Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
| Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | |
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 Seal of the Environmental Protection Agency | |
| Inaugural holder | William D. Ruckelshaus |
| Formation | 1970 |
| Website | www |
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.
How are they nominated?
[change | change source]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
[change | change source] Denotes Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Nominee for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
| Officeholder | Term | President(s) | ||
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William Ruckelshaus | December 4, 1970 – April 30, 1973 | Richard Nixon | |
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Robert W. Fri Acting |
April 30, 1973 – September 12, 1973 | ||
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Russell E. Train | September 12, 1973 – January 20, 1977 | ||
| Gerald Ford | ||||
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John Quarles Jr. Acting |
January 21, 1977 – March 6, 1977 | Jimmy Carter | |
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Douglas M. Costle | March 7, 1977 – January 20, 1981 | ||
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Steve Jellinek Acting |
January 21, 1981 – January 25, 1981 | Ronald Reagan | |
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Walter Barber Jr. Acting |
January 25, 1981 – May 19, 1981 | ||
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Anne Gorsuch Burford | May 20, 1981 – March 9, 1983 | ||
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Lee Verstandig Acting |
March 10, 1983 – May 17, 1983 | ||
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William Ruckelshaus | May 18, 1983 – January 4, 1985 | ||
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Lee M. Thomas | January 4, 1985 – February 8, 1985 | ||
| February 8, 1985 – January 20, 1989 | ||||
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John Moore Acting |
January 20, 1989 – February 6, 1989 | George H. W. Bush | |
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William K. Reilly | February 6, 1989 – January 20, 1993 | ||
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W. Michael McCabe Acting |
January 20, 1993 – January 31, 1993 | Bill Clinton | |
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Carol Browner | January 31, 1993 – January 20, 2001 | ||
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Christine Todd Whitman | January 31, 2001 – June 27, 2003 | George W. Bush | |
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Linda Fisher Acting |
June 27, 2003 – July 14, 2003 | ||
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Marianne Lamont Horinko Acting |
July 14, 2003 – November 5, 2003 | ||
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Mike Leavitt | November 6, 2003 – January 26, 2005 | ||
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Stephen L. Johnson | January 26, 2005 – May 2, 2005 | ||
| May 2, 2005 – January 20, 2009 | ||||
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Granta Nakayama Acting |
January 20, 2009 – January 21, 2009 | Barack Obama | |
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Mike Shapiro Acting |
January 21, 2009 – January 23, 2009 | ||
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Lisa P. Jackson | January 23, 2009 – February 15, 2013 | ||
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Bob Perciasepe Acting |
February 15, 2013 – July 18, 2013 | ||
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Gina McCarthy | July 18, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | ||
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Catherine McCabe Acting |
January 20, 2017 – February 17, 2017 | Donald Trump | |
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Scott Pruitt | February 17, 2017 – July 9, 2018 | ||
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Andrew R. Wheeler | July 9, 2018 – February 28, 2019 | ||
| February 28, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | ||||
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Charlotte Bertrand Acting[a] |
January 20, 2021 | Joe Biden | |
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Jane Nishida Acting |
January 20, 2021 – March 11, 2021 | ||
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Michael S. Regan | March 11, 2021 – present | ||
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Lee Zeldin | Nominee | Donald Trump | |
- ↑ Served as Acting Administrator in her capacity as Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water for a few hours following the conclusion of the term Andrew R. Wheeler at noon on January 20, 2021. President Joe Biden signed an executive order naming principal deputy assistant head of the Office of International and Tribal Affairs Jane Nishida as acting Administrator later that day.[1][2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "About the Office of the Administrator". epa.gov. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Here's Who Is Leading Federal Agencies as Biden Nominees Await Confirmation". govexec.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
Other websites
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