Director of the National Park Service
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| Director of National Park Service | |
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| Appointer | President of the United States |
| Formation | 1917 |
| First holder | Stephen T. Mather |
| Website | nps.gov/aboutus/director.htm |
The Director of the National Park Service of the United States is nominated by the President and requires a Senate confirmation. The incumbent is Charles F. Sams III, who was sworn in by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland on December 16, 2021.
List of directors of the National Park Service
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| 1 |  |
Stephen Mather | May 16, 1917 | January 8, 1929 |
| 2 |  |
Horace M. Albright | January 12, 1929 | August 9, 1933 |
| 3 |  |
Arno B. Cammerer | August 10, 1933 | August 9, 1940 |
| 4 |  |
Newton B. Drury | August 20, 1940 | March 31, 1951 |
| 5 |  |
Arthur E. Demaray | April 1, 1951 | December 8, 1951 |
| 6 |  |
Conrad L. Wirth | December 9, 1951 | January 7, 1964 |
| 7 |  |
George B. Hartzog Jr. | January 9, 1964 | December 31, 1972 |
| 8 |  |
Ronald H. Walker | January 7, 1973 | January 3, 1975 |
| 9 |  |
Gary Everhardt | January 13, 1975 | May 27, 1977 |
| 10 |  |
William J. Whalen III | July 5, 1977 | May 13, 1980 |
| 11 |  |
Russell E. Dickenson | May 15, 1980 | March 3, 1985 |
| 12 |  |
William Penn Mott Jr. | May 17, 1985 | April 16, 1989 |
| 13 |  |
James M. Ridenour | April 17, 1989 | January 20, 1993 |
| 14 |  |
Roger G. Kennedy | June 1, 1993 | March 29, 1997 |
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Robert Stanton | August 4, 1997 | January 2001 |
| 16 |  |
Fran P. Mainella | July 18, 2001 | October 16, 2006 |
| 17 |  |
Mary A. Bomar | October 17, 2006 | January 20, 2009[2] |
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Daniel Wenk (acting) | January 20, 2009 | October 2, 2009 |
| 18 |  |
Jonathan Jarvis | October 2, 2009[3] | January 3, 2017 |
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Michael T. Reynolds (acting) | January 3, 2017 | January 24, 2018[4] |
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P. Daniel Smith (acting) | January 24, 2018[4] | September 30, 2019[5] |
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David Vela (acting) | October 1, 2019[5] | August 7, 2020[6] |
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Margaret Everson (acting) | August 7, 2020 | January 20, 2021 |
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Shawn Benge (acting) | January 20, 2021[7] | December 16, 2021 | |
| 19 | |
Charles F. Sams III | December 16, 2021[8] | present |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Directors of the National Park Service". National Park Service. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2008.
- ^ Press Release: Director Bomar To Retire On Tuesday; Dave Barna, Press Office, National Park Service; January 15, 2009
- ^ "18th National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis (U.S. National Park Service)". National Park Service. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ a b Hotakainen, Rob. "Interior: Zinke juggles Park Service leadership". www.eenews.net. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ a b Hotakainen, Rob. "National Parks: NPS employees ask: Where is P. Daniel Smith?". www.eenews.net. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ Hotakainen, Rob; Doyle, Michael. "David Vela out as NPS chief; Margaret Everson to take over". E&E News. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Contact Information: Mailing Addresses & Phone Numbers (U.S. National Park Service)". Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Charles Sams III becomes first Native American to head National Park Service in its 105-year history". CBS News. November 20, 2021. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.