Director of the National Park Service
American government official
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The director of the National Park Service of the United States is nominated by the president and requires a Senate confirmation.
List of directors of the National Park Service
| Director of National Park Service | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Appointer | President of the United States |
| Formation | 1917 |
| First holder | Stephen T. Mather |
| Website | nps.gov/aboutus/director.htm |
There has been 19 directors (plus several acting directors) of the National Park Service since 1917.[2][3][4][5]
| No. | Image | Name[6] | Term of office | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||||
| 1 |  | Stephen Mather | May 16, 1917 | January 8, 1929 | |
| 2 | _(cropped).jpg) | Horace M. Albright | January 12, 1929 | August 9, 1933 | |
| 3 |  | Arno B. Cammerer | August 10, 1933 | August 9, 1940 | |
| 4 |  | Newton B. Drury | August 20, 1940 | March 31, 1951 | |
| 5 |  | Arthur E. Demaray | April 1, 1951 | December 8, 1951 | |
| 6 | .jpg) | Conrad L. Wirth | December 9, 1951 | January 7, 1964 | |
| 7 |  | George B. Hartzog Jr. | January 9, 1964 | December 31, 1972 | |
| 8 |  | Ronald H. Walker | January 7, 1973 | January 3, 1975 | |
| 9 |  | Gary Everhardt | January 13, 1975 | May 27, 1977 | |
| 10 |  | William J. Whalen III | July 5, 1977 | May 13, 1980 | |
| 11 |  | Russell E. Dickenson | May 15, 1980 | March 3, 1985 | |
| 12 |  | William Penn Mott Jr. | May 17, 1985 | April 16, 1989 | |
| 13 |  | James M. Ridenour | April 17, 1989 | January 20, 1993 | |
| 14 |  | Roger G. Kennedy | June 1, 1993 | March 29, 1997 | [7] |
| 15 | .jpg) | Robert Stanton | August 4, 1997 | January 2001 | [8] |
| 16 |  | Fran P. Mainella | July 18, 2001 | October 16, 2006 | [9] |
| 17 |  | Mary A. Bomar | October 17, 2006 | January 20, 2009 | [10][11] |
acting |  | Daniel Wenk | January 20, 2009 | October 2, 2009 | |
| 18 |  | Jonathan Jarvis | October 2, 2009 | January 3, 2017 | [12] |
acting |  | Michael T. Reynolds | January 3, 2017 | January 24, 2018 | [13] |
acting |  | P. Daniel Smith | January 24, 2018 | September 30, 2019 | [13][14] |
acting | .jpg) | David Vela | October 1, 2019 | August 7, 2020 | [14][15] |
acting |  | Margaret Everson | August 7, 2020 | January 20, 2021 | [16] |
acting | .jpg) | Shawn Benge | January 20, 2021 | December 16, 2021 | [17][18] |
| 19 |  | Charles F. Sams III | December 16, 2021 | January 20, 2025 | [19][20] |
acting |  | Jessica Bowron | January 20, 2025 | Present | [21] |