This article will be permanently flagged as inappropriate and made unaccessible to everyone. Are you certain this article is inappropriate? Excessive Violence Sexual Content Political / Social
Email Address:
Article Id: WHEBN0000045559 Reproduction Date:
The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation, a member of the President's Cabinet, and thirteenth in the Presidential Line of Succession.[1] The post was created with the formation of the Department of Transportation on October 15, 1966, by President Lyndon B. Johnson's signing of the Department of Transportation Act.[2] The Department's mission is "to develop and coordinate policies that will provide an efficient and economical national transportation system, with due regard for need, the environment, and the national defense."[2] The Secretary of Transportation oversees eleven agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.[2] In April 2008, Mary Peters launched the official blog of the Secretary of Transportation called The Fast Lane.[3]
The first Secretary of Transportation was Alan Stephenson Boyd, nominated to the post by Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson. Ronald Reagan's second Secretary of Transportation, Elizabeth Dole, was the first female holder, and Mary Peters was the second. Gerald Ford's nominee William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. was the first African American to serve as Transportation Secretary, and Federico Peña, serving under Bill Clinton, was the first Hispanic to hold the position, subsequently becoming Secretary of Energy. Japanese American Norman Mineta, who had previously been Secretary of Commerce, is the longest-serving Secretary, holding the post for over five and a half years,[2] and Andrew Card is the shortest-serving Secretary, serving only eleven months. Neil Goldschmidt was the youngest secretary, taking office at age thirty-nine, while Norman Mineta was the oldest, retiring at age seventy-four.[4] On January 23, 2009, the sixteenth secretary Ray LaHood took office, serving under the administration of Democrat Barack Obama; he had previously been a Republican Congressman from Illinois for fourteen years.[5] The salary of the Secretary of Transportation is $199,700.[6]
Anthony Foxx, the Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina was nominated by President Barack Obama on April 29, 2013, to succeed Ray LaHood. On June 27, 2013 the Senate confirmed his appointment by a vote of 100-0.[7]
Democratic Republican
The line of succession regarding who would act as Secretary of Transportation in the event of a vacancy or incapacitation is as follows:[8]
As of October 2014, there are thirteen living former Secretaries of Transportation, the oldest being William T. Coleman, Jr. (1975-1977, born 1920). The most recent Secretary of Transportation to pass away was Claude Brinegar (1973-1975), on March 13, 2009.
The order of succession of the U.S. Department of Transportation is as follows :
(1) Deputy Secretary. (2) Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy. (3) General Counsel. (4) Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs. (5) Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy. (6) Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs. (7) Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs. (8) Assistant Secretary for Administration. (9) Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (10) Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (11) Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (12) Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (13) Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (14) Administrator of the Maritime Administration (15) Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (16) Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (17) Administrator of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (18) Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (19) Regional Administrator, Southern Region, Federal Aviation Administration (20) Director, Resource Center, Lakewood, Colorado, Federal Highway Administration (21) Regional Administrator, Northwest Mountain Region, Federal Aviation Administration [edit]
Federal Aviation Administration, United States, Federal Highway Administration, United States Department of Homeland Security, Transport
Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, United States Army, United States
San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, California, Arizona, Sacramento, California, Los Angeles
Cabinet of the United States, President of the United States, Vice President of the United States, United States Secretary of State, United States Secretary of the Treasury
Barack Obama, Charlotte, North Carolina, North Carolina, Julian Castro, United States Secretary of Transportation
Republican Party (United States), Ronald Reagan, Jesse Helms, United States Senate, United States presidential election, 1996
Barack Obama, Illinois, Bradley University, Abraham Lincoln, United States House of Representatives