Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration

The Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration is the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, a United States federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice. They focus with fighting drug trafficking and drug distribution in the United States. 

The administrator is appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. The administrator reports to the Attorney General through the Deputy Attorney General.

List of administrators
Unnumbered rows denote acting commissioners.

ImageName(birth–death)Term of officeAppointed by(term)Start of termEnd of term–100pxJohn R. Bartels Jr.July 1, 1973October 4, 1973Richard Nixon1Oct 4, 1973May 1975–frameless|147x147pxHenry S. DoginMay 30 1975Jan 23, 1976Gerald Ford–100pxPeter B. BensingerJan 23, 1976Feb 23, 1976Gerald Ford2Feb 23, 1976Jul 10, 1981–100pxFrancis M. Mullen, Jr.Jul 10, 1981Nov 10, 1983Ronald Reagan3Nov 10, 1983Mar 1, 1985–100pxJohn C. LawnMar 1, 1985Jul 26, 1985Ronald Reagan4Jul, 1985Mar 23, 1990–Terrence M. BurkeMar 23, 1990Aug 13, 1990George H. W. Bush5100pxRobert C. BonnerAug 13, 1990Oct 31, 1993George H. W. Bush–frameless|100x100pxStephen H. GreeneNov 1, 1993Apr 1994Bill Clinton6100pxThomas A. ConstantineApr 1994Jul 1, 1999Bill Clinton–100pxDonnie R. MarshallJul 2, 1999Jun 19, 2000Bill Clinton7Jun 19, 2000Jun 20, 2001–William B. SimpkinsJul 3, 2001Aug 7, 2001George W. Bush8100pxAsa HutchinsonAug 8, 2001Jan 23, 2003George W. Bush9100pxKaren TandySep 17, 2003Nov 10, 2007George W. Bush–100pxMichele LeonhartNov 10, 2007Dec 22, 2010George W. Bush10Dec 22, 2010May 14, 2015Barack Obama–100pxChuck RosenbergMay 18, 2015Oct 1, 2017Barack Obama–100pxRobert W. PattersonOct 2, 2017Jul 2, 2018Donald Trump–100pxUttam DhillonJul 2, 2018May 18, 2020Donald Trump–100pxTimothy SheaMay 19, 2020 Jan 20, 2021Donald Trump–100pxD. Christopher EvansJan 20, 2021June 28, 2021Joe Biden11100pxAnne MilgramJun 28, 2021January 20, 2025Joe Biden–100pxDerek S. MaltzJanuary 20, 2025July 24, 2025Donald Trump12100pxTerry ColeJuly 24, 2025IncumbentDonald Trump

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