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.
| 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 |
List of directors of the National Park Service edit
| # | Image | Name[1] | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||
| 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.