Social Security Administration

Social Security Administration
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Agency overview
FormedAugust 14, 1935 (1935-08-14)
JurisdictionFederal government of the United States
HeadquartersWoodlawn, Maryland, U.S.
Employees60,000
Annual budget$1.3 trillion (FY 2022)[1]
Agency executive
Key document
Websitewww.ssa.gov

The United States Social Security Administration (SSA)[2] is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that is in charge of Social Security, a social insurance program for people living in retirement, with a disability or are survivor benefits.

The Social Security Administration was created by the Social Security Act of 1935. It was created in 1935 as the "Social Security Board".

Its current leader is Commissioner Frank Bisignano.[3]

List of SSA Commissioners

Source:[4]

No. Image Name Start End Notes President
1
 Arthur Altmeyer July 16, 1946 April 10, 1953 Harry S. Truman
(1945–1953)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
(1953–1961)
–
 William Mitchell
Acting 		April 11, 1953 November 23, 1953 [5]
2
 John Tramburg November 24, 1953 July 31, 1954 [6]
3
 Charles Schottland August 23, 1954 December 31, 1958 [7]
4
 William Mitchell February 4, 1959 April 3, 1962 [5]
John F. Kennedy
(1961–1963)
5
 Bob Ball April 17, 1962 March 17, 1973 [8]
Lyndon B. Johnson
(1963–1969)
Richard Nixon
(1969–1974)
–
 Arthur Hess
Acting 		March 18, 1973 October 24, 1973 [9]
6
 James Cardwell October 25, 1973 December 12, 1977 [10]
Gerald Ford
(1974–1977)
Jimmy Carter
(1977–1981)
–
 Don Wortman
Acting 		December 13, 1977 October 4, 1978 [11]
7
 Stanford Ross October 5, 1978 December 31, 1979 [12]
–
 Herb Doggette
Acting 		January 1, 1980 January 2, 1980 [13]
8
 William Driver January 3, 1980 January 19, 1981 [14]
–
 Herb Doggette
Acting 		January 20, 1981 May 5, 1981 [13] Ronald Reagan
(1981–1989)
9
 John Svahn May 6, 1981 September 12, 1983 [15]
–
 Martha McSteen
Acting 		September 14, 1983 June 25, 1986 [16]
10
 Dorcas Hardy June 26, 1986 July 31, 1989 [17]
George H. W. Bush
(1989–1993)
11
 Gwendolyn King August 1, 1989 September 30, 1992 [18]
–
 Lou Enoff
Acting 		October 1, 1992 July 18, 1993 [19]
Bill Clinton
(1993–2001)
–
 Lawrence Thompson
Acting 		July 19, 1993 October 7, 1993 [20]
12
 Shirley Chater October 8, 1993 February 28, 1997 [21]
–
 John Callahan
Acting 		March 1, 1997 September 28, 1997 [22]
13
 Ken Apfel September 29, 1997 January 20, 2001 [23]
–
 Bill Halter
Acting 		January 21, 2001 March 28, 2001 [24] George W. Bush
(2001–2009)
–
 Larry Massanari
Acting 		March 29, 2001 November 9, 2001 [25]
14
 Jo Anne Barnhart November 9, 2001 January 19, 2007 [26]
–
 Linda McMahon
Acting 		January 20, 2007 February 11, 2007 [27]
15
 Michael Astrue February 12, 2007 January 19, 2013 [28]
Barack Obama
(2009–2017)
–
 Carolyn Colvin
Acting 		January 19, 2013 January 20, 2017 [29]
–
 Nancy Berryhill
Acting 		January 21, 2017 June 17, 2019 [30] Donald Trump
(2017–2021)
16
 Andrew Saul June 17, 2019 July 9, 2021 [31]
Joe Biden
(2021–2025)
–
 Kilolo Kijakazi
Acting 		July 9, 2021 December 20, 2023 [32]
17
 Martin O'Malley December 20, 2023 November 29, 2024 [33][34]
–
 Carolyn Colvin
Acting 		November 30, 2024 January 20, 2025 [29]
–
 Michelle King
Acting 		January 20, 2025 February 16, 2025 [35] Donald Trump
(2025–present)
–
 Leland Dudek
Acting 		February 16, 2025 May 7, 2025 [36]
18
 Frank Bisignano May 7, 2025 Incumbent [37]

References

  1. ↑ "Fiscal Year 2023 President's Budget" (PDF). www.ssa.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
  2. ↑ (SSA Pub. No 25-1556 p. 7)
  3. ↑ "Social Security warning issued over benefits "interruption"". Newsweek. 2025-02-18. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  4. ↑ "Social Security History - Social Security Commissioners". www.ssa.gov.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "William L. Mitchell". SSA.
  6. ↑ "John W. Tramburg". SSA.
  7. ↑ "Charles I. Schottland". SSA.
  8. ↑ "Robert M. Ball". SSA.
  9. ↑ "Arthur E. Hess". SSA.
  10. ↑ "James B. Cardwell". SSA.
  11. ↑ "Don I. Wortman". SSA.
  12. ↑ "Stanford G. Ross". SSA.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Herbert R. Doggette, Jr". SSA.
  14. ↑ "William J. Driver". SSA.
  15. ↑ "John A. Svahn". SSA.
  16. ↑ "Martha A. McSteen". SSA.
  17. ↑ "Dorcas R. Hardy". SSA.
  18. ↑ "Gwendolyn S. King". SSA.
  19. ↑ "Louis D. Enoff". SSA.
  20. ↑ "Lawrence H. Thompson". SSA.
  21. ↑ "Shirley S. Chater". SSA.
  22. ↑ "John J. Callahan". SSA.
  23. ↑ "Kenneth S. Apfel". SSA.
  24. ↑ "William A. Halter". SSA.
  25. ↑ "Larry G. Massanari". SSA.
  26. ↑ "Jo Anne B. Barnhart". SSA.
  27. ↑ "Linda S. McMahon". SSA.
  28. ↑ "Michael J. Astrue". SSA.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 "Carolyn W. Colvin". SSA.
  30. ↑ "Nancy A. Berryhill". SSA.
  31. ↑ "Andrew M. Saul". SSA.
  32. ↑ "Kilolo Kijakazi". SSA.
  33. ↑ Buckner, Jeffrey (December 20, 2023). "Martin J. O'Malley Sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security Administration". SSA.
  34. ↑ Friedman, Drew (November 18, 2024). "O'Malley stepping down as SSA commissioner". WFED.
  35. ↑ "Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information, sources say". CNN. February 18, 2025.
  36. ↑ "Who is Leland Dudek? Pro-DOGE 'anti-fraud expert' takes over as SSA chief after Michelle King's exit". The Times of India. Feb 20, 2025.
  37. ↑ Social Security Administration Press Release
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