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The Department of Transportation was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, the Department's first official day of operation was April 1, 1967. The mission of the department is to serve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future.The Secretary of Transportation is the principal adviser to the president in all matters relating to federal transportation programs. airlines, enforcing airline consumer protection regulations, issuance of regulations to prevent alcohol and illegal drug misuse in transportation systems and preparing transportation legislation.
Term of Service | Secretary | Home State | Administration |
1967 - 1969 | Alan S. Boyd | Florida | L.B. Johnson |
1969 - 1973 | John A. Volpe | Massachusetts | Nixon |
1973 - 1974 | Claude S. Brinegar | California | Nixon |
1974 - 1975 | Ford | ||
1975 - 1977 | William T. Coleman Jr. | Pennsylvania | Ford |
1977 - 1979 | Brockman Adams | Washington | Carter |
1979 - 1981 | Neil E. Goldschmidt | Oregon | Carter |
1981 - 1983 | Andrew L. Lewis Jr. | Pennsylvania | Reagan |
1983 - 1987 | Elizabeth H. Dole | Kansas | Reagan |
1987 - 1989 | James H. Burnley IV | Washington, D.C. | Reagan |
1989 - 1991 | Samuel K. Skinner | Illinois | G.H.W. Bush |
1992 - 1993 | Andrew H. Card Jr. | Massachusetts | G.H.W. Bush |
1993 - 1997 | Federico F. Peña | Colorado | Clinton |
1997 - 2001 | Rodney E. Slater | Arkansas | Clinton |
2001 - | Norman Y. Mineta | California | G.W. Bush |
