Heads of the Operating Administrations

United States Department of Transportation - Date of Service

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Secretaries

Alan S. Boyd, January 16, 1967- January 20, 1969
John A. Volpe, January 22, 1969- February 1, 1973
Claude S. Brinegar, February 2, 1973-February 1, 1975
John W. Barnum, acting
William T. Coleman, Jr., March 7, 1975-January 20, 1977
Brockman Adams, January 23, 1977-July 20, 1979
W. Graham Claytor, Jr., acting
Neil E. Goldschmidt, August 15, 1979-January 20, 1981
Andrew L. "Drew" Lewis, Jr., January 23, 1981-February 1, 1983
Elizabeth H. Dole, February 7, 1983- September 30, 1987
James H. Burnley IV, acting, October 1, 1987-December 2, 1987
December 3, 1987-January 30, 1989
Samuel K. Skinner, February 6, 1989-December 13, 1991
James B. Busey IV, acting
Andrew H. Card, Jr., February 24, 1992-January 20, 1993
Federico F. Peña, January 21, 1993-February 14, 1997
Rodney E. Slater, February 14, 1997-January 20, 2001
Mortimer L. Downey III, acting
Norman Y. Mineta, January 25, 2001-July 7, 2006
Maria Cino, acting
Mary E. Peters, October 17, 2006-

Under Secretaries/Deputy Secretaries

Everett Hutchinson, 1967-68
John E. Robson, 1968-69
James M. Beggs, March 1969-February 1, 1973
Egil “Bud” Krogh, Jr., February 1-May 9, 1973
John W. Barnum, May 30, 1973-January 20, 1977
Alan A. Butchman, January 24, 1977-July 22, 1979
William J. Beckham, Jr., October 18, 1979-January 20, 1981
Darrell M. Trent, January 29, 1981-May 1, 1983
James H. Burnley IV, November 22, 1983-December 2, 1987
Mimi Weyforth Dawson, December 3, 1987-January 30, 1989
Elaine L. Chao, April 19, 1989-October 18, 1991
James B. Busey IV, December 4, 1991-February 21, 1992
Arthur J. Rothkopf, June 9, 1992-January 20, 1993.
Mortimer L. Downey III, May 28, 1993-January 20, 2001.
Michael P. Jackson, May 3, 2001-August 1, 2003
Kirk K. Van Tine, May 28, 2004-2005
Maria Cino, May 19, 2005-August 3, 2006
Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett, USCG (Ret.), August 8, 2006-

Commandants, United States Coast Guard (as of March 1, 2003, a part of the Department of Homeland Security)

Willard J. Smith, 1966-70
Chester R. Bender, 1970-74
Owen W. Siler, 1974-78
John B. Hayes, 1978-82
James S. Gracey, 1982-86
Paul A. Yost, 1986-90
J. William Kime, 1990-94
Robert A. Kramek, 1994-98
James M. Loy, 1998-2002
Thomas H. Collins, 2002-2006

Administrators, Federal Aviation Administration

William F. McKee, 1965-68
John H. Shaffer, 1969-73
Alexander P. Butterfield, 1973-75
Dr. John L. McLucas, 1975-77
Langhorne M. Bond, 1977-81
J. Lynn Helms, 1981-83
Donald D. Engen, 1984-87
T. Allan McArtor, 1987-89
James B. Busey IV, 1989-91
Thomas C. Richards, 1992-93
David R. Hinson, 1993-1996
Linda Hall Daschle (Acting), 1996-97
Barry Valentine (Acting), 1997
Jane F. Garvey, 1997-2002
Marion C. Blakey, 2002-
Robert A. Sturgill (acting), 2007

Administrators, Federal Highway Administration

Lowell K. Bridwell, 1967-69
Francis C. Turner, 1969-72
Norbert T. Tiemann, 1973-77
William M. Cox, 1977-78
Karl S. Bowers, 1978-80
John S. Hassell, Jr., 1980-81
Ray A. Barnhart, 1981-87
Robert E. Farris, 1988-89
Thomas D. Larson, 1989-93
Rodney E. Slater, 1993-97
Kenneth R. Wykle, 1997-2001
Mary E. Peters, 2001-05
J. Richard Capka, 2006-2008
James Ray (acting), 2008
Thomas J. Madison, Jr. 2008-

Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Julie Anna Cirillo (acting Deputy Administrator), 2000
Clyde J. Hart, Jr. (acting Deputy Administrator), 2000-01
Joseph M. Clapp, 2001-2002
Annette M. Sandberg (acting), 2002-03
Annette Sandberg, 2003-06
John H. Hill, 2006-

Administrators, Federal Railroad Administration

A. Scheffer Lang, 1967-69
Reginald Whitman, 1969-70
John Ingram, 1971-74
Asaph H. Hall, 1974-77
John M. Sullivan, 1977-81
Robert W. Blanchette, 1981-83
John H. Riley, 1983-89
Gilbert Carmichael, 1989-93
Jolene Molitoris, 1993-2000
Allan Rutter, 2001-2004
Betty Monro, 2004-2005
Joseph H. Boardman, 2005-

Administrators, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (formerly the National Highway Safety Bureau)

William Haddon, Jr., M.D., 1966-69
Dr. Robert Brenner (acting), 1969-70
Douglas W. Toms, 1970-73
Dr. James B. Gregory, 1973-76
John W. Snow, 1976-77
Joan B. Claybrook, 1977-81
Raymond A. Peck, Jr., 1981-83
Diane K. Steed, 1983-89
Jerry Ralph Curry, 1989-92
Marion C. Blakey, 1992-93
Ricardo Martinez, M.D., 1994-99
Rosalyn G. Millman (acting) 1999-2000
Dr. Sue Bailey, 2000-01
Dr. Jeffrey W. Runge, 2001-2005
Nicole Nason, 2006-2008
David Kelly (acting), 2008-

Administrators, Federal Transit Administration (formerly the Urban Mass Transportation Administration)

Paul L. Sitton, 1966-69
Carlos C. Villarreal, 1969-73
Frank C. Herringer, 1973-75
Robert E. Patricelli, 1975-77
Richard S. Page, 1977-79
Theodore C. Lutz, 1979-81
Arthur E. Teele, 1981-83
Ralph L. Stanley, 1983-87
Alfred A. Dellibovi, 1987-89
Brian H. Clymer, 1989-93
Gordon J. Linton, 1993-99
Nuria I. Fernandez (acting), 1999-2001
Jennifer L. Dorn, 2001-2006
James S. Simpson, 2006-

Administrators, Maritime Administration

Harold E. Shear, 1981-85
John Gaughan, 1985-89
Warren G. Leback, 1989-93
Joan Yim (acting)
Albert G. Herberger, 1993-1997
John E. Graykowski (acting), 1997-1998
Clyde J. Hart, Jr., 1998-2000
John E. Graykowski (acting), 2000-01
William G. Schubert, 2001-2005
Sean Connaughton, 2006-

Administrators, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

Joseph H. McCann, 1962-69
David W. Oberlin, 1969-83
James L. Emery, 1983-90
Stanford E. Parris, 1990-95
Gail C. McDonald, 1996-97
David G. Sanders (acting), 1997-99
Albert S. Jacquez, 1999-2006
Collister ("Terry") Johnson Jr., 2006-

Administrators, Research and Special Programs Administration [subsequently restructured in February 2005 as the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)]

Jack Fearnsides, 1977-78
James Palmer, 1978-79
Howard Dugoff, 1979-84
M. Cynthia Douglas, 1984-89
Travis Dungan, 1989-92
Douglas B. Ham (acting), 1992-93
Dharmendra K. Sharma, 1993-97
Kelley S. Coyner 1998-2001
Ellen G. Engleman, 2001-2003
Samuel G. Bonasso (acting), 2003-2005

Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett, USCG (Ret.), 2006-2007
Carl T. Johnson, 2007-

Administrator, Research and Innovative Technology Administration

John A. Bobo Jr., 2006-2007
Paul Brubaker, 2007-

Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (now a part of RITA)

Tritruvarur R. Lakshmanan, 1993-97
Ashish K. Sen, 1998-2002
Rick Kowalewski (acting), 2003-

Chairman, Surface Transportation Board

Linda J. Morgan, 1996-2002
Roger Nober, 2002-

Director, Transportation Security Administration (now part of the Department of Homeland Security)

John W. Magaw, 2002
James M. Loy, 2002-2003

Information last updated: 03/1/2009