| Department of Transportation The mission of the DOT 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.
The DOT was established by an act of
Congress, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on October 15, 1966. Its first secretary, Alan
S. Boyd, took office on January 16, 1967.
Operating Administrations
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Transit Administration
Maritime Administration
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Research and Innovative Technologies Administration
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Surface Transportation Board
The Homeland Security Act of 2002
authorized the establishment of the Department of
Homeland Security, which subsequently assumed management
of the United States Coast Guard and the Transportation
Security Administration, both of which were formerly
within the Department of Transportation.
The official website of the Department
of Transportation is www.dot.gov.
Secretaries of
Transportation
| Secretary |
Term of Service |
President |
| Alan S. Boyd |
Jan 16, 1967-Jan 20, 1969 |
Johnson |
| John A. Volpe |
Jan 22, 1969-Feb 1, 1973 |
Nixon |
| Claude S. Brinegar |
Feb 2, 1973-Feb 1, 1975 |
Nixon; Ford |
| John W. Barnum (acting) |
Feb 2, 1975-Mar 6, 1975 |
Ford |
| William T. Coleman, Jr. |
Mar 7, 1975-Jan 20, 1977 |
Ford |
| Brockman Adams |
Jan 23, 1977-July 20, 1979 |
Carter |
| W. Graham Claytor, Jr. (acting) |
July 21, 1979-Aug 14, 1979 |
Carter |
| Neil E. Goldschmidt |
Aug 15, 1979-Jan 20, 1981 |
Carter |
| Andrew L. Lewis, Jr. |
Jan 23, 1981-Feb 1, 1983 |
Reagan |
| Elizabeth H. Dole |
Feb 7, 1983-Sep 30, 1987 |
Reagan |
| James H. Burnley IV (acting) |
Oct 1, 1987-Dec 2, 1987 |
Reagan |
| James H. Burnley IV |
Dec 3, 1987-Jan 30, 1989 |
Reagan |
| Samuel K. Skinner |
Feb 6, 1989-Dec 13, 1991 |
Bush |
| James B. Busey IV (acting) |
Dec 14, 1991-Feb 23, 1992 |
Bush |
| Andrew H. Card, Jr. |
Feb 24, 1992-Jan 20, 1993 |
Bush |
| Federico F. Peņa |
Jan 21, 1993-Feb 14, 1997 |
Clinton |
| Rodney E. Slater |
Feb 14, 1997-Jan 20, 2001 |
Clinton |
| Mortimer L. Downey III (acting) |
Jan 21, 2001-Jan 24, 2001 |
Bush |
| Norman Y. Mineta |
Jan 25, 2001-July 7, 2006 |
Bush |
| Maria Cino (acting) |
July 8, 2006-Oct 16, 2006 |
Bush |
| Mary E. Peters |
Oct 17, 2006-January 20, 2009 |
Bush |
| Ray LaHood |
January 23, 2009-July 2, 2013 |
Obama |
| Anthony Foxx |
July 2, 2013-January 20, 2017 |
Obama |
| Elaine Chao |
January 31, 2017- |
Trump |
SEE ALSO
President Lyndon B. Johnson
Andrew H. Card, Jr.
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