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| Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration |
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Incumbent
Derek S. Maltz[1]
Actingsince January 20, 2025 |
| Drug Enforcement Administration |
| Reports to | United States Attorney General |
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| Appointer | President of the United States with Senate advice and consent |
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| Term length | No fixed term |
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| Inaugural holder | John R. Bartels Jr. |
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The Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration is the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, a United States federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice. They focus with fighting drug trafficking and drug distribution in the United States.
The administrator is appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. The administrator reports to the Attorney General through the Deputy Attorney General.[2]
List of administrators[change]
Unnumbered rows denote acting commissioners.
| No.
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Image
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Name
(birth–death)
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Term of office
|
Appointed by
(term)
|
| Start of term
|
End of term
|
| –
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File:John R. Bartels Jr DEA bw.jpg
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John R. Bartels Jr.
|
July 1, 1973
|
October 4, 1973
|
Richard Nixon
|
| 1
|
Oct 4, 1973
|
May 1975
|
| –
|
File:Henry S. Dogin.png
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Henry S. Dogin
|
May 30 1975
|
Jan 23, 1976
|
Gerald Ford
|
| –
|
File:Peter B. Bensinger DEA bw.jpg
|
Peter B. Bensinger
|
Jan 23, 1976
|
Feb 23, 1976
|
Gerald Ford
|
| 2
|
Feb 23, 1976
|
Jul 10, 1981
|
| –
|
File:Francis Mullen.jpg
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Francis M. Mullen, Jr.
|
Jul 10, 1981
|
Nov 10, 1983
|
Ronald Reagan
|
| 3
|
Nov 10, 1983
|
Mar 1, 1985
|
| –
|
File:JohnLawn.jpg
|
John C. Lawn
|
Mar 1, 1985
|
Jul 26, 1985
|
Ronald Reagan
|
| 4
|
Jul, 1985
|
Mar 23, 1990
|
| –
|
|
Terrence M. Burke
|
Mar 23, 1990
|
Aug 13, 1990
|
George H. W. Bush
|
| 5
|
File:Robert Bonner.jpg
|
Robert C. Bonner
|
Aug 13, 1990
|
Oct 31, 1993
|
George H. W. Bush
|
| –
|
File:Stephen H. Greene.png
|
Stephen H. Greene
|
Nov 1, 1993
|
Apr 1994
|
Bill Clinton
|
| 6
|
File:Thomas A. Constantine.jpg
|
Thomas A. Constantine
|
Apr 1994
|
Jul 1, 1999
|
Bill Clinton
|
| –
|
File:Donnie R. Marshall.jpg
|
Donnie R. Marshall
|
Jul 2, 1999
|
Jun 19, 2000
|
Bill Clinton
|
| 7
|
Jun 19, 2000
|
Jun 20, 2001
|
| –
|
|
William B. Simpkins
|
Jul 3, 2001
|
Aug 7, 2001
|
George W. Bush
|
| 8
|
File:Asa Hutchinson.jpg
|
Asa Hutchinson
|
Aug 8, 2001
|
Jan 23, 2003
|
George W. Bush
|
| 9
|
File:Karen Tandy official portrait - 20020311.jpg
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Karen Tandy
|
Sep 17, 2003
|
Nov 10, 2007
|
George W. Bush
|
| –
|
File:Michele Leonhart official photo.jpg
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Michele Leonhart
|
Nov 10, 2007
|
Dec 22, 2010
|
George W. Bush
|
| 10
|
Dec 22, 2010
|
May 14, 2015
|
Barack Obama
|
| –
|
File:Chuck Rosenberg.jpg
|
Chuck Rosenberg
|
May 18, 2015
|
Oct 1, 2017
|
Barack Obama
|
| –
|
File:Robert W. Patterson.jpg
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Robert W. Patterson
|
Oct 2, 2017
|
Jul 2, 2018
|
Donald Trump
|
| –
|
File:Uttam Dhillon photo.jpg
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Uttam Dhillon
|
Jul 2, 2018
|
May 18, 2020
|
Donald Trump
|
| –
|
File:Timothy Shea US Dept of Justice.jpg
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Timothy Shea
|
May 19, 2020
|
Jan 20, 2021
|
Donald Trump
|
| –
|
File:D. Christopher Evans US Gov photo 2021.jpg
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D. Christopher Evans
|
Jan 20, 2021
|
June 28, 2021
|
Joe Biden
|
| 11
|
File:Anne Milgram - Official Portrait.jpg
|
Anne Milgram
|
Jun 28, 2021
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January 20, 2025
|
Joe Biden
|
| –
|
File:Derek Maltz (53423986595) (cropped).jpg
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Derek S. Maltz
|
January 20, 2025
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Incumbent
|
Donald Trump
|
| Nominee
|
|
Terry Cole
|
TBD
|
|
Donald Trump
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