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=== History of FAA Administrators ===
{{anchor|FAA Administrator|List of FAA administrators}}
The administrator is appointed for a five-year term.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Joel |title=FAA chief Mike Whitaker announces that he will step down in January |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/12/12/nx-s1-5226796/faa-head-resign-mike-whitaker-january-boeing |website=NPR |access-date=10 January 2025 |date=December 12, 2024}}</ref>
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! {{Abbr|No.|Number}} !! Portrait !! Administrator !!  Term start date !! End date !! Status/Notes
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| {{center|1}} || [[File:Richard Quesada color photo portrait head and shoulders.jpg|70px]]|| [[Elwood Richard Quesada]] ||Nov 1, 1958|| Jan 20, 1961|| 
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| {{center|2}} || [[File:Najeeb Halaby 1961.jpg|70px]]|| [[Najeeb Halaby]]|| Mar 3, 1961|| Jul 1, 1965|| 
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| {{center|3}} || [[File:William F. McKee, 3rd FAA Administrator.jpg|70px]]|| [[William F. McKee]]|| Jul 1, 1965|| Jul 31, 1968|| <ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite journal |journal=Air Progress |title=William F. McKee |date=August 1989 |page=76}}</ref>
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| {{center|4}} || [[File:John Hixon Shaffer.jpg|70px]]|| [[John H. Shaffer]]|| Mar 24, 1969|| Mar 14, 1973||  <ref name="ReferenceA"/>
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| {{center|5}} || [[File:Alexander Butterfield, 5th FAA Administrator.jpg|70px]]|| [[Alexander Butterfield]]|| Mar 14, 1973|| Mar 31, 1975|| 
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| {{center|6}} || [[File:John L McLucas.jpg|70px]]|| [[John L. McLucas]]|| Nov 24, 1975|| Apr 1, 1977|| 
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| {{center|7}} || [[File:Langhorne Bond, 7th FAA Administrator.jpg|70px]]|| [[Langhorne Bond]]|| May 4, 1977|| Jan 20, 1981|| 
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| {{center|8}} || [[File:J. Lynn Helms, 8th FAA Administrator.jpg|70px]]|| [[J. Lynn Helms]]|| Apr 22, 1981|| Jan 31, 1984|| 
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| {{center|9}} || [[File:VADM Donald D. Engen.jpg|70px]]|| [[Donald D. Engen]]|| Apr 10, 1984|| Jul 2, 1987|| 
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| 10 || [[File:T. Allan McArtor, 10th FAA Administrator.jpg|70px]]|| [[T. Allan McArtor]]|| Jul 22, 1987|| Feb 17, 1989|| 
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| 11 || [[File:James B. Busey IV, FAA Administrator official portrait.jpg|70px]]|| [[James B. Busey IV]]|| Jun 30, 1989|| Dec 4, 1991|| 
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| 12 || [[File:Thomas C. Richards, 12th FAA Administrator.jpg|70px]]|| [[Thomas C. Richards]]|| Jun 27, 1992|| Jan 20, 1993|| 
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| 13 || [[File:David R. Hinson, 13th FAA Administrator.jpg|70px]]|| [[David R. Hinson]]|| Aug 10, 1993|| Nov 9, 1996|| 
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| 14 || [[File:Jane Garvey by Jim Wallace (Smithsonian Institution).jpg|70px]]|| [[Jane Garvey (aviation administrator)|Jane Garvey]]|| Aug 4, 1997|| Aug 2, 2002 || 
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| 15 || [[File:Marion C Blakey.jpg|70px]]|| [[Marion Blakey]]|| Sep 12, 2002|| Sep 13, 2007|| 
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| {{center|–}} || [[File:Robert A Sturgell.jpg|70px]]|| [[Robert A. Sturgell]]|| Sep 14, 2007|| Jan 15, 2009|| (acting)
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| {{center|–}} || [[File:Lynne Osmus.jpg|70px]]|| [[Lynne Osmus]]|| Jan 16, 2009|| May 31, 2009|| (acting)
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| 16 || [[File:J. Randolph Babbitt official portrait small.jpg|70px]]|| [[Randy Babbitt]]|| Jun 1, 2009|| Dec 6, 2011|| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessofgovernment.org/bio/randy-babbitt |title=Randy Babbitt |work=[[IBM Center for The Business of Government]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/20111206/business/babbitt-leaves-u-s-aviation-agency-amid-safety-fund-debate/ |title=Babbitt leaves U.S. Aviation agency amid safety, fund debate |date=December 6, 2011 |newspaper=[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois)]]}}</ref>
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| 17 || [[File:Michael Huerta official picture.jpg|70px]]|| [[Michael Huerta]]|| Dec 7, 2011|| Jan 6, 2018|| acting until January 10, 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fedscoop.com/post-358/ |title=Huerta sworn in as FAA administrator |first=David |last=Stegon |date=January 10, 2013 |work=FedScoop}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://enotrans.org/article/faa-administrator-to-resign-on-january-20/ |title=FAA Administrator to Resign on January 20 |date=December 13, 2024 |first=Jeff |last=Davis |work=[[Eno Center for Transportation]]}}</ref>
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| {{center|–}} || [[File:Daniel Elwell.jpg|70px]]|| [[Daniel Elwell|Daniel K. Elwell]]|| Jan 6, 2018|| Aug 12, 2019|| (acting)<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web |url=https://heavy.com/news/2019/03/daniel-elwell/ |title=Dan Elwell: 5 Fast Facts You Need To Know |first=Paul |last=Farrell |date=March 13, 2019 |access-date=March 14, 2019 |archive-date=July 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731050641/https://heavy.com/news/2019/03/daniel-elwell/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=nyt1>{{cite news |first1=Tiffany |last1=Hsu |first2=Thomas |last2=Kaplan |first3=Zach |last3=Wichter |title=Trump Picks Former Delta Executive Stephen Dickson as F.A.A. Chief |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 19, 2019 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/business/faa-stephen-dickson-trump.html |access-date=March 19, 2019 |archive-date=March 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320011147/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/business/faa-stephen-dickson-trump.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=wsj1>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/steve-dickson-is-white-house-pick-as-permanent-faa-head-11553024733 |title=White House to Nominate Steve Dickson as Permanent FAA Head |date=March 19, 2019 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=March 19, 2019 |url-access=subscription |first1=Andy |last1=Pasztor |first2=Andrew |last2=Tangel |archive-date=March 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190319230616/https://www.wsj.com/articles/steve-dickson-is-white-house-pick-as-permanent-faa-head-11553024733 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 18 || [[File:FAA Administrator Steve Dickson.jpg|70px]]|| [[Stephen Dickson (executive)|Stephen Dickson]]|| Aug 12, 2019||Mar 31, 2022|| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/stephen-m-dickson-sworn-administrator-federal-aviation-administration |title=Stephen M. Dickson Sworn in as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration |date=August 12, 2019 |publisher=FAA}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/16/politics/federal-aviation-administration-chief-steve-dickson-resigning/index.html |title=FAA Administrator Steve Dickson is resigning |first=Pete |last=Muntean |date=February 16, 2022 |work=[[CNN]]}}</ref>
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| {{center|–}} || [[File:Billy_Nolen.jpg|70px]]|| [[Billy Nolen]]|| Apr 1, 2022|| June 9, 2023|| (acting)<ref name="NolenFAA">{{Cite web |title=Billy Nolen, FRAeS–FAA Administrator (Acting) |url=https://www.faa.gov/about/key_officials/nolen |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=Federal Aviation Administration |archive-date=April 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418140811/https://www.faa.gov/about/key_officials/nolen |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NolenWapo">{{Cite news |last=Duncan |first=Ian |date=March 26, 2022 |title=Top FAA safety official named as interim leader of agency |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/03/26/billy-nolen-faa-administrator/ |access-date=2022-04-20 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=March 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327095608/https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/03/26/billy-nolen-faa-administrator/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{center|–}} || [[File:P.Trottenberg.jpg|70px]]|| [[Polly Trottenberg]]|| June 9, 2023|| October 27, 2023|| (acting)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.faa.gov/about/key_officials/trottenberg |title=Polly Trottenberg |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |access-date=January 18, 2024}}</ref>
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| 19 || [[File:Michael Whitaker 2023 FAA Portrait.jpg|70px]]
|[[Michael Whitaker (government official)|Michael Whitaker]]
|October 27, 2023
|January 20, 2025
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Duncan |first=Ian |date=October 24, 2023 |title=Senate confirms new FAA administrator, filling a role vacant for 18 months |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/10/24/faa-administrator-michael-whitaker/ |access-date=2023-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/faa-administrator-quit-jan-20-045322293.html |title=FAA Administrator Quit on Jan. 20 After Elon Musk Told Him to Resign |first=Hugh |last=Dougherty |date=January 29, 2025 |work=[[Yahoo News]]}}</ref>
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| {{center|–}} ||  [[File:Chris Rocheleau 2025 FAA Portrait.jpg|70px]]  || [[Chris Rocheleau]] || January 30, 2025 || || (acting)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/30/trump-chris-rocheleau-faa-administrator-00201551 |title=Donald Trump names new acting FAA administrator in wake of "tragedy of terrible proportions" |date=January 30, 2025 |publisher=Politico |access-date=2025-01-30}}</ref>
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On March 19, 2019, President Donald Trump announced he would nominate Stephen Dickson, a former executive and pilot at [[Delta Air Lines]], to be the next FAA Administrator.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/03/19/704900992/trump-to-nominate-former-delta-airlines-executive-to-lead-faa |title=Trump To Nominate Former Delta Airlines Executive To Lead FAA |website=[[NPR]]|date=March 19, 2019 |access-date=March 19, 2019 |archive-date=March 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320000543/https://www.npr.org/2019/03/19/704900992/trump-to-nominate-former-delta-airlines-executive-to-lead-faa |url-status=live |last1=Naylor |first1=Brian}}</ref><ref name=nyt1/><ref name=wsj1/> On July 24, 2019, the Senate confirmed Dickson by a vote of 52–40.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=1&vote=00225 |title=U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress - 1st Session |website=U.S. Senate|access-date=July 24, 2019 |archive-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804173543/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=1&vote=00225 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="faa.gov">{{Cite press release |url=https://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=24094 |date=August 12, 2019 |title=Stephen M. Dickson Sworn in as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |language=en-us |access-date=August 14, 2019 |archive-date=July 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731052926/https://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=24094 |url-status=live}}</ref> He was sworn in as Administrator by [[United States Secretary of Transportation|Transportation Secretary]] [[Elaine Chao]] on August 12, 2019.<ref name="faa.gov"/> On February 16, 2022, Dickson announced his resignation as FAA Administrator, effective March 31, 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |title=FAA administrator Steve Dickson to resign next month |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/02/16/faa-steve-dickson-resignation/ |url-access=subscription |date=Feb 16, 2022 |first1=Ian |last1=Duncan |access-date=2022-02-17 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220165030/https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/02/16/faa-steve-dickson-resignation/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2023, President [[Joe Biden]] announced that he would be nominating Mike Whitaker to lead the FAA. Whitaker previously served as deputy administrator of the FAA under President [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tangel |first1=Andrew |title=Mike Whitaker Is President Biden's Pick to Lead FAA |url=https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/biden-picks-mike-whitaker-to-lead-faa-b4630e6d |date=Sep 7, 2023  |website=Wall Street Journal |access-date=7 September 2023}}</ref>