| Name |
Term start |
Term end |
| Jess Larson |
July 3, 1949 |
January 29, 1953 |
| Russell Forbe (Acting) |
February 10, 1953 |
May 1, 1953 |
| Edmund F. Mansure |
May 2, 1953 |
February 29, 1956 |
| Franklin G. Floete |
May 3, 1956 |
January 20, 1961 |
| John Moore |
February 7, 1961 |
November 25, 1961 |
| Bernard L. Boutin |
November 27, 1961 |
November 30, 1964 |
| Lawson B. Knott Jr. |
December 1, 1965 |
February 28, 1969 |
| Robert Lowe Kunzig |
March 17, 1969 |
January 14, 1972 |
| Rod Kreger (Acting) |
January 17, 1972 |
June 1, 1972 |
| Arthur F. Sampson |
June 2, 1972 |
October 15, 1975 |
| Jack Eckerd |
November 21, 1975 |
February 11, 1977 |
| Robert Griffin (Acting) |
February 15, 1977 |
April 29, 1977 |
| Jay Solomon |
April 30, 1977 |
March 31, 1979 |
| Paul Goulding (Acting) |
April 1, 1979 |
June 29, 1979 |
| Rowland G. Freeman III |
July 2, 1979 |
January 14, 1981 |
| Raymond Adam Kline (Acting) |
January 15, 1981 |
May 25, 1981 |
| Gerald P. Carmen |
May 26, 1981 |
February 29, 1984 |
| Raymond Adam Kline (Acting) |
March 1, 1984 |
March 3, 1985 |
| Dwight Ink (Acting) |
March 4, 1985 |
June 28, 1985 |
| Terence Golden |
June 29, 1985 |
March 18, 1988 |
| Paul Trause (Acting) |
March 19, 1988 |
March 31, 1988 |
| John Alderson (Acting) |
April 1, 1988 |
September 26, 1988 |
| Richard Austin |
September 27, 1988 |
January 20, 1993 |
| Robert Jones (Acting) |
January 20, 1993 |
February 3, 1993 |
| Dennis Fischer (Acting) |
February 4, 1993 |
June 13, 1993 |
| Julia Stasch (Acting) |
June 13, 1993 |
July 7, 1993 |
| Roger Johnson |
July 8, 1993 |
February 29, 1996 |
| David J. Barram |
March 4, 1996 |
December 15, 2000 |
| Thurman Davis (Acting) |
December 16, 2000 |
May 30, 2001 |
| Stephen A. Perry |
May 31, 2001 |
October 31, 2005 |
| David Bibb (Acting) |
November 1, 2005 |
May 30, 2006 |
| Lurita A. Doan |
May 31, 2006 |
April 30, 2008 |
| David Bibb (Acting) |
May 1, 2008 |
August 29, 2008 |
| James A. Williams (Acting) |
August 30, 2008 |
January 20, 2009 |
| Paul F. Prouty (Acting) |
January 20, 2009 |
December 21, 2009 |
| Stephen R. Leeds (Acting) |
December 22, 2009 |
February 6, 2010 |
| Martha N. Johnson |
February 7, 2010 |
April 2, 2012 |
| Daniel M. Tangherlini (Acting) |
April 3, 2012 |
July 4, 2013 |
| Daniel M. Tangherlini |
July 5, 2013 |
February 21, 2015 |
| Denise Turner Roth (Acting) |
February 22, 2015 |
August 6, 2015 |
| Denise Turner Roth |
August 7, 2015 |
January 20, 2017 |
| Tim Horne (Acting) |
January 20, 2017 |
December 11, 2017 |
| Emily W. Murphy |
December 12, 2017 |
January 15, 2021 |
| Alison Brigatti (Acting) |
January 15, 2021 |
January 20, 2021 |
| Katy Kale (Acting) |
January 20, 2021 |
July 2, 2021 |
| Robin Carnahan |
July 2, 2021[7] |
January 20, 2025 |
| Stephen Ehikian (acting) |
January 20, 2025 |
Incumbent |