United States Secretary of Transportation facts for kids

Quick facts for kids United States Secretary of Transportation
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Incumbent Pete Buttigieg since February 2, 2021
United States Department of Transportation
Style	Mr. Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal)
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	President of the United States
Seat	Washington, D.C.
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	49 U.S.C. § 102
Formation	October 15, 1966 (1966-10-15)
First holder	Alan Stephenson Boyd
Succession	Fourteenth
Deputy	Deputy Secretary of Transportation
Salary	Executive Schedule, level I

The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet.

Secretaries of Transportation

      Democratic (8)       Republican (11)

Status

      Denotes acting Secretary of Transportation

No.	Image	Name	State of residence	Took office	Left office	President serving under
1		Boyd, Alan S.Alan S. Boyd	Florida	January 16, 1967	January 20, 1969		Johnson, Lyndon B.Lyndon B. Johnson
2		Volpe, John A.John A. Volpe	Massachusetts	January 22, 1969	February 2, 1973		Nixon, Richard M.Richard M. Nixon
3		Brinegar, Claude S.Claude S. Brinegar	California	February 2, 1973	February 1, 1975
							Gerald R. Ford
4		Coleman, Jr., William T.William T. Coleman, Jr.	Pennsylvania	March 7, 1975	January 20, 1977
5		Adams, BrockBrock Adams	Washington	January 23, 1977	July 20, 1979		Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter
6		Goldschmidt, Neil E.Neil E. Goldschmidt	Oregon	August 15, 1979	January 20, 1981
7		Lewis, DrewDrew Lewis	Pennsylvania	January 23, 1981	February 1, 1983		Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan
8		Dole, Elizabeth H.Elizabeth H. Dole	Kansas	February 7, 1983	September 30, 1987
9		Burnley IV, James H.James H. Burnley IV	North Carolina	December 3, 1987	January 20, 1989
10		Skinner, Samuel K.Samuel K. Skinner	Illinois	February 6, 1989	December 13, 1991		Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush
11		Card, Andrew H.Andrew H. Card	Massachusetts	February 24, 1992	January 20, 1993
12		Peña, FedericoFederico Peña	Colorado	January 21, 1993	February 14, 1997		Clinton, BillBill Clinton
13		Slater, Rodney E.Rodney E. Slater	Arkansas	February 14, 1997	January 20, 2001
14		Mineta, Norman Y.Norman Y. Mineta	California	January 25, 2001	August 7, 2006		Bush, George W.George W. Bush
15		Peters, Mary E.Mary E. Peters	Arizona	October 17, 2006	January 20, 2009
16		LaHood, Ray H.Ray H. LaHood	Illinois	January 23, 2009	July 2, 2013		Obama, BarackBarack Obama
17		Foxx, Anthony R.Anthony R. Foxx	North Carolina	July 2, 2013	January 20, 2017
–		Michael Huerta Acting	California	January 20, 2017	January 31, 2017		Donald Trump
18		Elaine Chao	Kentucky	January 31, 2017	January 11, 2021
–		Steven G. Bradbury Acting	Oregon	January 12, 2021	January 20, 2021
–		Lana Hurdle Acting	Virginia	January 20, 2021	February 2, 2021		Joe Biden
19		Pete Buttigieg	Indiana	February 2, 2021	Incumbent