United States Secretary of Transportation

The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet. 

List of secretaries of transportation
 Parties
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 (11)

Status

PortraitSecretaryState of residenceTook officeLeft officePresident100px|alt=Black-and-white photo of a balding man in a suit and striped tieFlorida(1963–1969)100px|alt=Black-and-white photo of man in a suit and black tieMassachusetts(1969–1974)100px|alt=Color photo of a bald man wearing glasses and a suit with a striped tieCalifornia(1974–1977)100px|alt=Black-and-white photo of an African American man in a suit wearing glasses looking to his leftPennsylvania100px|alt=Black-and-white photo of a man in a suit smilingWashington(1977–1981)100px|alt=Black-and-white photo of a man with a wide smile and short curly hair wearing a light-colored suitOregon100px|alt=Black-and-white photo of a man wearing a suit sitting at a desk with his hands folded on it and the DOT logo and US flag behind himPennsylvania(1981–1989)100px|alt=Photo of a smiling woman wearing earringsKansas100px|alt=Black-and-white photo of a man in a suit and combed-over hair with the US flag behind himNorth Carolina100px|alt=Smiling man with thinning hair wearing a suit and a blue tie with the US flag behind himIllinois(1989–1993)100px|alt=Smiling man wearing a suit and a red tieMassachusetts100px|alt=Hispanic man with large glasses and black hair with the US flag behind himColorado(1993–2001)100px|alt=African American man with short hair and a short mustacheArkansas100px|alt=Acting United States Secretary of TransportationVirginia(2001–2009)100px|alt=Older Japanese American man with glasses wearing a suit with a red tie with the US flag behind himCalifornia100px|alt=Acting United States Secretary of TransportationNew York100px|alt=Woman with long brown hair with the US flag behind herArizona100pxIllinois(2009–2017)100px|alt=Mayor Anthony Foxx, Charlotte NCNorth Carolina100pxCalifornia(2017–2021)100pxKentucky100pxOregon100pxVirginia(2021–2025)100pxIndiana100px(2025–present)frameless|137x137pxSean DuffyWisconsinIncumbent

 Living former secreatries of transportation 
As of September 2025, there are eleven living former secretaries of transportation, the oldest being Elizabeth Dole (served 1983-1987). The most recent death of a former secretary of transportation was that of Neil Goldschmidt (served 1979-1981) on June 12, 2024. 

References

Secretary of Transportation

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Category:1967 establishments in the United States