List of EPA administrators

No. Administrator Picture Start of term End of term President(s)
1 William D. Ruckelshaus 1971 1973 Richard Nixon
2 Russell E. Train 1973 1977 Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
3 Douglas M. Costle 1977 1981 Jimmy Carter
4 Anne M. Gorsuch (Burford) 1981 1983 Ronald Reagan
5 William D. Ruckelshaus 1983 1985 Ronald Reagan
6 Lee M. Thomas 1985 1989 Ronald Reagan
7 William K. Reilly 1989 1993 George H. W. Bush
8 Carol M. Browner 1993 2001 Bill Clinton
9 Christine Todd Whitman 2001 2003 George W. Bush
10 Michael O. Leavitt 2003 2005 George W. Bush
11 Stephen L. Johnson 2005 2009 George W. Bush
12 Lisa P. Jackson 2009 present Barack Obama