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
Incumbent Lee Zeldin since January 29, 2025
Member of	Cabinet
Inaugural holder	William D. Ruckelshaus
Formation	1970
Website	www.epa.gov

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)
	Ruckelshaus, WilliamWilliam Ruckelshaus	December 4, 1970 – April 30, 1973		Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon
	Fri, Robert W.Robert W. Fri Acting	April 30, 1973 – September 12, 1973
	Train, Russell E.Russell E. Train	September 12, 1973 – January 20, 1977
				Ford, GeraldGerald Ford
	Quarles Jr., JohnJohn Quarles Jr. Acting	January 21, 1977 – March 6, 1977		Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter
	Costle, Douglas M.Douglas M. Costle	March 7, 1977 – January 20, 1981
	Jellinek, SteveSteve Jellinek Acting	January 21, 1981 – January 25, 1981		Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan
	Barber Jr., WalterWalter Barber Jr. Acting	January 25, 1981 – May 19, 1981
	Gorsuch Burford, AnneAnne Gorsuch Burford	May 20, 1981 – March 9, 1983
	Verstandig, LeeLee Verstandig Acting	March 10, 1983 – May 17, 1983
	Ruckelshaus, WilliamWilliam Ruckelshaus	May 18, 1983 – January 4, 1985
	Thomas, Lee M.Lee M. Thomas	January 4, 1985 – February 8, 1985
		February 8, 1985 – January 20, 1989
	Moore, JohnJohn Moore Acting	January 20, 1989 – February 6, 1989		Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush
	Reilly, William K.William K. Reilly	February 6, 1989 – January 20, 1993
	McCabe, W. MichaelW. Michael McCabe Acting	January 20, 1993 – January 31, 1993		Clinton, BillBill Clinton
	Browner, CarolCarol Browner	January 31, 1993 – January 20, 2001
	Whitman, Christine ToddChristine Todd Whitman	January 31, 2001 – June 27, 2003		Bush, George W.George W. Bush
	Fisher, LindaLinda Fisher Acting	June 27, 2003 – July 14, 2003
	Horinko, Marianne LamontMarianne Lamont Horinko Acting	July 14, 2003 – November 5, 2003
	Leavitt, MikeMike Leavitt	November 6, 2003 – January 26, 2005
	Johnson, Stephen L.Stephen L. Johnson	January 26, 2005 – May 2, 2005
		May 2, 2005 – January 20, 2009
	Nakayama, GrantaGranta Nakayama Acting	January 20, 2009 – January 21, 2009		Obama, BarackBarack Obama
	Shapiro, MikeMike Shapiro Acting	January 21, 2009 – January 23, 2009
	Jackson, Lisa P.Lisa P. Jackson	January 23, 2009 – February 15, 2013
	Perciasepe, BobBob Perciasepe Acting	February 15, 2013 – July 18, 2013
	McCarthy, GinaGina McCarthy	July 18, 2013 – January 20, 2017
	McCabe, CatherineCatherine McCabe Acting	January 20, 2017 – February 17, 2017		Trump, DonaldDonald Trump
	Pruitt, ScottScott Pruitt	February 17, 2017 – July 9, 2018
	Wheeler, Andrew R.Andrew R. Wheeler	July 9, 2018 – February 28, 2019
		February 28, 2019 – January 20, 2021
	Bertrand, CharlotteCharlotte Bertrand Acting	January 20, 2021		Biden, JoeJoe Biden
	Nishida, JaneJane Nishida Acting	January 20, 2021 – March 11, 2021
	Regan, Michael S.Michael S. Regan	March 11, 2021 – December 31, 2024
	Nishida, JaneJane Nishida Acting	January 1, 2025 – January 20, 2025
	Patrick, KimberlyKimberly Patrick Acting	January 20, 2025		Donald Trump
	Payne, JamesJames Payne Acting	January 20, 2025 – January 29, 2025
	Zeldin, LeeLee Zeldin	January 29, 2025 – present

Administrator Of The Environmental Protection Agency Media

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  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

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