Director of the United States Mint
| Director of United States Mint | |
|---|---|
since April 2018 | |
| Appointer | President of the United States |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Formation | April 1792 |
| First holder | David Rittenhouse |
The Director of the United States Mint is a presidential appointment that requires a Senate confirmation. David J. Ryder became director in April 2018. He previously served as the mint director from 1992 to 1993.
When the position of the director is vacant, the senior career (non-political) official of the mint serves as the acting director. Until the appointment of Ryder as director, the Mint had been without an official director since the resignation of Edmund C. Moy in 2011. Richard A. Peterson succeeded Moy and was the longest-serving acting director in the Mint's history. Peterson served between January 2011 and March 2017.
In July 2015, Matthew Rhett Jeppson was nominated by President Barack Obama to become the Mint's 39th director and was given the temporary title of principal deputy director. However, the nomination was never confirmed by the Senate. Jeppson stepped down as principal deputy director in January 2017, then replaced by acting principal deputy director David Motl.
The office of Director has existed since the creation of the Mint by the Coinage Act of 1792. Initially appointed serving at the pleasure of the President of the United States, the Coinage Act of 1873 specified a five-year term for directors. The director operates with general directions provided by the United States Secretary of the Treasury.
List of directors of the United States Mint
References
- "Directors of the Mint: 1792–2011". United States Mint. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-10.