Donald Trump | ||
| James Payne Acting |
January 20, 2025 – January 29, 2025 | |||
| Lee Zeldin | January 29, 2025 – present | |||
Administrator Of The Environmental Protection Agency Media
Portraits of Assistants to The Presidents Ed Meese James Baker Michael Deaver William Clark James Brady Richard Darman Ken Duberstein Fred Fielding Craig Fuller David Gergen John Herrington Ed Hickey James Jenkins Michael Mcmanus John Rogers Edward Rollins Larry Speakes John Svahn Lee Verstandig Faith Whittlesey, 9/19/1983
References
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