Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
| Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | |
|---|---|
 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]
| Officeholder | Term | President | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | William Ruckelshaus | December 4, 1970 – April 30, 1973 | Richard Nixon |
 | Robert W. Fri Acting | April 30, 1973 – September 12, 1973 | |
 | Russell E. Train | September 12, 1973 – January 20, 1977 | |
| Gerald Ford | |||
| | John Quarles Jr. Acting | January 21, 1977 – March 6, 1977 | Jimmy Carter |
 | Douglas M. Costle | March 7, 1977 – January 20, 1981 | |
| | Steve Jellinek Acting | January 21, 1981 – January 25, 1981 | Ronald Reagan |
| | Walter Barber Jr. Acting | January 25, 1981 – May 19, 1981 | |
 | Anne Gorsuch Burford | May 20, 1981 – March 9, 1983 | |
| | William Ruckelshaus | May 18, 1983 – January 4, 1985 | |
 | Lee M. Thomas | February 8, 1985 – January 20, 1989 | |
 | William K. Reilly | February 6, 1989 – January 20, 1993 | George H. W. Bush |
 | Carol Browner | January 23, 1993 – January 20, 2001 | Bill Clinton |
 | Christine Todd Whitman | January 31, 2001 – June 27, 2003 | George W. Bush |
| | Marianne Lamont Horinko Acting | July 14, 2003 – November 5, 2003 | |
 | Mike Leavitt | November 6, 2003 – January 26, 2005 | |
 | Stephen L. Johnson | January 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009 | |
 | Lisa P. Jackson | January 23, 2009 – February 15, 2013 | Barack Obama |
 | Bob Perciasepe Acting | February 15, 2013 – July 18, 2013 | |
 | Gina McCarthy | July 18, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | |
 | Catherine McCabe Acting | January 20, 2017 – February 17, 2017 | Donald Trump |
.jpg) | Scott Pruitt | February 17, 2017 – July 9, 2018 | |
.jpg) | Andrew R. Wheeler | July 9, 2018 – February 28, 2019 (acting) February 28, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | |
| | Jane Nishida Acting | January 20, 2021 – March 11, 2021 | Joe Biden |
 | Michael S. Regan | March 11, 2021 – Present | |
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Other websites[change | change source]
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