Administrators of FAA, Past and Present

Effective date of Quesada's appointment. He took the oath of office on a recess appointment, Nov 5, 1958; superseded the Administrator of Civil Aeronautics, Dec 31, 1958; and was confirmed by the Senate, Mar 11, 1959. The other Administrators' tenure opening dates are the days on which they took the oath of office.

Deputy Administrator David D. Thomas became acting administrator.

Deputy Administrator James E. Dow became acting administrator.

Quentin S. Taylor, a FAA executive nominated for Deputy Administrator, became acting administrator.

Associate Administrator for Administration Charles E. Weithoner became acting administrator.

Deputy Administrator Michael J. Fenello became acting administrator.

Director of the New England Region, Robert Whittington became acting administrator.

McArtor, Busey, Richards, and Hinson later took the oath a second time in public ceremonies.

Executive Director for Policy, Plans, and Resource Management Robert Whittington became acting administrator.

Deputy Administrator Barry L. Harris became acting administrator.

Acting Deputy Administrator Joseph M. Del Balzo became acting administrator.

Deputy Administrator Linda Daschle became acting administrator until her resignation from the agency on January 31, 1997; on February 1, 1997, Barry Valentine became acting administrator.

Acting Deputy Administrator Monte Belger became acting administrator.

Deputy Administrator Bobby Sturgell became acting administrator until he left the agency with the change in presidential administrations on January 20, 2009. Assistant Administrator for Regions and Centers, Ruth Leverenz, became acting deputy administrator until her retirement from the agency on January 3, 2009. Assistant Administrator for Security and Hazardous Materials, Lynne Osmus, became acting deputy administrator on January 6, 2009. Lynne Osmus became acting administrator on January 16, 2009.