Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

{{Short description|Head of the US Environmental Protection Agency}}

{{Infobox Political post

| post = Administrator

| body = the Environmental Protection Agency

| insignia = File:Seal of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.svg

| insigniasize = 150

| insigniacaption = Seal of the Environmental Protection Agency

| image = Lee-Zeldin-EPA-Official-Portrait.jpg

| incumbent = Lee Zeldin

| incumbentsince = January 29, 2025

| acting =

| member_of = Cabinet

| inaugural = William D. Ruckelshaus

| formation = 1970

| website = {{URL|https://www.epa.gov/}}

}}

The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is the head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and is thus responsible for enforcing the nation's Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, as well as numerous other environmental statutes. The administrator is nominated by the president of the United States and must be confirmed by a vote of the Senate.

Lee Zeldin is the current administrator of the EPA.{{Cite web |last=Frazin |first=Rachel |date=January 29, 2025 |title=Senate confirms Zeldin to be EPA administrator |url=https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5113937-lee-zeldin-confirmed-epa/ |access-date=January 30, 2025 |website=The Hill}}

Rank in the Cabinet

Since the Clinton administration, the EPA administrator has been accorded cabinet rank by the president. The administrator of the EPA is equivalent to the position of minister of the environment in other countries. There have been various proposals to make the EPA a full executive department.

List of administrators

The following persons served as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency:{{cite web |url=https://www.epa.gov/history/chronology-epa-administrators |title=Chronology of EPA Administrators |publisher=EPA}}

{{legend|#E6E6AA|Denotes Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency|border=black}}

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{{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} !colspan=2 scope=col \|Officeholder !Term Start !Term End !class="unsortable"\|{{abbr\|Refs.\|References}} !colspan=2 \|President(s)
{{center\|1}} \|70px !scope=row \|{{sortname\|William\|Ruckelshaus}} \|{{dts\|December 4, 1970}} \|{{dts\|April 30, 1973}} \| \|rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color\|Republican Party (United States)}};" \| \|rowspan=3 \|{{sortname\|Richard\|Nixon}} (1969–1974)
bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{center\|–}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \| \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Robert W.\|Fri}} {{small\|Acting}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|April 30, 1973}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|September 12, 1973}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|
rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" \|{{center\|2}} \|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" \|70px !rowspan=2 scope=row style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" \|{{sortname\|Russell E.\|Train}} \|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" \|{{dts\|September 12, 1973}} \|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" \|{{dts\|January 20, 1977}} \|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" \|
style="background: {{party color\|Republican Party (United States)}};" \| \|{{sortname\|Gerald\|Ford}} (1974–1977)
bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{center\|–}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \| \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row \|{{sortname\|John\|Quarles Jr.}} {{small\|Acting}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 21, 1977}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|March 6, 1977}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \| \|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color\|Democratic Party (United States)}};" \| \|rowspan=2 \|{{sortname\|Jimmy\|Carter}} (1977–1981)
{{center\|3}} \|70px !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Douglas M.\|Costle}} \|{{dts\|March 7, 1977}} \|{{dts\|January 20, 1981}} \|
bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{center\|–}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \| \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Steven\|Jellinek}} {{small\|Acting}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 21, 1981}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 25, 1981}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \| \|rowspan=7 style="background: {{party color\|Republican Party (United States)}};" \| \|rowspan=7 \|{{sortname\|Ronald\|Reagan}} (1981–1989)
bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{center\|–}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \| \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Walter\|Barber Jr.}} {{small\|Acting}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 25, 1981}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|May 19, 1981}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|
{{center\|4}} \|70px !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Anne\|Gorsuch Burford}} \|{{dts\|May 20, 1981}} \|{{dts\|March 9, 1983}} \|
bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{center\|–}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|70px \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Lee\|Verstandig}} {{small\|Acting}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|March 10, 1983}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|May 17, 1983}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|
{{center\|5}} \|70px !scope=row \|{{sortname\|William\|Ruckelshaus}} \|{{dts\|May 18, 1983}} \|{{dts\|January 4, 1985}} \|
rowspan=2 \|{{center\|6}} \|rowspan=2 \|70px !scope=row rowspan=2 \|{{sortname\|Lee M.\|Thomas}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 4, 1985}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|February 8, 1985}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|
{{dts\|February 8, 1985}} \|{{dts\|January 20, 1989}} \|
bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{center\|–}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \| \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row \|{{sortname\|John\|Moore\|dab=government official}} {{small\|Acting}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 20, 1989}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|February 6, 1989}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \| \|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color\|Republican Party (United States)}};" \| \|rowspan=2 \|{{sortname\|George H. W.\|Bush}} (1989–1993)
{{center\|7}} \|70px !scope=row \|{{sortname\|William K.\|Reilly}} \|{{dts\|February 6, 1989}} \|{{dts\|January 20, 1993}} \|
bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{center\|–}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \| \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row \|{{sortname\|W. Michael\|McCabe}} {{small\|Acting}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 20, 1993}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 31, 1993}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \| \|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color\|Democratic Party (United States)}};" \| \|rowspan=2 \|{{sortname\|Bill\|Clinton}} (1993–2001)
{{center\|8}} \|70px !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Carol\|Browner}} \|{{dts\|January 31, 1993}} \|{{dts\|January 20, 2001}} \|
{{center\|9}} \|70px !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Christine Todd\|Whitman}} \|{{dts\|January 31, 2001}} \|{{dts\|June 27, 2003}} \| \|rowspan=6 style="background: {{party color\|Republican Party (United States)}};" \| \|rowspan=6 \|{{sortname\|George W.\|Bush}} (2001–2009)
bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{center\|–}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|70px \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Linda\|Fisher}} {{small\|Acting}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|June 27, 2003}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|July 14, 2003}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|
bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{center\|–}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \| \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Marianne Lamont\|Horinko}} {{small\|Acting}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|July 14, 2003}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|November 5, 2003}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|
{{center\|10}} \|70px !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Mike\|Leavitt}} \|{{dts\|November 6, 2003}} \|{{dts\|January 26, 2005}} \|
rowspan=2 \|{{center\|11}} \|rowspan=2 \|70px !scope=row rowspan=2 \|{{sortname\|Stephen L.\|Johnson\|dab=politician, born 1951}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 26, 2005}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|May 2, 2005}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|
{{dts\|May 2, 2005}} \|{{dts\|January 20, 2009}} \|
bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{center\|–}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \| \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Granta\|Nakayama}} {{small\|Acting}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 20, 2009}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 21, 2009}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \| \|rowspan=5 style="background: {{party color\|Democratic Party (United States)}};" \| \|rowspan=5 \|{{sortname\|Barack\|Obama}} (2009–2017)
bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{center\|–}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|70px \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Mike\|Shapiro\|dab=government official}} {{small\|Acting}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 21, 2009}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 23, 2009}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|
{{center\|12}} \|70px !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Lisa P.\|Jackson}} \|{{dts\|January 23, 2009}} \|{{dts\|February 15, 2013}} \|
bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{center\|–}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|70px \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Bob\|Perciasepe}} {{small\|Acting}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|February 15, 2013}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|July 18, 2013}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|
{{center\|13}} \|70px !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Gina\|McCarthy}} \|{{dts\|July 18, 2013}} \|{{dts\|January 20, 2017}} \|
bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{center\|–}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|70px \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Catherine\|McCabe}} {{small\|Acting}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 20, 2017}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|February 17, 2017}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{cite web \|url=https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/aboutepa/epas-acting-administrator_.html \|title=EPA's Acting Administrator \|publisher=EPA}} \|rowspan=4 style="background: {{party color\|Republican Party (United States)}};" \| \|rowspan=4 \|{{sortname\|Donald\|Trump}} (2017–2021)
{{center\|14}} \|70px !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Scott\|Pruitt}} \|{{dts\|February 17, 2017}} \|{{dts\|July 9, 2018}} \|{{cite web \|url=https://www.epa.gov/archive/epa/newsreleases/scott-pruitt-confirmed-and-sworn-epa-administrator.html \|title=Scott Pruitt Confirmed and Sworn in as EPA Administrator \|date=February 17, 2017 \|publisher=EPA}}{{cite web \|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/07/05/594078923/scott-pruitt-out-at-epa \|title=Scott Pruitt Out At EPA \|date=July 5, 2018 \|first1=Rebecca \|last1=Hersher \|first2=Brett \|last2=Neely \|work=NPR}}
rowspan=2 \|{{center\|15}} \|rowspan=2 \|70px !scope=row rowspan=2 \|{{sortname\|Andrew R.\|Wheeler}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|July 9, 2018}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|February 28, 2019}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|
{{dts\|February 28, 2019}} \|{{dts\|January 20, 2021}} \|{{cite web \|url=https://www.epa.gov/archive/epa/aboutepa/epa-administrator-wheeler.html \|title=EPA Administrator Wheeler \|publisher=EPA}}
bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{center\|–}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|70px \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Charlotte\|Bertrand}} {{small\|Acting}}{{efn\|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.{{cite web \|url=https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-administrator \|title=About the Office of the Administrator \|website=epa.gov \|access-date=January 20, 2021 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120223502/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-administrator \|archive-date=January 20, 2021}}{{cite web \|url=https://www.govexec.com/management/2021/01/heres-who-leading-federal-agencies-biden-nominees-await-confirmation/171512 \|title=Here's Who Is Leading Federal Agencies as Biden Nominees Await Confirmation \|website=govexec.com \|access-date=January 21, 2021 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120201629/https://www.govexec.com/management/2021/01/heres-who-leading-federal-agencies-biden-nominees-await-confirmation/171512 \|archive-date=January 20, 2021}}}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 20, 2021}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 20, 2021}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \| \|rowspan=4 style="background: {{party color\|Democratic Party (United States)}};" \| \|rowspan=4 \|{{sortname\|Joe\|Biden}} (2021–2025)
bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{center\|–}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|70px \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Jane\|Nishida}} {{small\|Acting}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 20, 2021}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|March 11, 2021}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|
{{center\|16}}	70px \|!scope=row \|{{sortname\|Michael S.\|Regan}} \|{{dts\|March 11, 2021}} \|{{dts\|December 31, 2024}} \|{{cite web \|url=https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/michael-s-regan-sworn-16th-epa-administrator \|title=Michael S. Regan Sworn in as 16th EPA Administrator \|date=March 11, 2021 \|publisher=EPA}}{{cite web \|url=https://apnews.com/article/epa-administrator-regan-biden-environmental-justice-climate-14f686a6c5e1122f7903a350b8f9c8ad \|title=EPA head Regan, who championed environmental justice, to leave office Dec. 31 \|date=December 20, 2024 \|first=Matthew \|last=Daly \|work=Associated Press}}
bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{center\|–}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|70px \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row \|{{sortname\|Jane\|Nishida}} {{small\|Acting}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 1, 2025}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 20, 2025}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|
bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{center\|–}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \| \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row \|{{sortname\|James\|Payne\|dab=government official}} {{small\|Acting}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 20, 2025}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{dts\|January 29, 2025}} \|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" \|{{cite web \|url=https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-taps-new-epa-acting-boss/ \|title=Trump taps new EPA acting boss \|first=Kevin \|last=Bogardus \|date=January 21, 2025 \|work=E&E News}} \|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color\|Republican Party (United States)}};" \| \|rowspan=2 \|{{sortname\|Donald\|Trump}} (2025–present)
{{center\|17}}	70px \|!scope=row \|{{sortname\|Lee\|Zeldin}} \|{{dts\|January 29, 2025}} \|present \|{{cite web \|url=https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/lee-m-zeldin-sworn-17th-epa-administrator \|title=Lee M. Zeldin Sworn in as 17th EPA Administrator \|date=January 30, 2025 \|publisher=EPA}}

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!colspan=2 scope=col |Officeholder

!Term Start

!Term End

!class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Refs.|References}}

!colspan=2 |President(s)

|70px

!scope=row |{{sortname|William|Ruckelshaus}}

|{{dts|December 4, 1970}}

|{{dts|April 30, 1973}}

|rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |

|rowspan=3 |{{sortname|Richard|Nixon}}
(1969–1974)

bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |{{sortname|Robert W.|Fri}}
{{small|Acting}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|April 30, 1973}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|September 12, 1973}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |{{center|2}}

|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |70px

!rowspan=2 scope=row style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |{{sortname|Russell E.|Train}}

|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |{{dts|September 12, 1973}}

|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |{{dts|January 20, 1977}}

|rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |

style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |

|{{sortname|Gerald|Ford}}
(1974–1977)

bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |{{sortname|John|Quarles Jr.}}
{{small|Acting}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 21, 1977}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|March 6, 1977}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |

|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Jimmy|Carter}}
(1977–1981)

|70px

!scope=row |{{sortname|Douglas M.|Costle}}

|{{dts|March 7, 1977}}

|{{dts|January 20, 1981}}

bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |{{sortname|Steven|Jellinek}}
{{small|Acting}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 21, 1981}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 25, 1981}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

|rowspan=7 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |

|rowspan=7 |{{sortname|Ronald|Reagan}}
(1981–1989)

bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |{{sortname|Walter|Barber Jr.}}
{{small|Acting}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 25, 1981}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|May 19, 1981}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

|70px

!scope=row |{{sortname|Anne|Gorsuch Burford}}

|{{dts|May 20, 1981}}

|{{dts|March 9, 1983}}

bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |70px

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |{{sortname|Lee|Verstandig}}
{{small|Acting}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|March 10, 1983}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|May 17, 1983}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

|70px

!scope=row |{{sortname|William|Ruckelshaus}}

|{{dts|May 18, 1983}}

|{{dts|January 4, 1985}}

rowspan=2 |{{center|6}}

|rowspan=2 |70px

!scope=row rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Lee M.|Thomas}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 4, 1985}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|February 8, 1985}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

|{{dts|January 20, 1989}}

bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |{{sortname|John|Moore|dab=government official}}
{{small|Acting}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 20, 1989}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|February 6, 1989}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |

|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|George H. W.|Bush}}
(1989–1993)

|70px

!scope=row |{{sortname|William K.|Reilly}}

|{{dts|February 6, 1989}}

|{{dts|January 20, 1993}}

bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |{{sortname|W. Michael|McCabe}}
{{small|Acting}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 20, 1993}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 31, 1993}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |

|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Bill|Clinton}}
(1993–2001)

|70px

!scope=row |{{sortname|Carol|Browner}}

|{{dts|January 31, 1993}}

|{{dts|January 20, 2001}}

|70px

!scope=row |{{sortname|Christine Todd|Whitman}}

|{{dts|January 31, 2001}}

|{{dts|June 27, 2003}}

|rowspan=6 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |

|rowspan=6 |{{sortname|George W.|Bush}}
(2001–2009)

bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |70px

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |{{sortname|Linda|Fisher}}
{{small|Acting}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|June 27, 2003}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|July 14, 2003}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |{{sortname|Marianne Lamont|Horinko}}
{{small|Acting}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|July 14, 2003}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|November 5, 2003}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

|70px

!scope=row |{{sortname|Mike|Leavitt}}

|{{dts|November 6, 2003}}

|{{dts|January 26, 2005}}

rowspan=2 |{{center|11}}

|rowspan=2 |70px

!scope=row rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Stephen L.|Johnson|dab=politician, born 1951}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 26, 2005}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|May 2, 2005}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

|{{dts|January 20, 2009}}

bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |{{sortname|Granta|Nakayama}}
{{small|Acting}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 20, 2009}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 21, 2009}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

|rowspan=5 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |

|rowspan=5 |{{sortname|Barack|Obama}}
(2009–2017)

bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |70px

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |{{sortname|Mike|Shapiro|dab=government official}}
{{small|Acting}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 21, 2009}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 23, 2009}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

|70px

!scope=row |{{sortname|Lisa P.|Jackson}}

|{{dts|January 23, 2009}}

|{{dts|February 15, 2013}}

bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |70px

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |{{sortname|Bob|Perciasepe}}
{{small|Acting}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|February 15, 2013}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|July 18, 2013}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |

|70px

!scope=row |{{sortname|Gina|McCarthy}}

|{{dts|July 18, 2013}}

|{{dts|January 20, 2017}}

bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |70px

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |{{sortname|Catherine|McCabe}}
{{small|Acting}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 20, 2017}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|February 17, 2017}}

|bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{cite web |url=https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/aboutepa/epas-acting-administrator_.html |title=EPA's Acting Administrator |publisher=EPA}}

|rowspan=4 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |

|rowspan=4 |{{sortname|Donald|Trump}}
(2017–2021)

|70px

!scope=row |{{sortname|Scott|Pruitt}}

|{{dts|February 17, 2017}}

|{{dts|July 9, 2018}}

|{{cite web |url=https://www.epa.gov/archive/epa/newsreleases/scott-pruitt-confirmed-and-sworn-epa-administrator.html |title=Scott Pruitt Confirmed and Sworn in as EPA Administrator |date=February 17, 2017 |publisher=EPA}}{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/07/05/594078923/scott-pruitt-out-at-epa |title=Scott Pruitt Out At EPA |date=July 5, 2018 |first1=Rebecca |last1=Hersher |first2=Brett |last2=Neely |work=NPR}}

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|{{dts|January 20, 2021}}

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{{small|Acting}}{{efn|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.{{cite web |url=https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-administrator |title=About the Office of the Administrator |website=epa.gov |access-date=January 20, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120223502/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-administrator |archive-date=January 20, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.govexec.com/management/2021/01/heres-who-leading-federal-agencies-biden-nominees-await-confirmation/171512 |title=Here's Who Is Leading Federal Agencies as Biden Nominees Await Confirmation |website=govexec.com |access-date=January 21, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120201629/https://www.govexec.com/management/2021/01/heres-who-leading-federal-agencies-biden-nominees-await-confirmation/171512 |archive-date=January 20, 2021}}}}

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|{{cite web |url=https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/lee-m-zeldin-sworn-17th-epa-administrator |title=Lee M. Zeldin Sworn in as 17th EPA Administrator |date=January 30, 2025 |publisher=EPA}}

List of deputy administrators

Robert W. Fri June 14, 1971 – April 29, 1973
John R. Quarles Jr. April 29, 1973 – January 20, 1977
Barbara Blum March 7, 1977 – January 20, 1981
John W. Hernandez Jr. May 20, 1981 – March 25, 1983
Alvin L. Alm August 5, 1983 – May 9, 1985
A. James Barnes May 10, 1985 – August 14, 1988
John A. Moore (Acting) August 15, 1988 – January 20, 1989
(Acting) February 5, 1989 – May 18, 1989
F. Henry Habicht II May 19, 1989 – January 20, 1993
Jonathan Z. Cannon (Acting) March 8, 1993 – May 9, 1993
Robert M. Sussman May 10, 1993 – October 17, 1994
Fred Hansen October 18, 1994 – September 30, 1998
Peter D. Robertson (Acting) October 1, 1998 – December 7, 1999
W. Michael McCabe (Acting) December 8, 1999 – August 5, 2000
August 6, 2000 – January 19, 2001
Linda Fisher May 31, 2001 – June 27, 2003
Stephen L. Johnson (Acting) July 12, 2003 – August 1, 2004
August 2, 2004 – January 26, 2005
Marcus Peacock August 8, 2005 – January 20, 2009
Scott Fulton February 4, 2009 – December 24, 2009
Bob Perciasepe December 24, 2009 – August 8, 2014
Lisa Feldt (Acting) August 8, 2014 – October 7, 2014
Stan Meiburg (Acting) October 7, 2014 – January 20, 2017
Mike Flynn January 20, 2017 – April 3, 2018
Andrew R. Wheeler April 20, 2018 – February 28, 2019
Henry Darwin July 9, 2018 – September 2019
Janet McCabe April 29, 2021 – October 4, 2024
Jane Nishida (Acting) October 5, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Dan Utech (Acting) January 1, 2025 - January 20, 2025
Chad MacIntosh (Acting) January 20, 2025 - Present
David Fotouhi March 2025{{Cite news |last=Friedman |first=Lisa |last2=Tabuchi |first2=Hiroko |last3=Davenport |first3=Coral |date=2025-01-25 |title=Trump Stocks E.P.A. With Oil, Gas and Chemical Lobbyists |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/climate/epa-staff-oil-gas-chemical-industry-lobbyists.html?searchResultPosition=120 |access-date=2025-03-05 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

Acting administrators

Acting administrators usually assume the office in the interim period between the resignation of a previous administrator and the confirmation of his or her successor, including during the transition period between two presidential administrations, before the successor has been nominated and confirmed. Acting administrators come from within the EPA and usually hold an office that is subject to Senate confirmation before becoming the acting administrator. Linda Fisher and Stephen L. Johnson had served as Deputy Administrator when they became acting administrator. Marianne Lamont Horinko was an assistant administrator at the time. They are not subject to Senate confirmation to serve as the acting administrator, though to continue to serve as a full-fledged administrator (as in the case of Lee M. Thomas or Stephen L. Johnson), they must be confirmed by the Senate.

Line of succession

The line of succession for the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is as follows:{{Cite news|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/08/17/2016-19725/providing-an-order-of-succession-within-the-environmental-protection-agency|title=Providing an Order of Succession Within the Environmental Protection Agency|date=August 17, 2016|newspaper=Federal Register}}

Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
General Counsel
Assistant Administrator for the Office of Land and Emergency Management
Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation
Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water
Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Chief Financial Officer
Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development
Assistant Administrator for the Office of International and Tribal Affairs
Assistant Administrator for the Office of Administration and Resources Management
Assistant Administrator for the Office of Environmental Information
Regional Administrator, Region 7 (Kansas City, Kansas)
Principal Deputy General Counsel
Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 2 (New York, New York)
Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 5 (Chicago, Illinois)

References

{{cite web |title=About the Office of the Administrator |url=https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-administrator |date=2020-02-25 |publisher=U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |location=Washington, D.C.}}

Category:Administrators of the United States Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

Rank in the Cabinet

List of administrators

List of deputy administrators

Acting administrators

Line of succession

See also

References