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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Lee-Zeldin-EPA-Official-Portrait.jpg/220px-Lee-Zeldin-EPA-Official-Portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Lee-Zeldin-EPA-Official-Portrait.jpg/330px-Lee-Zeldin-EPA-Official-Portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Lee-Zeldin-EPA-Official-Portrait.jpg/440px-Lee-Zeldin-EPA-Official-Portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1639" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Lee_Zeldin" title="Lee Zeldin">Lee Zeldin</a><br /></div>since January 29, 2025</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_States" title="Cabinet of the United States">Cabinet</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William_D._Ruckelshaus" class="mw-redirect" title="William D. Ruckelshaus">William D. Ruckelshaus</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1970</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.epa.gov/">www<wbr />.epa<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency</b> is the head of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency" title="United States Environmental Protection Agency">United States Environmental Protection Agency</a> (EPA), and is thus responsible for enforcing the nation's <a href="/wiki/Clean_Air_Act_(United_States)" title="Clean Air Act (United States)">Clean Air</a> and <a href="/wiki/Clean_Water_Act" title="Clean Water Act">Clean Water Acts</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_federal_environmental_statutes" title="List of United States federal environmental statutes">numerous other environmental statutes</a>. The administrator is nominated by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president of the United States</a> and must be confirmed by a vote of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Lee_Zeldin" title="Lee Zeldin">Lee Zeldin</a> is the current administrator of the EPA.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rank_in_the_Cabinet">Rank in the Cabinet</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrator_of_the_Environmental_Protection_Agency&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Rank in the Cabinet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since the Clinton administration, the EPA administrator has been accorded <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_States#Cabinet-level_officials" title="Cabinet of the United States">cabinet rank</a> by the president. The administrator of the EPA is equivalent to the position of <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_the_Environment" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of the Environment">minister of the environment</a> in other countries. There have been various proposals to make the EPA a full executive department. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_administrators">List of administrators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrator_of_the_Environmental_Protection_Agency&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of administrators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: black;background-color:#E6E6AA; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> Denotes <a href="/wiki/Acting_(law)" title="Acting (law)">Acting</a> Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency</div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th colspan="2" scope="col">Officeholder </th> <th>Term Start </th> <th>Term End </th> <th colspan="2">President(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1</div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Ruckelshaus.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/William_Ruckelshaus.jpg/70px-William_Ruckelshaus.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/William_Ruckelshaus.jpg/105px-William_Ruckelshaus.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/William_Ruckelshaus.jpg 2x" data-file-width="140" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><b><span data-sort-value="Ruckelshaus, William"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/William_Ruckelshaus" title="William Ruckelshaus">William Ruckelshaus</a></span></span></span></b> </th> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001970-12-04-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">December 4, 1970</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001973-04-30-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">April 30, 1973</span> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background: #E81B23;"> </td> <td rowspan="3"><span data-sort-value="Nixon, Richard"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a></span></span></span><br />(1969–1974) </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><b><span data-sort-value="Fri, Robert W."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Robert_W._Fri" title="Robert W. Fri">Robert W. Fri</a></span></span></span></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Acting</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000001973-04-30-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">April 30, 1973</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000001973-09-12-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">September 12, 1973</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2</div> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Russell_train.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Russell_train.gif/70px-Russell_train.gif" decoding="async" width="70" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Russell_train.gif/105px-Russell_train.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Russell_train.gif/140px-Russell_train.gif 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="272" /></a></span> </td> <th rowspan="2" scope="row" style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;"><b><span data-sort-value="Train, Russell E."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Russell_E._Train" title="Russell E. Train">Russell E. Train</a></span></span></span></b> </th> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;"><span data-sort-value="000000001973-09-12-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">September 12, 1973</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;"><span data-sort-value="000000001977-01-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 20, 1977</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #E81B23;"> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ford, Gerald"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Ford" title="Gerald Ford">Gerald Ford</a></span></span></span><br />(1974–1977) </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><b><span data-sort-value="Quarles Jr., John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Quarles_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="John Quarles Jr.">John Quarles Jr.</a></span></span></span></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Acting</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000001977-01-21-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 21, 1977</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000001977-03-06-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">March 6, 1977</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background: #3333FF;"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="Carter, Jimmy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a></span></span></span><br />(1977–1981) </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">3</div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Doug_M._Costle_official_EPA_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Doug_M._Costle_official_EPA_portrait.jpg/70px-Doug_M._Costle_official_EPA_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Doug_M._Costle_official_EPA_portrait.jpg/105px-Doug_M._Costle_official_EPA_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Doug_M._Costle_official_EPA_portrait.jpg/140px-Doug_M._Costle_official_EPA_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="272" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><b><span data-sort-value="Costle, Douglas M."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Douglas_M._Costle" title="Douglas M. Costle">Douglas M. Costle</a></span></span></span></b> </th> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001977-03-07-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">March 7, 1977</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001981-01-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 20, 1981</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><b><span data-sort-value="Jellinek, Steven"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steven_Jellinek&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Steven Jellinek (page does not exist)">Steven Jellinek</a></span></span></span></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Acting</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000001981-01-21-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 21, 1981</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000001981-01-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 25, 1981</span> </td> <td rowspan="7" style="background: #E81B23;"> </td> <td rowspan="7"><span data-sort-value="Reagan, Ronald"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a></span></span></span><br />(1981–1989) </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><b><span data-sort-value="Barber Jr., Walter"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Walter_Barber_Jr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Walter Barber Jr. (page does not exist)">Walter Barber Jr.</a></span></span></span></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Acting</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000001981-01-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 25, 1981</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000001981-05-19-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">May 19, 1981</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">4</div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Anne_M._Gorsuch_1982b.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Anne_M._Gorsuch_1982b.jpg/70px-Anne_M._Gorsuch_1982b.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Anne_M._Gorsuch_1982b.jpg/105px-Anne_M._Gorsuch_1982b.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Anne_M._Gorsuch_1982b.jpg/140px-Anne_M._Gorsuch_1982b.jpg 2x" data-file-width="178" data-file-height="272" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><b><span data-sort-value="Gorsuch Burford, Anne"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Anne_Gorsuch_Burford" title="Anne Gorsuch Burford">Anne Gorsuch Burford</a></span></span></span></b> </th> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001981-05-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">May 20, 1981</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001983-03-09-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">March 9, 1983</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lee_Verstandig_(1983).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Lee_Verstandig_%281983%29.jpg/70px-Lee_Verstandig_%281983%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Lee_Verstandig_%281983%29.jpg/105px-Lee_Verstandig_%281983%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Lee_Verstandig_%281983%29.jpg/140px-Lee_Verstandig_%281983%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="354" data-file-height="409" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><b><span data-sort-value="Verstandig, Lee"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Verstandig&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lee Verstandig (page does not exist)">Lee Verstandig</a></span></span></span></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Acting</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000001983-03-10-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">March 10, 1983</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000001983-05-17-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">May 17, 1983</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">5</div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Ruckelshaus.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/William_Ruckelshaus.jpg/70px-William_Ruckelshaus.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/William_Ruckelshaus.jpg/105px-William_Ruckelshaus.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/William_Ruckelshaus.jpg 2x" data-file-width="140" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><b><span data-sort-value="Ruckelshaus, William"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/William_Ruckelshaus" title="William Ruckelshaus">William Ruckelshaus</a></span></span></span></b> </th> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001983-05-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">May 18, 1983</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001985-01-04-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 4, 1985</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">6</div> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lee_m_thomas_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Lee_m_thomas_2008.jpg/70px-Lee_m_thomas_2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Lee_m_thomas_2008.jpg/105px-Lee_m_thomas_2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Lee_m_thomas_2008.jpg/140px-Lee_m_thomas_2008.jpg 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="402" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><b><span data-sort-value="Thomas, Lee M."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lee_M._Thomas" title="Lee M. Thomas">Lee M. Thomas</a></span></span></span></b> </th> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000001985-01-04-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 4, 1985</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000001985-02-08-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">February 8, 1985</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001985-02-08-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">February 8, 1985</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001989-01-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 20, 1989</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><b><span data-sort-value="Moore, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Moore_(government_official)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Moore (government official) (page does not exist)">John Moore</a></span></span></span></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Acting</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000001989-01-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 20, 1989</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000001989-02-06-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">February 6, 1989</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background: #E81B23;"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="Bush, George H. W."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a></span></span></span><br />(1989–1993) </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">7</div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_K._Reilly_official_EPA_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/William_K._Reilly_official_EPA_portrait.jpg/70px-William_K._Reilly_official_EPA_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/William_K._Reilly_official_EPA_portrait.jpg/105px-William_K._Reilly_official_EPA_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/William_K._Reilly_official_EPA_portrait.jpg/140px-William_K._Reilly_official_EPA_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="228" data-file-height="287" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><b><span data-sort-value="Reilly, William K."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/William_K._Reilly" title="William K. Reilly">William K. Reilly</a></span></span></span></b> </th> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001989-02-06-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">February 6, 1989</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001993-01-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 20, 1993</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><b><span data-sort-value="McCabe, W. Michael"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/W._Michael_McCabe" title="W. Michael McCabe">W. Michael McCabe</a></span></span></span></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Acting</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000001993-01-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 20, 1993</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000001993-01-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 31, 1993</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background: #3333FF;"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="Clinton, Bill"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a></span></span></span><br />(1993–2001) </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">8</div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CarolBrownerCirca1996.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/CarolBrownerCirca1996.jpg/70px-CarolBrownerCirca1996.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/CarolBrownerCirca1996.jpg/105px-CarolBrownerCirca1996.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/CarolBrownerCirca1996.jpg/140px-CarolBrownerCirca1996.jpg 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="267" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><b><span data-sort-value="Browner, Carol"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Carol_Browner" title="Carol Browner">Carol Browner</a></span></span></span></b> </th> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001993-01-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 31, 1993</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002001-01-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 20, 2001</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">9</div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WhitmanChristineTodd.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/WhitmanChristineTodd.jpg/70px-WhitmanChristineTodd.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/WhitmanChristineTodd.jpg/105px-WhitmanChristineTodd.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/WhitmanChristineTodd.jpg/140px-WhitmanChristineTodd.jpg 2x" data-file-width="597" data-file-height="768" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><b><span data-sort-value="Whitman, Christine Todd"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Christine_Todd_Whitman" title="Christine Todd Whitman">Christine Todd Whitman</a></span></span></span></b> </th> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002001-01-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 31, 2001</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002003-06-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 27, 2003</span> </td> <td rowspan="6" style="background: #E81B23;"> </td> <td rowspan="6"><span data-sort-value="Bush, George W."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a></span></span></span><br />(2001–2009) </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Linda_J._Fisher.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Linda_J._Fisher.jpg/70px-Linda_J._Fisher.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Linda_J._Fisher.jpg/105px-Linda_J._Fisher.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Linda_J._Fisher.jpg/140px-Linda_J._Fisher.jpg 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="229" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><b><span data-sort-value="Fisher, Linda"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Linda_Fisher" title="Linda Fisher">Linda Fisher</a></span></span></span></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Acting</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000002003-06-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 27, 2003</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000002003-07-14-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">July 14, 2003</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><b><span data-sort-value="Horinko, Marianne Lamont"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Marianne_Lamont_Horinko" title="Marianne Lamont Horinko">Marianne Lamont Horinko</a></span></span></span></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Acting</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000002003-07-14-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">July 14, 2003</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000002003-11-05-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">November 5, 2003</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">10</div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mike_Leavitt.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Mike_Leavitt.jpg/70px-Mike_Leavitt.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Mike_Leavitt.jpg/105px-Mike_Leavitt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Mike_Leavitt.jpg/140px-Mike_Leavitt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><b><span data-sort-value="Leavitt, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Leavitt" title="Mike Leavitt">Mike Leavitt</a></span></span></span></b> </th> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002003-11-06-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">November 6, 2003</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002005-01-26-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 26, 2005</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">11</div> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stephen_L._Johnson,_official_2006_EPA_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Stephen_L._Johnson%2C_official_2006_EPA_photo.jpg/70px-Stephen_L._Johnson%2C_official_2006_EPA_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Stephen_L._Johnson%2C_official_2006_EPA_photo.jpg/105px-Stephen_L._Johnson%2C_official_2006_EPA_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Stephen_L._Johnson%2C_official_2006_EPA_photo.jpg/140px-Stephen_L._Johnson%2C_official_2006_EPA_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2611" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><b><span data-sort-value="Johnson, Stephen L."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Stephen_L._Johnson_(politician,_born_1951)" title="Stephen L. Johnson (politician, born 1951)">Stephen L. Johnson</a></span></span></span></b> </th> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000002005-01-26-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 26, 2005</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000002005-05-02-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">May 2, 2005</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002005-05-02-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">May 2, 2005</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002009-01-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 20, 2009</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><b><span data-sort-value="Nakayama, Granta"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Granta_Nakayama&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Granta Nakayama (page does not exist)">Granta Nakayama</a></span></span></span></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Acting</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000002009-01-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 20, 2009</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000002009-01-21-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 21, 2009</span> </td> <td rowspan="5" style="background: #3333FF;"> </td> <td rowspan="5"><span data-sort-value="Obama, Barack"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a></span></span></span><br />(2009–2017) </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Office_of_Water_-_Mike_Shapiro_Portraits_(412-APD-1041-MikeShapiroAAA_8x10.jpg)_-_DPLA_-_d5222d6ffb5c8c4ddd10927288d7b610.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Office_of_Water_-_Mike_Shapiro_Portraits_%28412-APD-1041-MikeShapiroAAA_8x10.jpg%29_-_DPLA_-_d5222d6ffb5c8c4ddd10927288d7b610.jpg/70px-Office_of_Water_-_Mike_Shapiro_Portraits_%28412-APD-1041-MikeShapiroAAA_8x10.jpg%29_-_DPLA_-_d5222d6ffb5c8c4ddd10927288d7b610.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Office_of_Water_-_Mike_Shapiro_Portraits_%28412-APD-1041-MikeShapiroAAA_8x10.jpg%29_-_DPLA_-_d5222d6ffb5c8c4ddd10927288d7b610.jpg/105px-Office_of_Water_-_Mike_Shapiro_Portraits_%28412-APD-1041-MikeShapiroAAA_8x10.jpg%29_-_DPLA_-_d5222d6ffb5c8c4ddd10927288d7b610.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Office_of_Water_-_Mike_Shapiro_Portraits_%28412-APD-1041-MikeShapiroAAA_8x10.jpg%29_-_DPLA_-_d5222d6ffb5c8c4ddd10927288d7b610.jpg/140px-Office_of_Water_-_Mike_Shapiro_Portraits_%28412-APD-1041-MikeShapiroAAA_8x10.jpg%29_-_DPLA_-_d5222d6ffb5c8c4ddd10927288d7b610.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><b><span data-sort-value="Shapiro, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Shapiro_(government_official)" title="Mike Shapiro (government official)">Mike Shapiro</a></span></span></span></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Acting</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000002009-01-21-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 21, 2009</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000002009-01-23-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 23, 2009</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">12</div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lisa_P._Jackson_official_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Lisa_P._Jackson_official_portrait.jpg/70px-Lisa_P._Jackson_official_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Lisa_P._Jackson_official_portrait.jpg/105px-Lisa_P._Jackson_official_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Lisa_P._Jackson_official_portrait.jpg/140px-Lisa_P._Jackson_official_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><b><span data-sort-value="Jackson, Lisa P."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lisa_P._Jackson" title="Lisa P. Jackson">Lisa P. Jackson</a></span></span></span></b> </th> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002009-01-23-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 23, 2009</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002013-02-15-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">February 15, 2013</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:EPA_Deputy_Admin_Bob_Perciasepe.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/EPA_Deputy_Admin_Bob_Perciasepe.jpg/70px-EPA_Deputy_Admin_Bob_Perciasepe.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/EPA_Deputy_Admin_Bob_Perciasepe.jpg/105px-EPA_Deputy_Admin_Bob_Perciasepe.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/EPA_Deputy_Admin_Bob_Perciasepe.jpg/140px-EPA_Deputy_Admin_Bob_Perciasepe.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><b><span data-sort-value="Perciasepe, Bob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Perciasepe" title="Bob Perciasepe">Bob Perciasepe</a></span></span></span></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Acting</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000002013-02-15-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">February 15, 2013</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000002013-07-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">July 18, 2013</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">13</div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gina_McCarthy_official_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Gina_McCarthy_official_portrait.jpg/70px-Gina_McCarthy_official_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Gina_McCarthy_official_portrait.jpg/105px-Gina_McCarthy_official_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Gina_McCarthy_official_portrait.jpg/140px-Gina_McCarthy_official_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="928" data-file-height="1160" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><b><span data-sort-value="McCarthy, Gina"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gina_McCarthy" title="Gina McCarthy">Gina McCarthy</a></span></span></span></b> </th> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002013-07-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">July 18, 2013</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-01-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 20, 2017</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Catherine_McCabe.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Catherine_McCabe.jpg/70px-Catherine_McCabe.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Catherine_McCabe.jpg/105px-Catherine_McCabe.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Catherine_McCabe.jpg/140px-Catherine_McCabe.jpg 2x" data-file-width="482" data-file-height="525" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><b><span data-sort-value="McCabe, Catherine"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Catherine_McCabe" title="Catherine McCabe">Catherine McCabe</a></span></span></span></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Acting</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000002017-01-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 20, 2017</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000002017-02-17-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">February 17, 2017</span> </td> <td rowspan="4" style="background: #E81B23;"> </td> <td rowspan="4"><span data-sort-value="Trump, Donald"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a></span></span></span><br />(2017–2021) </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">14</div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scott_Pruitt_official_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Scott_Pruitt_official_portrait.jpg/70px-Scott_Pruitt_official_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Scott_Pruitt_official_portrait.jpg/105px-Scott_Pruitt_official_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Scott_Pruitt_official_portrait.jpg/140px-Scott_Pruitt_official_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4800" data-file-height="6000" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><b><span data-sort-value="Pruitt, Scott"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Scott_Pruitt" title="Scott Pruitt">Scott Pruitt</a></span></span></span></b> </th> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-02-17-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">February 17, 2017</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002018-07-09-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">July 9, 2018</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><div class="center" style="width:auto; 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Regan</a></span></span></span></b> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002021-03-11-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">March 11, 2021</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002024-12-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">December 31, 2024</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jane_Nishida,_EPA_Deputy_Assistant_Administrator.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Jane_Nishida%2C_EPA_Deputy_Assistant_Administrator.jpg/70px-Jane_Nishida%2C_EPA_Deputy_Assistant_Administrator.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Jane_Nishida%2C_EPA_Deputy_Assistant_Administrator.jpg/105px-Jane_Nishida%2C_EPA_Deputy_Assistant_Administrator.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Jane_Nishida%2C_EPA_Deputy_Assistant_Administrator.jpg/140px-Jane_Nishida%2C_EPA_Deputy_Assistant_Administrator.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><b><span data-sort-value="Nishida, Jane"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jane_Nishida" title="Jane Nishida">Jane Nishida</a></span></span></span></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Acting</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000002025-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 1, 2025</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="000000002025-01-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 20, 2025</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E6E6AA"><div class="center" style="width:auto; 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margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">17</div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lee-Zeldin-EPA-Official-Portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Lee-Zeldin-EPA-Official-Portrait.jpg/70px-Lee-Zeldin-EPA-Official-Portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Lee-Zeldin-EPA-Official-Portrait.jpg/105px-Lee-Zeldin-EPA-Official-Portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Lee-Zeldin-EPA-Official-Portrait.jpg/140px-Lee-Zeldin-EPA-Official-Portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1639" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><span data-sort-value="Zeldin, Lee"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lee_Zeldin" title="Lee Zeldin">Lee Zeldin</a></span></span></span></b> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002025-01-29-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 29, 2025</span> </td> <td>present </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">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 <a href="/wiki/Andrew_R._Wheeler" title="Andrew R. Wheeler">Andrew R. Wheeler</a> at noon on January 20, 2021. President <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> signed an executive order naming principal deputy assistant head of the Office of International and Tribal Affairs <a href="/wiki/Jane_Nishida" title="Jane Nishida">Jane Nishida</a> as acting Administrator later that day.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_deputy_administrators">List of deputy administrators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrator_of_the_Environmental_Protection_Agency&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List of deputy administrators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_W._Fri" title="Robert W. Fri">Robert W. Fri</a> June 14, 1971 – April 29, 1973</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_R._Quarles_Jr." title="John R. Quarles Jr.">John R. Quarles Jr.</a> April 29, 1973 – January 20, 1977</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Blum" title="Barbara Blum">Barbara Blum</a> March 7, 1977 – January 20, 1981</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_W._Hernandez_Jr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John W. Hernandez Jr. (page does not exist)">John W. Hernandez Jr.</a> May 20, 1981 – March 25, 1983</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alvin_L._Alm" title="Alvin L. Alm">Alvin L. Alm</a> August 5, 1983 – May 9, 1985</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._James_Barnes" title="A. James Barnes">A. James Barnes</a> May 10, 1985 – August 14, 1988</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_A._Moore&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John A. Moore (page does not exist)">John A. Moore</a> (Acting) August 15, 1988 – January 20, 1989<br />(Acting) February 5, 1989 – May 18, 1989</li> <li><a href="/wiki/F._Henry_Habicht_II" title="F. Henry Habicht II">F. Henry Habicht II</a> May 19, 1989 – January 20, 1993</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Z._Cannon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Z. Cannon (page does not exist)">Jonathan Z. Cannon</a> (Acting) March 8, 1993 – May 9, 1993</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_M._Sussman" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert M. Sussman">Robert M. Sussman</a> May 10, 1993 – October 17, 1994</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Hansen_(Environmental_Protection_Agency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fred Hansen (Environmental Protection Agency)">Fred Hansen</a> October 18, 1994 – September 30, 1998</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_D._Robertson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Peter D. Robertson (page does not exist)">Peter D. Robertson</a> (Acting) October 1, 1998 – December 7, 1999</li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._Michael_McCabe" title="W. Michael McCabe">W. Michael McCabe</a> (Acting) December 8, 1999 – August 5, 2000<br />August 6, 2000 – January 19, 2001</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linda_Fisher" title="Linda Fisher">Linda Fisher</a> May 31, 2001 – June 27, 2003</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_L._Johnson_(politician,_born_1951)" title="Stephen L. Johnson (politician, born 1951)">Stephen L. Johnson</a> (Acting) July 12, 2003 – August 1, 2004<br />August 2, 2004 – January 26, 2005</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Peacock" title="Marcus Peacock">Marcus Peacock</a> August 8, 2005 – January 20, 2009</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scott_Fulton_(EPA)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scott Fulton (EPA) (page does not exist)">Scott Fulton</a> February 4, 2009 – December 24, 2009</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Perciasepe" title="Bob Perciasepe">Bob Perciasepe</a> December 24, 2009 – August 8, 2014</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lisa_Feldt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lisa Feldt (page does not exist)">Lisa Feldt</a> (Acting) August 8, 2014 – October 7, 2014</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stan_Meiburg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stan Meiburg (page does not exist)">Stan Meiburg</a> (Acting) October 7, 2014 – January 20, 2017</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Flynn_(Environmental_Protection_Agency)" title="Mike Flynn (Environmental Protection Agency)">Mike Flynn</a> January 20, 2017 – April 3, 2018</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_R._Wheeler" title="Andrew R. Wheeler">Andrew R. Wheeler</a> April 20, 2018 – February 28, 2019</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Henry_Darwin_(EPA)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Henry Darwin (EPA) (page does not exist)">Henry Darwin</a> July 9, 2018 – September 2019</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janet_McCabe" title="Janet McCabe">Janet McCabe</a> April 29, 2021 – October 4, 2024</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jane_Nishida" title="Jane Nishida">Jane Nishida</a> (Acting) October 5, 2024 - December 31, 2024</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dan_Utech&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dan Utech (page does not exist)">Dan Utech</a> (Acting) January 1, 2025 - January 20, 2025</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chad_MacIntosh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chad MacIntosh (page does not exist)">Chad MacIntosh</a> (Acting) January 20, 2025 - <i>Present</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Acting_administrators">Acting administrators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrator_of_the_Environmental_Protection_Agency&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Acting administrators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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. <a href="/wiki/Marianne_Lamont_Horinko" title="Marianne Lamont Horinko">Marianne Lamont Horinko</a> 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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Line_of_succession">Line of succession</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrator_of_the_Environmental_Protection_Agency&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Line of succession"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The line of succession for the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ol><li>Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency</li> <li>General Counsel</li> <li>Assistant Administrator for the Office of Land and Emergency Management</li> <li>Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention</li> <li>Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation</li> <li>Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water</li> <li>Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance</li> <li>Chief Financial Officer</li> <li>Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development</li> <li>Assistant Administrator for the Office of International and Tribal Affairs</li> <li>Assistant Administrator for the Office of Administration and Resources Management</li> <li>Assistant Administrator for the Office of Environmental Information</li> <li>Regional Administrator, Region 7 (<a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Kansas" title="Kansas City, Kansas">Kansas City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a>)</li> <li>Principal Deputy General Counsel</li> <li>Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance</li> <li>Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 2 (<a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>)</li> <li>Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 5 (<a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a>)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrator_of_the_Environmental_Protection_Agency&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/White_House_Office_of_Energy_and_Climate_Change_Policy" title="White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy">White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_Task_Force_on_the_Auto_Industry" title="Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry">Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading 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