Secretaries of the Air Force
| Name |
Term of Office |
President(s) served under |
|---|
| Stuart Symington |
September 18, 1947 - April 24, 1950 |
Harry S. Truman |
| Thomas K. Finletter |
April 24, 1950 - January 20, 1953 |
Harry S. Truman |
| Harold E. Talbott |
February 4, 1953 - August 13, 1955 |
Dwight Eisenhower |
| Donald A. Quarles |
August 15, 1955 - April 30, 1957 |
Dwight Eisenhower |
| James H. Douglas Jr. |
May 1, 1957 - December 10, 1959 |
Dwight Eisenhower |
| Dudley C. Sharp |
December 11, 1959 - January 20, 1961 |
Dwight Eisenhower |
| Eugene M. Zuckert |
January 24, 1961 - September 30, 1965 |
John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Harold Brown |
October 1, 1965 - February 15, 1969 |
Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon |
| John L. McLucas (acting) |
May 15, 1973 - July 18, 1973 |
Richard M. Nixon |
| John L. McLucas |
July 18, 1973 - November 23, 1975 |
Richard M. Nixon and Gerald Ford |
| James W. Plummer (acting) |
November 24, 1975 - January 1, 1976 |
Gerald Ford |
| Thomas C. Reed |
January 2, 1976 - April 6, 1977 |
Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter |
| John C. Stetson |
April 6, 1977 - May 18, 1979 |
Jimmy Carter |
| Hans Mark (acting) |
May 18, 1979 - July 26, 1979 |
Jimmy Carter |
| Hans Mark |
July 26, 1979 - February 9, 1981 |
Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan |
| Verne Orr |
February 9, 1981 - November 30, 1985 |
Ronald Reagan |
| Russell A. Rourke |
December 9, 1985 - April 6, 1986 |
Ronald Reagan |
| Edward C. Aldridge Jr. (acting) |
April 8, 1986 - June 8, 1986 |
Ronald Reagan |
| Edward C. Aldridge Jr. |
June 9, 1986 - December 16, 1988 |
Ronald Reagan |
| James F. McGovern (acting) |
December 16, 1988 - April 29, 1989 |
Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush |
| John J. Welch Jr. |
April 29, 1989 - May 21, 1989 |
George H. W. Bush |
| Donald B. Rice |
May 22, 1989 - January 20, 1993 |
George H. W. Bush |
| Michael B. Donley (acting) |
January 20, 1993 - July 13, 1993 |
Bill Clinton |
| Gen. Merrill A. McPeak (acting) |
July 14, 1993 - August 5, 1993 |
Bill Clinton |
| Sheila E. Widnall |
August 6, 1993 - October 31, 1997 |
Bill Clinton |
| F. Whitten Peters (acting) |
November 1, 1997 - July 30, 1999 |
Bill Clinton |
| F. Whitten Peters |
July 30, 1999 - January 20, 2001 |
Bill Clinton |
| James G. Roche |
January 20, 2001 - January 20, 2005 |
George W. Bush |
| Peter B. Teets (acting) |
January 20, 2005 - March 25, 2005 |
George W. Bush |
| Michael Montelongo (acting) |
March 25 - 28, 2005 |
George W. Bush |
| Michael L. Dominguez (acting) |
March 28, 2005 - present |
George W. Bush |
