# Lijst van Amerikaanse ministers van de Luchtmacht

De minister van de Luchtmacht (Engels: United States Secretary of the Air Force) is de leidinggevende functionaris voor de United States Air Force binnen het ministerie van Defensie.
| Nr. | Minister van de Luchtmacht Secretary of the Air Force | Minister van de Luchtmacht Secretary of the Air Force | Minister van de Luchtmacht Secretary of the Air Force | Ambtstermijn | Ambtstermijn | Partij(en) | President(en) | Kabinet(en) |
| 1 | | | Stuart Symington (1901–1988) | 17 september 1947 | 25 april 1950 | D | Harry S. Truman (1947–1953) | Truman |
| 2 | | | Thomas Finletter (1893–1980) | 25 april 1950 | 20 januari 1953 | D | Harry S. Truman (1947–1953) | Truman |
| Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961) | Eisenhower |
| 3 | | | Harold Talbott (1888–1957) | 3 februari 1953 | 13 augustus 1955 | R | Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961) | Eisenhower |
| 4 | | | Donald Quarles (1894–1959) | 13 augustus 1955 | 1 mei 1957 | R | Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961) | Eisenhower |
| 5 | | | James Douglas (1899–1988) | 1 mei 1957 | 10 december 1959 | R | Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961) | Eisenhower |
| 6 | | | Dudley Sharp (1905–1987) | 10 december 1959 | 20 januari 1961 | R | Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961) | Eisenhower |
| 7 | | | Eugene Zuckert (1911–2000) | 20 januari 1961 | 30 september 1965 | D | John F. Kennedy (1961–1963) | Kennedy |
| 7 | | | Eugene Zuckert (1911–2000) | 20 januari 1961 | 30 september 1965 | D | Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969) | L.B. Johnson |
| 8 | | | Harold Brown (1927–2019) | 30 september 1965 | 15 februari 1969 | O | Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969) | L.B. Johnson |
| 8 | | | Harold Brown (1927–2019) | 30 september 1965 | 15 februari 1969 | O | Richard Nixon (1969–1974) | Nixon |
| 9 | | | Robert Seamans (1918–2008) | 15 februari 1969 | 15 mei 1973 | R | Richard Nixon (1969–1974) | Nixon |
| 10 | | | John McLucas (1920–2002) | 15 mei 1973 | 25 november 1975 | O | Richard Nixon (1969–1974) | Nixon |
| 10 | | | John McLucas (1920–2002) | 15 mei 1973 | 25 november 1975 | O | Gerald Ford (1974–1977) | Ford |
| | | | James Plummer (1920–2013) | 25 november 1975 | 1 january 1976 | O | Gerald Ford (1974–1977) | Ford |
| 11 | | | Thomas Reed (1934) | 1 january 1976 | 7 april 1977 | R | Gerald Ford (1974–1977) | Ford |
| 11 | | | Thomas Reed (1934) | 1 january 1976 | 7 april 1977 | R | Jimmy Carter (1977–1981) | Carter |
| 12 | | | John Stetson (1920–2007) | 7 april 1977 | 17 mei 1979 | O | Jimmy Carter (1977–1981) | Carter |
| 13 | | | Hans Mark (1929–2021) | 17 mei 1979 | 10 februari 1981 | O | Jimmy Carter (1977–1981) | Carter |
| 13 | | | Hans Mark (1929–2021) | 17 mei 1979 | 10 februari 1981 | O | Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) | Reagan |
| 14 | | | Verne Orr (1916–2008) | 10 februari 1981 | 30 november 1985 | R | Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) | Reagan |
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| 15 | | | Russell Rourke (1931–2003) | 10 december 1985 | 6 april 1986 | R | Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) | Reagan |
| 16 | | | Edward Aldridge (1938) | 6 april 1986 | 16 december 1988 | R | Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) | Reagan |
| | | | James McGovern (1946) | 16 december 1988 | 30 april 1989 | R | Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) | Reagan |
| | | | James McGovern (1946) | 16 december 1988 | 30 april 1989 | R | George H.W. Bush (1989–1993) | G.H.W. Bush |
| | | | John Welch (1930–2010) | 30 april 1989 | 20 mei 1989 | O | George H.W. Bush (1989–1993) | G.H.W. Bush |
| 17 | | | Donald Rice (1939) | 20 mei 1989 | 20 januari 1993 | R | George H.W. Bush (1989–1993) | G.H.W. Bush |
| | | | Michael Donley (1952) | 20 januari 1993 | 13 juli 1993 | R | Bill Clinton (1993–2001) | Clinton |
| | | | General Tony McPeak (1936) | 13 juli 1993 | 6 augustus 1993 | O | Bill Clinton (1993–2001) | Clinton |
| 18 | | | Sheila Widnall (1938) | 6 augustus 1993 | 31 oktober 1997 | D | Bill Clinton (1993–2001) | Clinton |
| 19 | | | Whitten Peters (1946) | 31 oktober 1997 | 20 januari 2001 | D | Bill Clinton (1993–2001) | Clinton |
| | | | Lawrence Delaney (1935) | 20 januari 2001 | 31 mei 2001 | D | George W. Bush (2001–2009) | G.W. Bush |
| 20 | | | James Roche (1939) | 31 mei 2001 | 20 januari 2005 | D | George W. Bush (2001–2009) | G.W. Bush |
| | | | Peter Teets (1942–2020) | 20 januari 2005 | 25 maart 2005 | O | George W. Bush (2001–2009) | G.W. Bush |
| | | | Michael Montelongo (1955) | 25 maart 2005 | 28 maart 2005 | R | George W. Bush (2001–2009) | G.W. Bush |
| | | | Michael Dominguez (1953) | 28 maart 2005 | 30 juli 2005 | O | George W. Bush (2001–2009) | G.W. Bush |
| | | | Pete Geren (1952) | 30 juli 2005 | 5 november 2005 | D | George W. Bush (2001–2009) | G.W. Bush |
| 21 | | | Michael Wynne (1944) | 5 november 2005 | 20 juni 2008 | R | George W. Bush (2001–2009) | G.W. Bush |
| 22 | | | Michael Donley (1952) | 20 juni 2008 | 20 juni 2013 | R | George W. Bush (2001–2009) | G.W. Bush |
| 22 | | | Michael Donley (1952) | 20 juni 2008 | 20 juni 2013 | R | Barack Obama (2009–2017) | Obama |
| | | | Eric Fanning (1968) | 20 juni 2013 | 20 december 2013 | D | Barack Obama (2009–2017) | Obama |
| 23 | | | Deborah Lee James (1958) | 20 december 2013 | 20 januari 2017 | D | Barack Obama (2009–2017) | Obama |
| | | | Lisa Disbrow (1962) | 20 januari 2017 | 17 mei 2017 | O | Donald Trump (2017–2021) | Trump |
| 24 | | | Heather Wilson (1960) | 17 mei 2017 | 31 mei 2019 | R | Donald Trump (2017–2021) | Trump |
| | | | Matt Donovan (1958) | 31 mei 2019 | 19 oktober 2019 | O | Donald Trump (2017–2021) | Trump |
| 25 | | | Barbara Barrett (1950) | 19 oktober 2019 | 20 januar 2021 | R | Donald Trump (2017–2021) | Trump |
| | | | John Roth (1952) | 20 januari 2021 | 10 augustus 2021 | O | Joe Biden (2021–heden) | Biden |
| 26 | | | Frank Kendall (1949) | 28 juli 2021 | heden | D | Joe Biden (2021–heden) | Biden |
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* 1 2 Afgetreden na benoeming onderminister van Defensie
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