Director of the National Park Service

The Director of the National Park Service of the United States is nominated by the President and requires a Senate confirmation.

List of directors of the National Park Service

Director of National Park Service
since January 20, 2025
AppointerPresident of the United States
Formation1917
First holderStephen T. Mather
Websitenps.gov/aboutus/director.htm

There has been 19 directors (plus several acting directors) of the National Park Service since 1917.[2][3][4][5]

No. Image Name[6] Term of office Refs
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 [7]
15 Robert Stanton August 4, 1997 January 2001 [8]
16 Fran P. Mainella July 18, 2001 October 16, 2006 [9]
17 Mary A. Bomar October 17, 2006 January 20, 2009 [10][11]
acting
 Daniel Wenk January 20, 2009 October 2, 2009
18 Jonathan Jarvis October 2, 2009 January 3, 2017 [12]
acting
 Michael T. Reynolds January 3, 2017 January 24, 2018 [13]
acting
 P. Daniel Smith January 24, 2018 September 30, 2019 [13][14]
acting
 David Vela October 1, 2019 August 7, 2020 [14][15]
acting
 Margaret Everson August 7, 2020 January 20, 2021 [16]
acting
 Shawn Benge January 20, 2021 December 16, 2021 [17][18]
19 Charles F. Sams III December 16, 2021 January 20, 2025 [19][20]
acting
 Jessica Bowron January 20, 2025 Present [21]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/01/nps-comptroller-named-acting-director
  2. ^ "Past Directors of the National Park Service". NPS.
  3. ^ "Directors of the National Park Service". NPS.
  4. ^ "Directors of the National Park Service". NPShistory.
  5. ^ "65th Anniversary National Park Service" (PDF). August 25, 1981. OCLC 13380897 – via NPShistory.
  6. ^ "Directors of the National Park Service". National Park Service. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2008.
  7. ^ "14th National Park Service Director Roger G. Kennedy". National Park Service.
  8. ^ "15th National Park Service Director Robert Stanton". National Park Service.
  9. ^ "16th National Park Service Director Fran P. Mainella". National Park Service.
  10. ^ Press Release: Director Bomar To Retire On Tuesday; Dave Barna, Press Office, National Park Service; January 15, 2009
  11. ^ "17th National Park Service Director Mary Bomar". National Park Service.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "UPDATE 3 - Vela Departing As Acting National Park Service Director". National Parks Traveler. August 7, 2020.
  17. ^ "Contact Information: Mailing Addresses & Phone Numbers (U.S. National Park Service)". Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  18. ^ "Shawn Benge Named National Park Service Deputy Director of Operations". NPS. August 31, 2020.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "19th National Park Service Director Charles F. "Chuck" Sams III". National Park Service.
  21. ^ Repanshek, Kurt (January 23, 2025). "NPS Comptroller Named Acting Director". National Parks Traveler.
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