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 |
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.
# | Image | Name [1] | Term of office | |
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Stephen Mather | May 16, 1917 | January 8, 1929 |
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Horace M. Albright | January 12, 1929 | August 9, 1933 |
3 |
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Arno B. Cammerer | August 10, 1933 | August 9, 1940 |
4 |
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Newton B. Drury | August 20, 1940 | March 31, 1951 |
5 |
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Arthur E. Demaray | April 1, 1951 | December 8, 1951 |
6 |
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Conrad L. Wirth | December 9, 1951 | January 7, 1964 |
7 |
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George B. Hartzog Jr. | January 9, 1964 | December 31, 1972 |
8 |
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Ronald H. Walker | January 7, 1973 | January 3, 1975 |
9 |
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Gary Everhardt | January 13, 1975 | May 27, 1977 |
10 |
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William J. Whalen III | July 5, 1977 | May 13, 1980 |
11 |
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Russell E. Dickenson | May 15, 1980 | March 3, 1985 |
12 |
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William Penn Mott Jr. | May 17, 1985 | April 16, 1989 |
13 |
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James M. Ridenour | April 17, 1989 | January 20, 1993 |
14 |
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Roger G. Kennedy | June 1, 1993 | March 29, 1997 |
15 |
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Robert Stanton | August 4, 1997 | January 2001 |
16 |
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Fran P. Mainella | July 18, 2001 | October 16, 2006 |
17 |
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Mary A. Bomar | October 17, 2006 | January 20, 2009 [2] |
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Daniel Wenk (acting) | January 20, 2009 | October 2, 2009 |
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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 | |
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Charles F. Sams III | December 16, 2021 [8] | present |
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 |
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.
# | Image | Name [1] | Term of office | |
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Start | End | |||
1 |
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Stephen Mather | May 16, 1917 | January 8, 1929 |
2 |
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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 |
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Arthur E. Demaray | April 1, 1951 | December 8, 1951 |
6 |
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Conrad L. Wirth | December 9, 1951 | January 7, 1964 |
7 |
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George B. Hartzog Jr. | January 9, 1964 | December 31, 1972 |
8 |
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Ronald H. Walker | January 7, 1973 | January 3, 1975 |
9 |
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Gary Everhardt | January 13, 1975 | May 27, 1977 |
10 |
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William J. Whalen III | July 5, 1977 | May 13, 1980 |
11 |
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Russell E. Dickenson | May 15, 1980 | March 3, 1985 |
12 |
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William Penn Mott Jr. | May 17, 1985 | April 16, 1989 |
13 |
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James M. Ridenour | April 17, 1989 | January 20, 1993 |
14 |
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Roger G. Kennedy | June 1, 1993 | March 29, 1997 |
15 |
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Robert Stanton | August 4, 1997 | January 2001 |
16 |
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Fran P. Mainella | July 18, 2001 | October 16, 2006 |
17 |
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Mary A. Bomar | October 17, 2006 | January 20, 2009 [2] |
– |
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Daniel Wenk (acting) | January 20, 2009 | October 2, 2009 |
18 |
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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 |
– |
Shawn Benge (acting) | January 20, 2021 [7] | December 16, 2021 | |
19 |
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Charles F. Sams III | December 16, 2021 [8] | present |