Administrator of Veterans Affairs

The Administrator of Veterans Affairs was the head of the Veterans Administration, a United States Government agency responsible for military veterans benefits. The administrator was appointed by the President. In 1989, the Veterans Administration was replaced by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a member of the cabinet) as its head. The last VA administrator, Derwinski, went on to become the first Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Directors of Veterans Bureau

Before the VA was established on July 21, 1930, its functions were carried out by the U.S. Veterans’ Bureau, the Bureau of Pensions of the Interior Department, and the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. The director of the Veterans' Bureau corresponds somewhat with the later position of Administrator.

Name	Start	End
Charles Forbes	August 9, 1921	February 28, 1923	Warren G. Harding
Frank Hines	March 2, 1923	July 21, 1930	Warren G. Harding
			Calvin Coolidge
			Herbert Hoover

Administrators of Veterans Affairs

Name	Start	End
Frank Hines	July 21, 1930	August 15, 1945	Herbert Hoover
			Franklin D. Roosevelt
			Harry S. Truman
Omar Bradley	August 15, 1945	November 30, 1947	Harry S. Truman
Carl Gray	January 1, 1948	June 30, 1953	Harry S. Truman
Harvey Higley	July 22, 1953	November 13, 1957	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sumner Whittier	December 18, 1957	January 20, 1961	Dwight D. Eisenhower
John Gleason	January 30, 1961	January 1, 1965	John F. Kennedy
John Gleason	January 30, 1961	January 1, 1965	Lyndon B. Johnson
William Driver	January 1, 1965	May 31, 1969	Lyndon B. Johnson
William Driver	January 1, 1965	May 31, 1969	Richard Nixon
Donald Johnson	June 23, 1969	October 12, 1974	Richard Nixon
Donald Johnson	June 23, 1969	October 12, 1974	Gerald Ford
Richard Roudebush	October 12, 1974	January 20, 1977	Gerald Ford
Max Cleland	January 20, 1977	January 20, 1981	Jimmy Carter
Bob Nimmo	July 15, 1981	January 5, 1983	Ronald Reagan
Harry Walters	January 5, 1983	March 21, 1986	Ronald Reagan
Thomas Turnage	March 21, 1986	January 20, 1989	Ronald Reagan
Ed Derwinski	January 21, 1989	March 15, 1989	George H. W. Bush

External links

List of all VA heads

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