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

There have been 19 directors (plus several acting directors) of the National Park Service since 1917.

Image Name Term of office 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 15 Robert Stanton August 4, 1997 January 2001 16 Fran P. Mainella July 18, 2001 October 16, 2006 17 Mary A. Bomar October 17, 2006 January 20, 2009Press Release: Director Bomar To Retire On Tuesday; Dave Barna, Press Office, National Park Service; January 15, 2009 Daniel Wenk January 20, 2009 October 2, 2009 18 Jonathan Jarvis October 2, 2009 January 3, 2017 Michael T. ReynoldsJanuary 3, 2017January 24, 2018 P. Daniel SmithJanuary 24, 2018September 30, 2019 David VelaOctober 1, 2019August 7, 2020 Margaret EversonAugust 7, 2020January 20, 2021 Shawn BengeJanuary 20, 2021December 16, 2021 19 Charles F. Sams IIIDecember 16, 2021January 20, 2025 Jessica BowronJanuary 20, 2025Present

See also History of the National Park Service Organization of the National Park Service

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