# List of Department of the Interior appointments by Donald Trump

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## Color key

Denotes appointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees confirmed by the Senate.
Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.
Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.
Denotes nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.

## Appointments (first administration)

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| Secretary of the Interior | David Bernhardt | January 2, 2019 | April 11, 2019 |
| Secretary of the Interior | David Bernhardt | April 11, 2019 | January 20, 2021 |
| Deputy Secretary of the Interior | Katharine MacGregor | September 30, 2019 | February 25, 2020 |
| Deputy Secretary of the Interior | Katharine MacGregor | February 25, 2020 (Confirmed February 25, 2020, 58-38) | |
| Solicitor of the Interior | Daniel Habib Jorjani | September 26, 2019 (Confirmed September 24, 2019, 51–43) | |
| Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Fish and Wildlife) | Robert Wallace | June 30, 2019 (Confirmed June 27, 2019, voice vote) | |
| Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Insular Affairs) | Douglas Domenech | September 18, 2017 (Confirmed September 13, 2017, voice vote) | |
| Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Land and Minerals Management) | Vacant | | |
| Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Policy, Management, and Budget) | Susan Combs | June 5, 2019 | |
| Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Water and Science) | Timothy R. Petty | January 31, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote) | |
| Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Indian Affairs) | Tara Sweeney | July 9, 2018 (Confirmed June 28, 2018, voice vote) | |
| Inspector General of the Interior | Mark Lee Greenblatt | August 26, 2019 (Confirmed August 1, 2019, voice vote) | |
| National Park Service ||||
| Director of the National Park Service | David Vela | October 1, 2019 | August 7, 2020 |
| Member of the Board of Directors of the Presidio Trust | William Ellison Grayson | May 2017 | |
| Member of the Board of Directors of the Presidio Trust | Marie Louise Hurabiell | | |
| Member of the Board of Directors of the Presidio Trust | John W. Keker | | |
| Member of the Board of Directors of the Presidio Trust | Lynne K. Benioff | | |
| Member of the Board of Directors of the Presidio Trust | Carole McNeil | | |
| Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ||||
| Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement | Lanny Erdos | September 1, 2019 | December 3, 2020 |
| Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement | Lanny Erdos | December 3, 2020 (Confirmed December 3, 2020, voice vote) | |
| United States Fish and Wildlife Service ||||
| Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service | Aurelia Skipwith | January 6, 2020 (Confirmed December 12, 2019, 52–39) | |
| United States Geological Survey ||||
| Director of the United States Geological Survey | James F. Reilly | May 14, 2018 (Confirmed April 9, 2018, voice vote) | |
| United States Bureau of Reclamation ||||
| Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation | Brenda Burman | November 17, 2017 (Confirmed November 16, 2017, voice vote) | |

## Previous officeholders (first administration)

| Office | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
| Secretary of the Interior | Kevin Haugrud | January 20, 2017 | March 1, 2017 | |
| Secretary of the Interior | Ryan Zinke | March 1, 2017 | January 2, 2019 | |
| Deputy Secretary of the Interior | Julie Lillie | January 20, 2017 | August 1, 2017 | |
| Deputy Secretary of the Interior | David Bernhardt | August 1, 2017 | April 11, 2019 | Became Secretary of the Interior. |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Indian Affairs) | Gavin Clarkson | June 11, 2017 | December 29, 2017 | |
| Director of the National Park Service | Michael T. Reynolds | January 3, 2017 | January 24, 2018 | |
| Director of the National Park Service | P. Daniel Smith | January 24, 2018 | September 30, 2019 | |
| Director of the National Park Service | David Vela | October 1, 2019 | August 7, 2020 | Retired after 30 years with the National Park Service. |
| Director of the Bureau of Land Management | Brian Steed | October 2017 | May 2019 | |
| Director of the Bureau of Land Management | William Perry Pendley | July 29, 2019 | September 25, 2020 | Removed by federal judge after unlawfully serving 424 days without Senate confirmation |

## Appointments (second administration)

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| Secretary of the Interior | Doug Burgum | February 1, 2025 (Confirmed January 30, 2025, 80–17) | |
| Secretary of the Interior | Walter Cruickshank | January 20, 2025 | February 1, 2025 |
| Deputy Secretary of the Interior | Katharine MacGregor | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Solicitor of the Interior | William L. Doffermyre | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs | William Kirkland III | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science | Andrea Travnicek | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |