Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

{{Short description|Head of the US Environmental Protection Agency}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox Political post | post = Administrator | body = the Environmental Protection Agency | insignia = File:Seal of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.svg | insigniasize = 150 | insigniacaption = Seal of the Environmental Protection Agency | image = Lee-Zeldin-EPA-Official-Portrait.jpg | incumbent = Lee Zeldin | incumbentsince = January 29, 2025 | department = U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | style = Mr Administrator | member_of = Cabinet | reports_to = President of the United States | seat = William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building | appointer = The president | appointer_qualified = with Senate advice and consent | termlength = No fixed term | inaugural = William D. Ruckelshaus | formation = 1970 | deputy = Deputy Administrator | salary = Executive Schedule, Level II | website = {{URL|https://www.epa.gov/}} }}

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>{{Cite web |last=Frazin |first=Rachel |date=January 29, 2025 |title=Senate confirms Zeldin to be EPA administrator |url=https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5113937-lee-zeldin-confirmed-epa/ |access-date=January 30, 2025 |website=The Hill}}</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. {{clear}}

== List of administrators == The following persons served as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.epa.gov/history/chronology-epa-administrators |title=Chronology of EPA Administrators |publisher=EPA}}</ref>

{{legend|#E6E6AA|Denotes Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency|border=black}}

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !{{Abbr|No.|Number}} !colspan=2 scope=col |Officeholder !Term start !Term end !class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Refs.|References}} !colspan=2 |President(s) |- |{{center|1}} |70px !scope=row |'''{{sortname|William|Ruckelshaus}}''' |{{dts|December 4, 1970}} |{{dts|April 30, 1973}}{{efn|name=Ruckelshaus}} |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-the-swearing-william-d-ruckelshaus-administrator-the-environmental-protection |title=Remarks at the Swearing In of William D. Ruckelshaus as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. |date=December 4, 1970 |work=The Nixon White House |via=The American Presidency Project}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.epa.gov/history/bill-ruckelshaus-1932-2019 |title=Bill Ruckelshaus, 1932-2019 |publisher=EPA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fbi.gov/history/directors/william-d-ruckelshaus-acting |title=William D. Ruckelshaus (Acting), April 30, 1973 - July 9, 1973 |publisher=FBI}}</ref> |rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | |rowspan=3 |{{sortname|Richard|Nixon}} (1969–1974) |- |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |70px |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Robert W.|Fri}}''' {{small|Acting}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|April 30, 1973}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|September 12, 1973}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |- |rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |{{center|2}} |rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |70px !rowspan=2 scope=row style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |'''{{sortname|Russell E.|Train}}''' |rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |{{dts|September 12, 1973}} |rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |{{dts|January 20, 1977}} |rowspan=2 style="padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" | |- |style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | |{{sortname|Gerald|Ford}} (1974–1977) |- |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |  |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |'''{{sortname|John|Quarles Jr.}}''' {{small|Acting}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 21, 1977}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|March 6, 1977}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | |rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Jimmy|Carter}} (1977–1981) |- |{{center|3}} |70px !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Douglas M.|Costle}}''' |{{dts|March 7, 1977}} |{{dts|January 20, 1981}} | |- |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Steven|Jellinek}}''' {{small|Acting}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 21, 1981}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 25, 1981}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |rowspan=7 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | |rowspan=7 |{{sortname|Ronald|Reagan}} (1981–1989) |- |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Walter|Barber Jr.}}''' {{small|Acting}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 25, 1981}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|May 19, 1981}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |- |{{center|4}} |70px !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Anne|Gorsuch Burford}}''' |{{dts|May 20, 1981}} |{{dts|March 9, 1983}} | |- |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |70px |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Lee|Verstandig}}''' {{small|Acting}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|March 10, 1983}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|May 17, 1983}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |- |{{center|5}} |70px !scope=row |'''{{sortname|William|Ruckelshaus}}''' |{{dts|May 18, 1983}} |{{dts|January 4, 1985}} | |- |rowspan=2 |{{center|6}} |rowspan=2 |70px !scope=row rowspan=2 |'''{{sortname|Lee M.|Thomas}}''' |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 4, 1985}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|February 8, 1985}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |- |{{dts|February 8, 1985}} |{{dts|January 20, 1989}} | |- |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |'''{{sortname|John|Moore|dab=government official}}''' {{small|Acting}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 20, 1989}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|February 6, 1989}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | |rowspan=2 |{{sortname|George H. W.|Bush}} (1989–1993) |- |{{center|7}} |70px !scope=row |'''{{sortname|William K.|Reilly}}''' |{{dts|February 6, 1989}} |{{dts|January 20, 1993}} | |- |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |70px |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |'''{{sortname|W. Michael|McCabe}}''' {{small|Acting}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 20, 1993}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 31, 1993}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | |rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Bill|Clinton}} (1993–2001) |- |{{center|8}} |70px !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Carol|Browner}}''' |{{dts|January 31, 1993}} |{{dts|January 20, 2001}} | |- |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |70px |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |'''{{sortname|W. Michael| McCabe}}''' {{small|Acting}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 20, 2001}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 31, 2001}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |rowspan=8 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | |rowspan=8 |{{sortname|George W.|Bush}} (2001–2009) |- |{{center|9}} |70px !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Christine Todd|Whitman}}''' |{{dts|January 31, 2001}} |{{dts|June 27, 2003}} | |- |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |70px |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Linda|Fisher}}''' {{small|Acting}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|June 27, 2003}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|July 11, 2003}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |- |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |70px |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Stephen L.|Johnson|dab=politician, born 1951}}''' {{small|Acting}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|July 11, 2003}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|July 14, 2003}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |- |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |70px |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Marianne Lamont|Horinko}}''' {{small|Acting}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|July 14, 2003}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|November 6, 2003}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epa.gov/newsroom/acting-admin.htm |title=Biography of Acting Administrator Marianne Lamont Horinko |publisher=EPA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031008155949/http://www.epa.gov/newsroom/acting-admin.htm |archive-date=2003-10-08 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |{{center|10}} |70px !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Mike|Leavitt}}''' |{{dts|November 6, 2003}} |{{dts|January 26, 2005}} | |- |rowspan=2 |{{center|11}} |rowspan=2 |70px !scope=row rowspan=2 |'''{{sortname|Stephen L.|Johnson|dab=politician, born 1951}}''' |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 26, 2005}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|May 2, 2005}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |- |{{dts|May 2, 2005}} |{{dts|January 20, 2009}} | |- |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{CSS image crop|Image=Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Granta Nakayama Oath Ceremony (412-APD-810-JPEG-09-27-05 1GrantaN 1Oath 1003.jpg) - DPLA - 03501fb6a83b9e1ff31c8f309aec2632.jpg|bSize = 500|cWidth = 70|cHeight = 90|oTop = 55|oLeft = 230}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Granta|Nakayama}}''' {{small|Acting}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 20, 2009}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 21, 2009}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |rowspan=5 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | |rowspan=5 |{{sortname|Barack|Obama}} (2009–2017) |- |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |70px |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Mike|Shapiro|dab=government official}}''' {{small|Acting}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 21, 2009}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 23, 2009}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |- |{{center|12}} |70px !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Lisa P.|Jackson}}''' |{{dts|January 23, 2009}} |{{dts|February 15, 2013}} | |- |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |70px |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Bob|Perciasepe}}''' {{small|Acting}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|February 15, 2013}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|July 18, 2013}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |- |{{center|13}} |70px !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Gina|McCarthy}}''' |{{dts|July 19, 2013}} |{{dts|January 20, 2017}} |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/EPA/photos/a.10150164100237229/10158438812267229/ |title=#OTD in 2013, Gina McCarthy is sworn in as the 27th EPA Administrator |date=July 19, 2020 |publisher=EPA |via=Facebook}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |70px |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Catherine|McCabe}}''' {{small|Acting}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 20, 2017}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|February 17, 2017}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/aboutepa/epas-acting-administrator_.html |title=EPA's Acting Administrator |publisher=EPA}}</ref> |rowspan=4 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | |rowspan=4 |{{sortname|Donald|Trump}} (2017–2021) |- |{{center|14}} |70px !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Scott|Pruitt}}''' |{{dts|February 17, 2017}} |{{dts|July 9, 2018}} |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.epa.gov/archive/epa/newsreleases/scott-pruitt-confirmed-and-sworn-epa-administrator.html |title=Scott Pruitt Confirmed and Sworn in as EPA Administrator |date=February 17, 2017 |publisher=EPA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/07/05/594078923/scott-pruitt-out-at-epa |title=Scott Pruitt Out At EPA |date=July 5, 2018 |first1=Rebecca |last1=Hersher |first2=Brett |last2=Neely |work=NPR}}</ref> |- |rowspan=2 |{{center|15}} |rowspan=2 |70px !scope=row rowspan=2 |'''{{sortname|Andrew R.|Wheeler}}''' |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|July 9, 2018}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|February 28, 2019}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |- |{{dts|February 28, 2019}} |{{dts|January 20, 2021}} |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.epa.gov/archive/epa/aboutepa/epa-administrator-wheeler.html |title=EPA Administrator Wheeler |publisher=EPA}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |70px |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Charlotte|Bertrand}}''' {{small|Acting}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 20, 2021}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 20, 2021}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-administrator |title=About the Office of the Administrator |website=epa.gov |access-date=January 20, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120223502/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-administrator |archive-date=January 20, 2021}}</ref> |rowspan=4 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | |rowspan=4 |{{sortname|Joe|Biden}} (2021–2025) |- |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |70px |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Jane|Nishida}}''' {{small|Acting}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 20, 2021}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|March 11, 2021}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |- |{{center|16}} ||70px |!scope=row |'''{{sortname|Michael S.|Regan}}''' |{{dts|March 11, 2021}} |{{dts|December 31, 2024}} |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/michael-s-regan-sworn-16th-epa-administrator |title=Michael S. Regan Sworn in as 16th EPA Administrator |date=March 11, 2021 |publisher=EPA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/epa-administrator-regan-biden-environmental-justice-climate-14f686a6c5e1122f7903a350b8f9c8ad |title=EPA head Regan, who championed environmental justice, to leave office Dec. 31 |date=December 20, 2024 |first=Matthew |last=Daly |work=Associated Press}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |70px |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Jane|Nishida}}''' {{small|Acting}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 1, 2025}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 20, 2025}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/climate/epa-michael-regan-departs.html |title=E.P.A. Administrator Michael Regan to Depart at End of December |date=December 20, 2024 |first=Lisa |last=Friedman |newspaper=The New York Times |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |70px |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |'''{{sortname|Kimberly|Patrick|dab=government official}}''' {{small|Acting}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 20, 2025}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 20, 2025}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eenews.net/articles/epas-mission-support-boss-to-be-acting-administrator/ |title=EPA’s mission support boss to be acting administrator |first=Kevin |last=Bogardus |date=January 17, 2025 |work=E&E News}}</ref> |rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | |rowspan=3 |{{sortname|Donald|Trump}} (2025–present) |- |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{center|–}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" | |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" !scope=row |'''{{sortname|James|Payne|dab=government official}}''' {{small|Acting}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 20, 2025}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |{{dts|January 29, 2025}} |bgcolor="#E6E6AA" |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-taps-new-epa-acting-boss/ |title=Trump taps new EPA acting boss |first=Kevin |last=Bogardus |date=January 21, 2025 |work=E&E News}}</ref> |- |{{center|17}} ||70px |!scope=row |'''{{sortname|Lee|Zeldin}}''' |{{dts|January 29, 2025}} |present |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/lee-m-zeldin-sworn-17th-epa-administrator |title=Lee M. Zeldin Sworn in as 17th EPA Administrator |date=January 30, 2025 |publisher=EPA}}</ref> |} Table notes: {{notelist|refs= {{efn|name=Ruckelshaus|During the Nixon administration, Ruckelshaus left the EPA in 1973 to become the acting head of the FBI during the middle of the Watergate scandal. Ruckelshaus would later return a decade later to head the EPA during the Reagan administration.}} }}

== List of deputy administrators == The following persons served as deputy administrator:<ref name="deputy">{{cite web |url=https://www.epa.gov/history/chronology-epa-deputy-administrators |title=Chronology of EPA Deputy Administrators |publisher=EPA}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !{{Abbr|No.|Number}} !colspan=2 scope=col |Officeholder !Term start !Term end !class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Refs.|References}} |- |1 |70px |Robert W. Fri |June 14, 1971 |April 29, 1973 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"|  |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"|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 |70px |Alvin L. Alm |August 5, 1983 |May 9, 1985 | |- |6 | |A. James Barnes |May 10, 1985 |August 14, 1988 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting | |John A. Moore |August 15, 1988 |January 20, 1989 | |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" |colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" |Vacant |January 20, 1989 |February 4, 1989 |<ref name="deputy"/> |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting | |John A. Moore |February 5, 1989 |May 18, 1989 | |- |7 |70px |F. Henry Habicht II |May 19, 1989 |January 20, 1993 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting | |Richard Morgenstern |January 21, 1993 |March 7, 1993 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |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 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting |  |Peter D. Robertson |October 1, 1998 |December 7, 1999 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"| 70px |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"|W. Michael McCabe |December 8, 1999 |August 6, 2000 | |- |10 |August 6, 2000 |January 20, 2001 | |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" |colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" |Vacant |January 20, 2001 |May 31, 2001 |<ref name="deputy"/> |- |11 |70px |Linda Fisher |May 31, 2001 |June 27, 2003 | |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" |colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" |Vacant |June 28, 2003 |July 11, 2003 |<ref name="deputy"/> |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"|70px |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"|Stephen L. Johnson |July 11, 2003 |August 1, 2004 | |- |12 |August 1, 2004 |January 26, 2005 | |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" |colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" |Vacant |January 26, 2005 |August 8, 2005 |<ref name="deputy"/> |- |13 |70px |Marcus Peacock |August 8, 2005 |January 20, 2009 | |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" |colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" |Vacant |January 20, 2009 |February 4, 2009 |<ref name="deputy"/> |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting |70px |Scott Fulton |February 4, 2009 |December 24, 2009 | |- |14 |70px |Bob Perciasepe |December 24, 2009 |August 7, 2014 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting |70px |Lisa Feldt |August 8, 2014 |October 7, 2014 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting |70px |Stan Meiburg |October 7, 2014 |January 20, 2017 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting |70px |Mike Flynn |January 20, 2017 |April 3, 2018 | |- |15 |70px |Andrew R. Wheeler |April 12, 2018 |July 7, 2019 |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aip.org/fyi/2018/pruitt-successor-expected-continue-controversial-epa-science-policies |title=Pruitt Successor Expected to Continue Controversial EPA Science Policies |date=July 12, 2018 |first=Mike |last=Henry |work=American Institute of Physics |quote=Andrew Wheeler, left, was sworn in as deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on April 20, 2018. Wheeler became acting administrator on July 6 when Scott Pruitt, right, resigned following a tumultuous tenure marked by mounting ethics investigations.}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting |70px |Henry Darwin |July 9, 2019 |January 20, 2021 | |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" |colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" |Vacant |January 20, 2021 |April 28, 2021 |<ref name="deputy"/> |- |16 |70px |Janet McCabe |April 29, 2021 |October 4, 2024 |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/janet-mccabe-sworn-16th-epa-deputy-administrator |title=Janet McCabe Sworn in as 16th EPA Deputy Administrator |date=April 29, 2021 |publisher=EPA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://creationcare.org/news-blog/newsroom.html/article/2024/10/04/een-thanks-epa-deputy-administrator-janet-mccabe-for-years-of-service-defending-public-health |title=EEN Thanks EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe for Years of Service Defending Public Health |date=October 4, 2024 |first=Jessica |last=Moerman |work=Evangelical Environmental Network}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting |70px |Jane Nishida |October 5, 2024 |December 31, 2024 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting |70px |Dan Utech |January 1, 2025 |January 20, 2025 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting |  |Gregg Treml |January 20, 2025 |January 29, 2025 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting |  |Chad McIntosh |January 29, 2025 |June 16, 2025 | |- |17 |70px |David Fotouhi |June 16, 2025 |present |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Friedman |first=Lisa |last2=Tabuchi |first2=Hiroko |last3=Davenport |first3=Coral |date=2025-01-25 |title=Trump Stocks E.P.A. With Oil, Gas and Chemical Lobbyists |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/climate/epa-staff-oil-gas-chemical-industry-lobbyists.html |access-date=2025-03-05 |newspaper=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-deputy-administrator |title=EPA Deputy Administrator |publisher=EPA}}</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>{{Cite news|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/08/17/2016-19725/providing-an-order-of-succession-within-the-environmental-protection-agency|title=Providing an Order of Succession Within the Environmental Protection Agency|date=August 17, 2016|newspaper=Federal Register}}</ref> #Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency #General Counsel #Assistant Administrator for the Office of Land and Emergency Management #Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention #Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation #Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water #Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance #Chief Financial Officer #Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development #Assistant Administrator for the Office of International and Tribal Affairs #Assistant Administrator for the Office of Administration and Resources Management #Assistant Administrator for the Office of Environmental Information #Regional Administrator, Region 7 (Kansas City, Kansas) #Principal Deputy General Counsel #Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance #Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 2 (New York, New York) #Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 5 (Chicago, Illinois)

== References == {{commons category}} {{Refbegin}} *{{cite web |title=About the Office of the Administrator |url=https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-administrator |date=2020-02-25 |publisher=U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |location=Washington, D.C.}} {{Refend}} {{Reflist}}

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