Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Seal of the Environmental Protection Agency
Incumbent Michael S. Regan since March 11, 2021
Inaugural holder	William D. Ruckelshaus
Formation	1970

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

Officeholder		Term	President
	Ruckelshaus, WilliamWilliam Ruckelshaus	December 4, 1970 – April 30, 1973	Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon
	Fri, Robert W.Robert W. Fri Acting	April 30, 1973 – September 12, 1973
	Train, Russell E.Russell E. Train	September 12, 1973 – January 20, 1977
			Ford, GeraldGerald Ford
	Quarles Jr., JohnJohn Quarles Jr. Acting	January 21, 1977 – March 6, 1977	Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter
	Costle, Douglas M.Douglas M. Costle	March 7, 1977 – January 20, 1981
	Jellinek, SteveSteve Jellinek Acting	January 21, 1981 – January 25, 1981	Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan
	Barber Jr., WalterWalter Barber Jr. Acting	January 25, 1981 – May 19, 1981
	Gorsuch Burford, AnneAnne Gorsuch Burford	May 20, 1981 – March 9, 1983
	Ruckelshaus, WilliamWilliam Ruckelshaus	May 18, 1983 – January 4, 1985
	Thomas, Lee M.Lee M. Thomas	February 8, 1985 – January 20, 1989
	Reilly, William K.William K. Reilly	February 6, 1989 – January 20, 1993	Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush
	Browner, CarolCarol Browner	January 23, 1993 – January 20, 2001	Clinton, BillBill Clinton
	Whitman, Christine ToddChristine Todd Whitman	January 31, 2001 – June 27, 2003	Bush, George W.George W. Bush
	Horinko, Marianne LamontMarianne Lamont Horinko Acting	July 14, 2003 – November 5, 2003
	Leavitt, MikeMike Leavitt	November 6, 2003 – January 26, 2005
	Johnson, Stephen L.Stephen L. Johnson	January 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009
	Jackson, Lisa P.Lisa P. Jackson	January 23, 2009 – February 15, 2013	Obama, BarackBarack Obama
	Perciasepe, BobBob Perciasepe Acting	February 15, 2013 – July 18, 2013
	McCarthy, GinaGina McCarthy	July 18, 2013 – January 20, 2017
	McCabe, CatherineCatherine McCabe Acting	January 20, 2017 – February 17, 2017	Trump, DonaldDonald Trump
	Pruitt, ScottScott Pruitt	February 17, 2017 – July 9, 2018
	Wheeler, Andrew R.Andrew R. Wheeler	July 9, 2018 – February 28, 2019 (acting) February 28, 2019 – January 20, 2021
	Nishida, JaneJane Nishida Acting	January 20, 2021 – March 11, 2021	Biden, JoeJoe Biden
	Regan, Michael S.Michael S. Regan	March 11, 2021 – Present

See also

In Spanish: Administrador de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental para niños