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Seal of the United States Department of Transportation
Seal of the United States Department of Transportation

The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet. The current Secretary is Mary Peters. Seal of the United States Department of Transportation. ... Seal of the United States Department of Transportation. ... Established October 15, 1966 Activated April 1, 1967 Secretary Mary Peters Deputy Secretary Maria Cino Budget $58 billion (2004 estimate) Employees 58,622 (2004 estimate) The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) is a Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transport. ... The presidential seal was first used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Cabinet meeting on May 16, 2001. ... Mary E. Peters Mary E. Peters is an American public servant and businesswoman and President George W. Bushs nominee for Department of Transportation Secretary. ...


Secretaries of Transportation

No. Name Term of Offices President(s) served under
1 Alan Stephenson Boyd January 16, 1967 - January 20, 1969 Lyndon Johnson
2 John Anthony Volpe January 22, 1969 - February 1, 1973 Richard Nixon
3 Claude Stout Brinegar February 2, 1973 - February 1, 1975 Richard Nixon
John W. Barnum (acting) February 2, 1975 - March 6, 1975 Richard Nixon
4 William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. March 7, 1975 - January 20, 1977 Gerald Ford
5 Brock Adams January 23, 1977 - July 20, 1979 Jimmy Carter
W. Graham Claytor, Jr. (acting) July 21, 1979 - August 14, 1979 Jimmy Carter
6 Neil Goldschmidt August 15, 1979 - January 20, 1981 Jimmy Carter
7 Andrew L. Lewis, Jr. January 23, 1981 - February 1, 1983 Ronald Reagan
8 Elizabeth Hanford Dole February 7, 1983 - September 30, 1987 Ronald Reagan
James H. Burnley IV (acting) October 1, 1987 - December 2, 1987 Ronald Reagan
9 James H. Burnley IV December 2, 1987 - January 30, 1989 Ronald Reagan
10 Samuel K. Skinner February 6, 1989 - December 13, 1991 George H. W. Bush
James B. Busey IV (acting) December 14, 1991 - February 23, 1992 George H. W. Bush
11 Andrew Card February 24, 1992 - January 20, 1993 George H. W. Bush
12 Federico Peña January 21, 1993 - February 14, 1997 Bill Clinton
13 Rodney Slater February 14, 1997 - January 20, 2001 Bill Clinton
Mortimer L. Downey (acting) January 21, 2001 - January 24, 2001 George W. Bush
14 Norman Mineta January 25, 2001 - July 7, 2006 George W. Bush
Maria Cino (acting) July 8, 2006September 30, 2006 George W. Bush
15 Mary Peters September 30, 2006 George W. Bush

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United States Secretary of Transportation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (88 words)
The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation.
The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet.
The current Secretary is Norman Mineta, the only Democrat in the cabinet of President George W. Bush.
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