United States Secretary of Transportation
United States Secretary of Transportation | |
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United States Department of Transportation | |
Style | Mr. Secretary (informal) The Honorable(formal) |
Member of | theUnited States Cabinet |
Reports to | thePresident of the United States |
Seat | Washington, D.C. |
Appointer | President of the United States withSenateadvice and consent |
Term length | No fixed term |
Constituting instrument | 49 U.S.C.§ 102 |
Formation | October 15, 1966 |
First holder | Alan Stephenson Boyd |
Succession | Fourteenth[1] |
Deputy | Deputy Secretary of Transportation |
Salary | Executive Schedule, Level I |
Website | transportation.gov |
TheUnited States secretary of transportationis the head of theUnited States Department of Transportation.The secretary serves as the principal advisor to thePresident of the United Stateson all matters relating to transportation. The secretary is a statutory member of theCabinet of the United States,and is fourteenth in thepresidential line of succession.[1]
The secretary of transportation oversees the U.S. Department of Transportation, which has over 55,000 employees andthirteen agencies,including theFederal Aviation Administration,theFederal Highway Administration,theFederal Railroad Administration,and theNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration.[2]As of January 2021, the secretary receives an annual salary of $221,400.[3][4]
Pete Buttigieghas served as the secretary of transportation since February 3, 2021. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senateby a vote of 86–13 on February 2, 2021.[5]Buttigieg is the first openlygayman to hold the position, the first openly gay Cabinet secretary and the youngest person to serve as secretary of transportation.[6]
History
[edit]The post was created on October 15, 1966, by the Department of Transportation Act, signed into law by PresidentLyndon B. Johnson.[2]The department's mission is "to develop and coordinate policies that will provide an efficient and economical national transportation system, with due regard for need, the environment, and the national defense."[2]
The first secretary of transportation wasAlan S. Boyd,nominated to the post by Democratic president Lyndon B. Johnson.Ronald Reagan's second secretary of transportation,Elizabeth Dole,was the first female holder, and Mary Peters was the second.Gerald Ford's nomineeWilliam Thaddeus Coleman Jr.was the first African American to serve as transportation secretary, andFederico Peña,serving underBill Clinton,was the first Hispanic to hold the position, subsequently becoming thesecretary of energy.Japanese-AmericanNorman Mineta,who had previously been thesecretary of commerce,is the longest-serving secretary, holding the post for over five and a half years,[2]andAndrew Cardis the shortest-serving secretary, serving only eleven months.Pete Buttigiegis the youngest secretary, taking office at 39 years 15 days old, overtakingNeil Goldschmidtas the youngest secretary, taking office at 39 years 3 months old,[7]while Norman Mineta was the oldest, retiring at age 74.[8]In April 2008,Mary Peterslaunched the official blog of the secretary of transportation calledThe Fast Lane.[9]On January 23, 2009, the 16th secretary,Ray LaHood,took office, serving under the administration of DemocratBarack Obama;he had previously been a Republican Congressman from Illinois for fourteen years.[10]
Anthony Foxxwas the 17th U.S. secretary of transportation from 2013 to 2017, whenBarack Obamawas the president.Elaine Chao,who served as thesecretary of laborunder PresidentGeorge W. Bush,was nominated byDonald Trumpon November 29, 2016. On January 31, 2017, theSenateconfirmed her appointment by a vote of 93–6. On January 7, 2021, Chao announced her resignation following theJanuary 6 United States Capitol attack,effective January 11.[11]On January 11, 2021, actingDeputy Secretary of TransportationSteven G. Bradburybecame acting Secretary of Transportation.
List of secretaries of transportation
[edit]- Parties
Democratic(8) Republican(11)
Status
Denotes acting Secretary of Transportation
No. | Portrait | Secretary | State of residence | Took office | Left office | President serving under | |
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Alan S. Boyd | Florida | January 16, 1967 | January 20, 1969 | Lyndon B. Johnson | |
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John Volpe | Massachusetts | January 22, 1969 | February 2, 1973 | Richard Nixon | |
3 | ![]() |
Claude Brinegar | California | February 2, 1973 | February 1, 1975 | ||
Gerald R. Ford | |||||||
4 | ![]() |
William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. | Pennsylvania | March 7, 1975 | January 20, 1977 | ||
5 | ![]() |
Brock Adams | Washington | January 23, 1977 | July 20, 1979 | Jimmy Carter | |
6 | ![]() |
Neil Goldschmidt | Oregon | September 24, 1979 | January 20, 1981 | ||
7 | ![]() |
Drew Lewis | Pennsylvania | January 23, 1981 | February 1, 1983 | Ronald Reagan | |
8 | ![]() |
Elizabeth Dole | Kansas | February 7, 1983 | September 30, 1987 | ||
9 | ![]() |
James H. Burnley IV | North Carolina | December 3, 1987 | January 20, 1989 | ||
10 | ![]() |
Samuel K. Skinner | Illinois | February 6, 1989 | December 13, 1991 | George H. W. Bush | |
11 | ![]() |
Andrew Card | Massachusetts | February 24, 1992 | January 20, 1993 | ||
12 | ![]() |
Federico Peña | Colorado | January 21, 1993 | February 14, 1997 | Bill Clinton | |
13 | ![]() |
Rodney E. Slater | Arkansas | February 14, 1997 | January 20, 2001 | ||
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Mortimer L. Downey III Acting |
Virginia | January 20, 2001 | January 25, 2001 | George W. Bush | |
14 | ![]() |
Norman Mineta | California | January 25, 2001 | August 7, 2006 | ||
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Maria Cino Acting |
New York | August 7, 2006 | October 17, 2006 | ||
15 | ![]() |
Mary E. Peters | Arizona | October 17, 2006 | January 20, 2009 | ||
16 | ![]() |
Ray LaHood | Illinois | January 23, 2009 | July 2, 2013 | Barack Obama | |
17 | ![]() |
Anthony 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 | ||
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Lana Hurdle Acting |
Virginia | January 20, 2021 | February 3, 2021 | Joe Biden | |
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Pete Buttigieg | Indiana | February 3, 2021 | Incumbent |
Line of succession
[edit]Theline of successionregarding who would act as Secretary of Transportation in the event of a vacancy or incapacitation is as follows:[12]
- Deputy Secretary of Transportation
- Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy
- General Counsel
- Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs
- Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy
- Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Administration
- Administrator of theFederal Highway Administration
- Administrator of theFederal Aviation Administration
- Administrator of theFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Administrator of theFederal Railroad Administration
- Administrator of theFederal Transit Administration
- Administrator of theMaritime Administration
- Administrator of thePipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- Administrator of theNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Administrator of theResearch and Innovative Technology Administration
- Administrator of theSaint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
- Regional Administrator, Southern Region, Federal Aviation Administration
- Director, Resource Center, Lakewood, Colorado, Federal Highway Administration
- Regional Administrator, Northwest Mountain Region, Federal Aviation Administration
References
[edit]- General
- "Biographical Sketches of the Secretaries of Transportation".U.S. Department of Transportation. August 14, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon March 16, 2011.RetrievedJanuary 2,2010.
- Specific
- ^ab :Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act.
- ^abcdGrinder, R. Dale."The United States Department of Transportation: A Brief History".U.S. Department of Transportation. Archived fromthe originalon July 17, 2004.RetrievedJanuary 2,2010.
- ^"Salary Table No. 2021-EX Rates of Basic Pay for the Executive Schedule (EX)"(PDF).
- ^ :Positions at level I.
- ^O'Connell, Oliver (February 2, 2021)."Pete Buttigieg becomes first openly gay cabinet member after historic Senate vote".The Independent.RetrievedFebruary 2,2021.
- ^Shear, Michael D.; Kaplan, Thomas (December 16, 2020)."Buttigieg Recalls Discrimination Against Gay People, as Biden Celebrates Cabinet's Diversity".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedJanuary 24,2021.
- ^Josephs, Leslie (February 2, 2021)."Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as Transportation secretary".CNBC.RetrievedJanuary 26,2023.
- ^"Biographical Sketches of the Secretaries of Transportation".U.S. Department of Transportation. August 14, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon March 16, 2011.RetrievedJanuary 3,2010.
- ^"A Chronology of Dates Significant in the Background, History and Development of the Department of Transportation".U.S. Department of Transportation. August 14, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon February 15, 2008.RetrievedJanuary 3,2010.
- ^"Ray LaHood—Secretary of Transportation".U.S. Department of Transportation. July 22, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon September 28, 2012.RetrievedJanuary 3,2010.
- ^Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond, Kevin Liptak and Kate Bennett."Second Cabinet member announces resignation over Trump's response to riot".CNN.
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:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^Obama, Barack (January 14, 2009)."Executive Order 13485: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Transportation".NASA Online Directives Information System.RetrievedJanuary 2,2010.
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