Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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List of deputy administrators

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Template:Abbr	Officeholder		Term start	Term end	Template:Abbr
1		Robert W. Fri	June 14, 1971	April 29, 1973
acting		John R. Quarles Jr.	April 29, 1973	October 18, 1973
2			October 19, 1973	January 20, 1977
3		Barbara Blum	March 7, 1977	January 20, 1981
4		John W. Hernandez Jr.	May 20, 1981	March 25, 1983
5	File:EPA Deputy Administrator Alvin L. Alm.jpg	Alvin L. Alm	August 5, 1983	May 9, 1985
6		A. James Barnes	May 10, 1985	August 14, 1988
acting		John A. Moore	August 15, 1988	January 20, 1989
Vacant			January 20, 1989	February 4, 1989	<ref name="deputy"/>
acting		John A. Moore	February 5, 1989	May 18, 1989
7	File:F. Henry Habicht II.jpg	F. Henry Habicht II	May 19, 1989	January 20, 1993
acting		Richard Morgenstern	January 21, 1993	March 7, 1993
acting		Jonathan Z. Cannon	March 8, 1993	May 9, 1993
8		Robert M. Sussman	May 10, 1993	October 17, 1994
9		Fred Hansen	October 18, 1994	September 30, 1998
acting		Peter D. Robertson	October 1, 1998	December 7, 1999
acting		W. Michael McCabe	December 8, 1999	August 6, 2000
10			August 6, 2000	January 20, 2001
Vacant			January 20, 2001	May 31, 2001	<ref name="deputy"/>
11	File:Linda Fisher portrait (412-APD-A7-DSC 0005.JPG) - DPLA - 6abcfd732c357fbc440024b58805feeb.JPG	Linda Fisher	May 31, 2001	June 27, 2003
Vacant			June 28, 2003	July 11, 2003	<ref name="deputy"/>
acting	File:Stephen L. Johnson, official 2006 EPA photo.jpg	Stephen L. Johnson	July 11, 2003	August 1, 2004
12			August 1, 2004	January 26, 2005
Vacant			January 26, 2005	August 8, 2005	<ref name="deputy"/>
13	File:Marcus Peacock - 2006 (cropped).jpg	Marcus Peacock	August 8, 2005	January 20, 2009
Vacant			January 20, 2009	February 4, 2009	<ref name="deputy"/>
acting	File:Scott Fulton official portrait.jpg	Scott Fulton	February 4, 2009	December 24, 2009
14	File:EPA Deputy Admin Bob Perciasepe.jpg	Bob Perciasepe	December 24, 2009	August 7, 2014
acting	File:Lisa Feldt official portrait.jpg	Lisa Feldt	August 8, 2014	October 7, 2014
acting	File:Stan Meiburg official portrait.jpg	Stan Meiburg	October 7, 2014	January 20, 2017
acting	File:Mike Flynn Portrait (01).jpg	Mike Flynn	January 20, 2017	April 3, 2018
15	File:Andrew Wheeler official photo.jpg	Andrew R. Wheeler	April 12, 2018	July 7, 2019	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
acting	File:Henry Darwin (30211451540).jpg	Henry Darwin	July 9, 2019	January 20, 2021
Vacant			January 20, 2021	April 28, 2021	<ref name="deputy"/>
16	File:Janet McCabe, EPA Deputy Administrator.jpg	Janet McCabe	April 29, 2021	October 4, 2024	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
acting	File:Jane Nishida, EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator.jpg	Jane Nishida	October 5, 2024	December 31, 2024
acting	File:Dan utech new.jpeg	Dan Utech	January 1, 2025	January 20, 2025
acting		Gregg Treml	January 20, 2025	January 29, 2025
acting		Chad McIntosh	January 29, 2025	June 16, 2025
17	File:David Fotouhi, EPA Deputy Administrator.jpg	David Fotouhi	June 16, 2025	present	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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:<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

1. Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
2. General Counsel
3. Assistant Administrator for the Office of Land and Emergency Management
4. Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
5. Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation
6. Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water
7. Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
8. Chief Financial Officer
9. Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development
10. Assistant Administrator for the Office of International and Tribal Affairs
11. Assistant Administrator for the Office of Administration and Resources Management
12. Assistant Administrator for the Office of Environmental Information
13. Regional Administrator, Region 7 (Kansas City, Kansas)
14. Principal Deputy General Counsel
15. Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
16. Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 2 (New York, New York)
17. Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 5 (Chicago, Illinois)

See also

• White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy
• Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry

References

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