Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Seal of the Environmental Protection Agency
Incumbent
Lee Zeldin
since January 29, 2025
Member ofCabinet
Inaugural holderWilliam D. Ruckelshaus
Formation1970
Websitewww.epa.gov

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?

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

  Denotes Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
  Nominee for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Officeholder Term President(s)
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
Lee Verstandig
Acting 		March 10, 1983 – May 17, 1983
William Ruckelshaus May 18, 1983 – January 4, 1985
Lee M. Thomas January 4, 1985 – February 8, 1985
February 8, 1985 – January 20, 1989
John Moore
Acting 		January 20, 1989 – February 6, 1989 George H. W. Bush
William K. Reilly February 6, 1989 – January 20, 1993
W. Michael McCabe
Acting 		January 20, 1993 – January 31, 1993 Bill Clinton
Carol Browner January 31, 1993 – January 20, 2001
Christine Todd Whitman January 31, 2001 – June 27, 2003 George W. Bush
Linda Fisher
Acting 		June 27, 2003 – July 14, 2003
Marianne Lamont Horinko
Acting 		July 14, 2003 – November 5, 2003
Mike Leavitt November 6, 2003 – January 26, 2005
Stephen L. Johnson January 26, 2005 – May 2, 2005
May 2, 2005 – January 20, 2009
Granta Nakayama
Acting 		January 20, 2009 – January 21, 2009 Barack Obama
Mike Shapiro
Acting 		January 21, 2009 – January 23, 2009
Lisa P. Jackson January 23, 2009 – February 15, 2013
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
Scott Pruitt February 17, 2017 – July 9, 2018
Andrew R. Wheeler July 9, 2018 – February 28, 2019
February 28, 2019 – January 20, 2021
Charlotte Bertrand
Acting 		January 20, 2021 Joe Biden
Jane Nishida
Acting 		January 20, 2021 – March 11, 2021
Michael S. Regan March 11, 2021 – December 31, 2024
Jane Nishida
Acting 		January 1, 2025 – January 20, 2025
Kimberly Patrick
Acting 		January 20, 2025 Donald Trump
James Payne
Acting 		January 20, 2025 – January 29, 2025
Lee Zeldin January 29, 2025 – present

List of former administrators of the environmental protection agency

As of September 2025, there are eleven living former administrators of the environmental protection agency, the oldest being William K. Reilly (served 1989-1993). The most recent death of a former administrator of the environmental protection agency was that of William Ruckelshaus (served 1970-1973, 1983-1985) on November 27, 2019.

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