United States Secretary of Transportation

The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet.

United States Secretary of Transportation
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File:Flag of the United States Secretary of Transportation.svg Flag of the secretary
File:Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy Official Portrait.jpg Incumbent Sean Duffy since January 28, 2025
United States Department of Transportation
Style	Mr. Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal)
Member of	the United States Cabinet
Reports to	the President of the United States
Seat	Washington, D.C.
Appointer	President of the United States with Senate advice and consent
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	49 U.S.C. § 102
Formation	October 15, 1966 (1966-10-15)
First holder	Alan Stephenson Boyd
Succession	Fourteenth
Deputy	Deputy Secretary of Transportation
Salary	Executive Schedule, Level I
Website	transportation.gov

List of secretaries of transportation

Parties

      Democratic (8)       Republican (11)

Status

      Denotes acting Secretary of Transportation

No.	Portrait	Secretary	State of residence	Took office	Left office	President
1	100px	Boyd, Alan S.Alan S. Boyd	Florida	January 16, 1967	January 20, 1969		Johnson, Lyndon B.Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969)
2	100px	Volpe, JohnJohn Volpe	Massachusetts	January 22, 1969	February 2, 1973		Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon (1969–1974)
3		Brinegar, ClaudeClaude Brinegar	California	February 2, 1973	February 1, 1975
							Ford, GeraldGerald Ford (1974–1977)
4	100px	Coleman Jr., William ThaddeusWilliam Thaddeus Coleman Jr.	Pennsylvania	March 7, 1975	January 20, 1977
5		Adams, BrockBrock Adams	Washington	January 23, 1977	July 20, 1979		Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter (1977–1981)
6		Goldschmidt, NeilNeil Goldschmidt	Oregon	September 24, 1979	January 20, 1981
7		Lewis, DrewDrew Lewis	Pennsylvania	January 23, 1981	February 1, 1983		Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan (1981–1989)
8		Dole, ElizabethElizabeth Dole	Kansas	February 7, 1983	September 30, 1987
9	100px	Burnley IV, James H.James H. Burnley IV	North Carolina	December 3, 1987	January 20, 1989
10	100px	Skinner, Samuel K.Samuel K. Skinner	Illinois	February 6, 1989	December 13, 1991		Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush (1989–1993)
11	100px	Card, AndrewAndrew Card	Massachusetts	February 24, 1992	January 20, 1993
12	File:Federico pena.jpg	Peña, FedericoFederico Peña	Colorado	January 21, 1993	February 14, 1997		Clinton, BillBill Clinton (1993–2001)
13	100px	Slater, Rodney E.Rodney E. Slater	Arkansas	February 14, 1997	January 20, 2001
–	100px	Downey III, Mortimer L.Mortimer L. Downey III Acting	Virginia	January 20, 2001	January 25, 2001		Bush, George W.George W. Bush (2001–2009)
14	100px	Mineta, NormanNorman Mineta	California	January 25, 2001	August 7, 2006
–	100px	Cino, MariaMaria Cino Acting	New York	August 7, 2006	October 17, 2006
15	100px	Peters, Mary E.Mary E. Peters	Arizona	October 17, 2006	January 20, 2009
16	100px	LaHood, RayRay LaHood	Illinois	January 23, 2009	July 2, 2013		Obama, BarackBarack Obama (2009–2017)
17		Foxx, AnthonyAnthony Foxx	North Carolina	July 2, 2013	January 20, 2017
–	100px	Huerta, MichaelMichael Huerta Acting	California	January 20, 2017	January 31, 2017		Trump, DonaldDonald Trump (2017–2021)
18	100px	Chao, ElaineElaine Chao	Kentucky	January 31, 2017	January 11, 2021
–	100px	Bradbury, Steven G.Steven G. Bradbury Acting	Oregon	January 12, 2021	January 20, 2021
–	100px	Hurdle, LanaLana Hurdle Acting	Virginia	January 20, 2021	February 3, 2021		Biden, JoeJoe Biden (2021–2025)
19	100px	Buttigieg, PetePete Buttigieg	Indiana	February 3, 2021	January 20, 2025
–	100px	Kaleta, JudithJudith Kaleta Acting		January 20, 2025	January 28, 2025		Trump, DonaldDonald Trump (2025–present)
20	137x137px	Sean Duffy	Wisconsin	January 28, 2025	Incumbent