Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
	File:Seal of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.svg Seal of the Environmental Protection Agency
	File:Lee-Zeldin-EPA-Official-Portrait.jpgIncumbent; Lee Zeldin; since January 29, 2025
Member of	Cabinet
Inaugural holder	William D. Ruckelshaus
Formation	1970
Website	www.epa.gov

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]

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]

Denotes Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

Nominee for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

Officeholder		Term
File:William Ruckelshaus.jpg	William Ruckelshaus	December 4, 1970 – April 30, 1973	Richard Nixon
File:No image.svg	Robert W. Fri Acting	April 30, 1973 – September 12, 1973
File:Russell train.gif	Russell E. Train	September 12, 1973 – January 20, 1977
File:Russell train.gif	Russell E. Train	September 12, 1973 – January 20, 1977	Gerald Ford
File:No image.svg	John Quarles Jr. Acting	January 21, 1977 – March 6, 1977	Jimmy Carter
File:Doug M. Costle official EPA portrait.jpg	Douglas M. Costle	March 7, 1977 – January 20, 1981	Jimmy Carter
File:No image.svg	Steve Jellinek Acting	January 21, 1981 – January 25, 1981	Ronald Reagan
File:No image.svg	Walter Barber Jr. Acting	January 25, 1981 – May 19, 1981
File:Anne M. Gorsuch 1982b.jpg	Anne Gorsuch Burford	May 20, 1981 – March 9, 1983
File:No image.svg	Lee Verstandig Acting	March 10, 1983 – May 17, 1983
File:William Ruckelshaus.jpg	William Ruckelshaus	May 18, 1983 – January 4, 1985
File:Lee m thomas 2008.jpg	Lee M. Thomas	January 4, 1985 – February 8, 1985
File:Lee m thomas 2008.jpg	Lee M. Thomas	February 8, 1985 – January 20, 1989
File:No image.svg	John Moore Acting	January 20, 1989 – February 6, 1989	George H. W. Bush
File:William K. Reilly official EPA portrait.jpg	William K. Reilly	February 6, 1989 – January 20, 1993	George H. W. Bush
File:No image.svg	W. Michael McCabe Acting	January 20, 1993 – January 31, 1993	Bill Clinton
File:CarolBrownerCirca1996.jpg	Carol Browner	January 31, 1993 – January 20, 2001	Bill Clinton
File:WhitmanChristineTodd.jpg	Christine Todd Whitman	January 31, 2001 – June 27, 2003	George W. Bush
File:No image.svg	Linda Fisher Acting	June 27, 2003 – July 14, 2003
File:No image.svg	Marianne Lamont Horinko Acting	July 14, 2003 – November 5, 2003
File:Mike Leavitt.jpg	Mike Leavitt	November 6, 2003 – January 26, 2005
File:Stephen L. Johnson, official 2006 EPA photo.jpg	Stephen L. Johnson	January 26, 2005 – May 2, 2005
File:Stephen L. Johnson, official 2006 EPA photo.jpg	Stephen L. Johnson	May 2, 2005 – January 20, 2009
File:No image.svg	Granta Nakayama Acting	January 20, 2009 – January 21, 2009	Barack Obama
File:No image.svg	Mike Shapiro Acting	January 21, 2009 – January 23, 2009
File:Lisa P. Jackson official portrait.jpg	Lisa P. Jackson	January 23, 2009 – February 15, 2013
File:EPA Deputy Admin Bob Perciasepe.jpg	Bob Perciasepe Acting	February 15, 2013 – July 18, 2013
File:Gina McCarthy official portrait.jpg	Gina McCarthy	July 18, 2013 – January 20, 2017
File:Catherine McCabe.jpg	Catherine McCabe Acting	January 20, 2017 – February 17, 2017	Donald Trump
File:Scott Pruitt official portrait.jpg	Scott Pruitt	February 17, 2017 – July 9, 2018
File:Andrew Wheeler official photo (cropped).jpg	Andrew R. Wheeler	July 9, 2018 – February 28, 2019
File:Andrew Wheeler official photo (cropped).jpg	Andrew R. Wheeler	February 28, 2019 – January 20, 2021
File:Charlotte Bertrand.jpg	Charlotte Bertrand Acting^[a]	January 20, 2021	Joe Biden
File:Jane Nishida, EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator.jpg	Jane Nishida Acting	January 20, 2021 – March 11, 2021
File:Michael S. Regan official photo (cropped).jpg	Michael S. Regan	March 11, 2021 – January 20, 2025
File:No image.svg	James Payne Acting	January 20, 2025 – January 29, 2025	Donald Trump
File:Lee Zeldin EPA Official Portrait (cropped).jpg	Lee Zeldin	January 29, 2025 – present	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]

↑ "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[change]

File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 47: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons

U.S. EPA History: Administrator photos, biographies, publications

[3] 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]

[1] "About the Office of the Administrator". epa.gov. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.

[2] "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.

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