Director of the National Park Service

The director of the National Park Service of the United States is nominated by the president and requires a Senate confirmation.

List of directors of the National Park Service

Director of National Park Service
since January 20, 2025
AppointerPresident of the United States
Formation1917
First holderStephen T. Mather
Websitenps.gov/aboutus/director.htm

There has been 19 directors (plus several acting directors) of the National Park Service since 1917.[2][3][4][5]

No. Image Name[6] Term of office Refs
Start End
1Stephen MatherMay 16, 1917January 8, 1929
2Horace M. AlbrightJanuary 12, 1929August 9, 1933
3Arno B. CammererAugust 10, 1933August 9, 1940
4Newton B. DruryAugust 20, 1940March 31, 1951
5Arthur E. DemarayApril 1, 1951December 8, 1951
6Conrad L. WirthDecember 9, 1951January 7, 1964
7George B. Hartzog Jr.January 9, 1964December 31, 1972
8Ronald H. WalkerJanuary 7, 1973January 3, 1975
9Gary EverhardtJanuary 13, 1975May 27, 1977
10William J. Whalen IIIJuly 5, 1977May 13, 1980
11Russell E. DickensonMay 15, 1980March 3, 1985
12William Penn Mott Jr.May 17, 1985April 16, 1989
13James M. RidenourApril 17, 1989January 20, 1993
14Roger G. KennedyJune 1, 1993March 29, 1997 [7]
15Robert StantonAugust 4, 1997January 2001 [8]
16Fran P. MainellaJuly 18, 2001October 16, 2006 [9]
17Mary A. BomarOctober 17, 2006January 20, 2009 [10][11]
acting
Daniel WenkJanuary 20, 2009October 2, 2009
18Jonathan JarvisOctober 2, 2009January 3, 2017 [12]
acting
Michael T. Reynolds January 3, 2017 January 24, 2018 [13]
acting
P. Daniel Smith January 24, 2018 September 30, 2019 [13][14]
acting
David Vela October 1, 2019 August 7, 2020 [14][15]
acting
Margaret Everson August 7, 2020 January 20, 2021 [16]
acting
Shawn Benge January 20, 2021 December 16, 2021 [17][18]
19Charles F. Sams III December 16, 2021 January 20, 2025 [19][20]
acting
Jessica Bowron January 20, 2025 Present [21]

See also

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "NPS Comptroller Named Acting Director". 23 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Past Directors of the National Park Service". NPS.
  3. ↑ "Directors of the National Park Service". NPS.
  4. ↑ "Directors of the National Park Service". NPShistory.
  5. ↑ "65th Anniversary National Park Service" (PDF). August 25, 1981. OCLC 13380897 – via NPShistory.
  6. ↑ "Directors of the National Park Service". National Park Service. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2008.
  7. ↑ "14th National Park Service Director Roger G. Kennedy". National Park Service.
  8. ↑ "15th National Park Service Director Robert Stanton". National Park Service.
  9. ↑ "16th National Park Service Director Fran P. Mainella". National Park Service.
  10. ↑ Press Release: Director Bomar To Retire On Tuesday; Dave Barna, Press Office, National Park Service; January 15, 2009
  11. ↑ "17th National Park Service Director Mary Bomar". National Park Service.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. 1 2 Hotakainen, Rob. "Interior: Zinke juggles Park Service leadership". www.eenews.net. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  14. 1 2 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.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "UPDATE 3 - Vela Departing As Acting National Park Service Director". National Parks Traveler. August 7, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Contact Information: Mailing Addresses & Phone Numbers (U.S. National Park Service)". Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Shawn Benge Named National Park Service Deputy Director of Operations". NPS. August 31, 2020.
  19. ↑ "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.
  20. ↑ "19th National Park Service Director Charles F. "Chuck" Sams III". National Park Service.
  21. ↑ Repanshek, Kurt (January 23, 2025). "NPS Comptroller Named Acting Director". National Parks Traveler.
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