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Director of National Park Service
since December 16, 2021
AppointerPresident of the United States
Formation1917
First holderStephen T. Mather
Websitenps.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.

List of directors of the National Park Service

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# Image Name[1] 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, 2009[2]
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 Daniel Wenk (acting) January 20, 2009 October 2, 2009
18 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
19 Charles F. Sams III December 16, 2021[8] present

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Directors of the National Park Service". National Park Service. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2008.
  2. ^ Press Release: Director Bomar To Retire On Tuesday; Dave Barna, Press Office, National Park Service; January 15, 2009
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Contact Information: Mailing Addresses & Phone Numbers (U.S. National Park Service)". Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "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.
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