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United States Secretary of Transportation
United States Secretary of Transportation
	Seal of the Department of Transportation
	Flag of the secretary
	Incumbent; Pete Buttigieg; since February 3, 2021
	United States Department of Transportation
Style	Mr. Secretary (informal); The Honorable (formal)
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	President of the United States
Seat	Washington, D.C.
Appointer	President of the United States; with Senate advice and consent
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	49 U.S.C. § 102
Formation	October 15, 1966; (57 years ago)
First holder	Alan Stephenson Boyd
Succession	Fourteenth
Deputy	Deputy Secretary of Transportation
Salary	Executive Schedule, Level I
Website	transportation.gov

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The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the President of the United States on all matters relating to transportation. The secretary is a statutory member of the Cabinet of the United States, and is fourteenth in the presidential line of succession.^[1]

The secretary of transportation oversees the U.S. Department of Transportation, which has over 55,000 employees and thirteen agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.^[2] As of January 2021, the secretary receives an annual salary of $221,400.^[3]^[4]

Pete Buttigieg has served as the secretary of transportation since February 3, 2021. He was confirmed by the United States Senate by a vote of 86–13 on February 2, 2021.^[5] Buttigieg is the first openly gay man to hold the position, the first openly gay Cabinet secretary and the youngest person to serve as secretary of transportation.^[6]

History

The post was created on October 15, 1966, by the Department of Transportation Act, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.^[2] The department's mission is "to develop and coordinate policies that will provide an efficient and economical national transportation system, with due regard for need, the environment, and the national defense."^[2]

The first secretary of transportation was Alan S. Boyd, nominated to the post by Democratic president Lyndon B. Johnson. Ronald Reagan's second secretary of transportation, Elizabeth Dole, was the first female holder, and Mary Peters was the second. Gerald Ford's nominee William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. was the first African American to serve as transportation secretary, and Federico Peña, serving under Bill Clinton, was the first Hispanic to hold the position, subsequently becoming the secretary of energy. Japanese-American Norman Mineta, who had previously been the secretary of commerce, is the longest-serving secretary, holding the post for over five and a half years,^[2] and Andrew Card is the shortest-serving secretary, serving only eleven months. Pete Buttigieg is the youngest secretary, taking office at 39 years 15 days old overtaking Neil Goldschmidt as the youngest secretary, taking office at 39 years 3 months old.^[7] While Norman Mineta was the oldest, retiring at age 74.^[8] In April 2008, Mary Peters launched the official blog of the secretary of transportation called "The Fast Lane".^[9] On January 23, 2009, the 16th secretary Ray LaHood took office, serving under the administration of Democrat Barack Obama; he had previously been a Republican Congressman from Illinois for fourteen years.^[10]

Anthony Foxx was the 17th U.S. secretary of transportation from 2013 to 2017, when Barack Obama was president. Elaine Chao, who served as the secretary of labor under President George W. Bush, was nominated by Donald Trump on November 29, 2016. On January 31, 2017, the Senate confirmed her appointment by a vote of 93–6. On January 7, 2021, Chao announced her resignation following the January 6 United States Capitol attack, effective January 11.^[11] On January 11, 2021, acting Deputy Secretary of Transportation Steven G. Bradbury became acting Secretary of Transportation.

List of secretaries of transportation

Parties

Democratic (8) Republican (11)

Status

Denotes acting Secretary of Transportation

No.	Secretary	State of residence	Took office	Left office
1	Alan S. Boyd	Florida	January 16, 1967	January 20, 1969	Lyndon B. Johnson
2	John Volpe	Massachusetts	January 22, 1969	February 2, 1973	Richard Nixon
3	Claude Brinegar	California	February 2, 1973	February 1, 1975	Richard Nixon
3	Claude Brinegar	California	February 2, 1973	February 1, 1975	Gerald R. Ford
4	William Thaddeus Coleman Jr.	Pennsylvania	March 7, 1975	January 20, 1977	Gerald R. Ford
5	Brock Adams	Washington	January 23, 1977	July 20, 1979	Jimmy Carter
6	Neil Goldschmidt	Oregon	August 15, 1979	January 20, 1981	Jimmy Carter
7	Drew Lewis	Pennsylvania	January 23, 1981	February 1, 1983	Ronald Reagan
8	Elizabeth Dole	Kansas	February 7, 1983	September 30, 1987
9	James H. Burnley IV	North Carolina	December 3, 1987	January 20, 1989
10	Samuel K. Skinner	Illinois	February 6, 1989	December 13, 1991	George H. W. Bush
11	Andrew Card	Massachusetts	February 24, 1992	January 20, 1993	George H. W. Bush
12	Federico Peña	Colorado	January 21, 1993	February 14, 1997	Bill Clinton
13	Rodney E. Slater	Arkansas	February 14, 1997	January 20, 2001	Bill Clinton
–	Mortimer L. Downey III Acting	Virginia	January 20, 2001	January 25, 2001	George W. Bush
14	Norman Mineta	California	January 25, 2001	August 7, 2006
–	Maria Cino Acting	New York	August 7, 2006	October 17, 2006
15	Mary E. Peters	Arizona	October 17, 2006	January 20, 2009
16	Ray LaHood	Illinois	January 23, 2009	July 2, 2013	Barack Obama
17	Anthony Foxx	North Carolina	July 2, 2013	January 20, 2017	Barack Obama
–	Michael Huerta Acting	California	January 20, 2017	January 31, 2017	Donald Trump
18	Elaine Chao	Kentucky	January 31, 2017	January 11, 2021
–	Steven G. Bradbury Acting	Oregon	January 12, 2021	January 20, 2021
–	Lana Hurdle Acting	Virginia	January 20, 2021	February 3, 2021	Joe Biden
19	Pete Buttigieg	Indiana	February 3, 2021	Incumbent	Joe Biden

Line of succession

The line of succession regarding who would act as Secretary of Transportation in the event of a vacancy or incapacitation is as follows:^[12]

Deputy Secretary of Transportation
Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy
General Counsel
Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs
Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy
Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Administration
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration
Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration
Administrator of the Maritime Administration
Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Administrator of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Regional Administrator, Southern Region, Federal Aviation Administration
Director, Resource Center, Lakewood, Colorado, Federal Highway Administration
Regional Administrator, Northwest Mountain Region, Federal Aviation Administration

References

General

"Biographical Sketches of the Secretaries of Transportation". U.S. Department of Transportation. August 14, 2009. Archived from the original on March 16, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2010.

Specific

^ ^a ^b 3 U.S.C. § 19: Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Grinder, R. Dale. "The United States Department of Transportation: A Brief History". U.S. Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on July 17, 2004. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
^ "Salary Table No. 2021-EX Rates of Basic Pay for the Executive Schedule (EX)" (PDF).
^ 5 U.S.C. § 5312: Positions at level I.
^ O'Connell, Oliver (February 2, 2021). "Pete Buttigieg becomes first openly gay cabinet member after historic Senate vote". The Independent. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
^ Shear, Michael D.; Kaplan, Thomas (December 16, 2020). "Buttigieg Recalls Discrimination Against Gay People, as Biden Celebrates Cabinet's Diversity". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ Josephs, Leslie (February 2, 2021). "Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as Transportation secretary". CNBC. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
^ "Biographical Sketches of the Secretaries of Transportation". U.S. Department of Transportation. August 14, 2009. Archived from the original on March 16, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
^ "A Chronology of Dates Significant in the Background, History and Development of the Department of Transportation". U.S. Department of Transportation. August 14, 2009. Archived from the original on February 15, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
^ "Ray LaHood—Secretary of Transportation". U.S. Department of Transportation. July 22, 2009. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
^ Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond, Kevin Liptak and Kate Bennett. "Second Cabinet member announces resignation over Trump's response to riot". CNN.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Obama, Barack (January 14, 2009). "Executive Order 13485: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Transportation". NASA Online Directives Information System. Retrieved January 2, 2010.

External links

U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Marcia Fudge as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Order of precedence of the United States as Secretary of Transportation	Succeeded by Jennifer Granholm as Secretary of Energy
U.S. presidential line of succession
Preceded by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge	14th in line	Succeeded by Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm Ineligible

[code-1] 3 U.S.C. § 19: Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act.

[DOTHist-2] Grinder, R. Dale. "The United States Department of Transportation: A Brief History". U.S. Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on July 17, 2004. Retrieved January 2, 2010.

[Salary-3] "Salary Table No. 2021-EX Rates of Basic Pay for the Executive Schedule (EX)" (PDF).

[4] 5 U.S.C. § 5312: Positions at level I.

[OliverOConnell-5] O'Connell, Oliver (February 2, 2021). "Pete Buttigieg becomes first openly gay cabinet member after historic Senate vote". The Independent. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[6] Shear, Michael D.; Kaplan, Thomas (December 16, 2020). "Buttigieg Recalls Discrimination Against Gay People, as Biden Celebrates Cabinet's Diversity". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[CNBC-7] Josephs, Leslie (February 2, 2021). "Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as Transportation secretary". CNBC. Retrieved January 26, 2023.

[DOTBio-8] "Biographical Sketches of the Secretaries of Transportation". U.S. Department of Transportation. August 14, 2009. Archived from the original on March 16, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2010.

[9] "A Chronology of Dates Significant in the Background, History and Development of the Department of Transportation". U.S. Department of Transportation. August 14, 2009. Archived from the original on February 15, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2010.

[10] "Ray LaHood—Secretary of Transportation". U.S. Department of Transportation. July 22, 2009. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2010.

[11] Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond, Kevin Liptak and Kate Bennett. "Second Cabinet member announces resignation over Trump's response to riot". CNN.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[12] Obama, Barack (January 14, 2009). "Executive Order 13485: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Transportation". NASA Online Directives Information System. Retrieved January 2, 2010.

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 The post was created on October 15, 1966, by the Department of Transportation Act, signed into law by President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].<ref name="DOTHist">{{cite web |url=http://dotlibrary.dot.gov/Historian/history.htm |title=The United States Department of Transportation: A Brief History |last=Grinder, R. Dale |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=January 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040717162622/http://dotlibrary.dot.gov/Historian/history.htm |archive-date=July 17, 2004}}</ref> The department's mission is "to develop and coordinate policies that will provide an efficient and economical national transportation system, with due regard for need, the environment, and the national defense."<ref name="DOTHist" />
-The first secretary of transportation was [[Alan S. Boyd]], nominated to the post by Democratic president Lyndon B. Johnson. [[Ronald Reagan]]'s second secretary of transportation, [[Elizabeth Dole]], was the first female holder, and Mary Peters was the second. [[Gerald Ford]]'s nominee [[William Thaddeus Coleman Jr.]] was the first African American to serve as transportation secretary, and [[Federico Peña]], serving under [[Bill Clinton]], was the first Hispanic to hold the position, subsequently becoming the [[Secretary of Energy|secretary of energy]]. Japanese-American [[Norman Mineta]], who had previously been the [[Secretary of Commerce|secretary of commerce]], is the longest-serving secretary, holding the post for over five and a half years,<ref name="DOTHist" /> and [[Andrew Card]] is the shortest-serving secretary, serving only eleven months. [[Pete Buttigieg]] is the youngest secretary, taking office at 39 years 15 days old overtaking [[Neil Goldschmidt]] as the youngest secretary, taking office at 39 years 3 months old.<ref name=CNBC>{{cite web|last1=Josephs|first1=Leslie|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/02/pete-buttigieg-confirmed-by-senate-as-biden-transportation-secretary.html|title=Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as Transportation secretary|website=[[CNBC]] |accessdate=26 January 2023|date=2 February 2021}}</ref> While Norman Mineta was the oldest, retiring at age 74.<ref name="DOTBio">{{cite web|url=http://dotlibrary.dot.gov/Historian/bios.htm |title=Biographical Sketches of the Secretaries of Transportation |date=August 14, 2009 |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=January 3, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316065145/http://dotlibrary.dot.gov/Historian/bios.htm |archive-date=March 16, 2011}}</ref> <!-- Brief history and general description of dept/sec --> In April 2008, [[Mary E. Peters|Mary Peters]] launched the official blog of the secretary of transportation called "The Fast Lane".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dotlibrary.dot.gov/Historian/chronology.htm |title=A Chronology of Dates Significant in the Background, History and Development of the Department of Transportation |date=August 14, 2009 |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=January 3, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215013503/http://dotlibrary.dot.gov/Historian/chronology.htm |archive-date=February 15, 2008 }}</ref> On January 23, 2009, the 16th secretary [[Ray LaHood]] took office, serving under the administration of Democrat [[Barack Obama]]; he had previously been a Republican Congressman from Illinois for fourteen years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dot.gov/bios/lahood.htm|title=Ray LaHood—Secretary of Transportation|date=July 22, 2009|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=January 3, 2010|archive-date=September 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928155617/http://www.dot.gov/bios/lahood.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+The first secretary of transportation was [[Alan S. Boyd]], nominated to the post by Democratic president Lyndon B. Johnson. [[Ronald Reagan]]'s second secretary of transportation, [[Elizabeth Dole]], was the first female holder, and Mary Peters was the second. [[Gerald Ford]]'s nominee [[William Thaddeus Coleman Jr.]] was the first African American to serve as transportation secretary, and [[Federico Peña]], serving under [[Bill Clinton]], was the first Hispanic to hold the position, subsequently becoming the [[United States Secretary of Energy|secretary of energy]]. Japanese-American [[Norman Mineta]], who had previously been the [[United States Secretary of Commerce|secretary of commerce]], is the longest-serving secretary, holding the post for over five and a half years,<ref name="DOTHist" /> and [[Andrew Card]] is the shortest-serving secretary, serving only eleven months. [[Pete Buttigieg]] is the youngest secretary, taking office at 39 years 15 days old overtaking [[Neil Goldschmidt]] as the youngest secretary, taking office at 39 years 3 months old.<ref name=CNBC>{{cite web|last1=Josephs|first1=Leslie|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/02/pete-buttigieg-confirmed-by-senate-as-biden-transportation-secretary.html|title=Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as Transportation secretary|website=[[CNBC]] |accessdate=26 January 2023|date=2 February 2021}}</ref> While Norman Mineta was the oldest, retiring at age 74.<ref name="DOTBio">{{cite web|url=http://dotlibrary.dot.gov/Historian/bios.htm |title=Biographical Sketches of the Secretaries of Transportation |date=August 14, 2009 |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=January 3, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316065145/http://dotlibrary.dot.gov/Historian/bios.htm |archive-date=March 16, 2011}}</ref> <!-- Brief history and general description of dept/sec --> In April 2008, [[Mary E. Peters|Mary Peters]] launched the official blog of the secretary of transportation called "The Fast Lane".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dotlibrary.dot.gov/Historian/chronology.htm |title=A Chronology of Dates Significant in the Background, History and Development of the Department of Transportation |date=August 14, 2009 |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=January 3, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215013503/http://dotlibrary.dot.gov/Historian/chronology.htm |archive-date=February 15, 2008 }}</ref> On January 23, 2009, the 16th secretary [[Ray LaHood]] took office, serving under the administration of Democrat [[Barack Obama]]; he had previously been a Republican Congressman from Illinois for fourteen years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dot.gov/bios/lahood.htm|title=Ray LaHood—Secretary of Transportation|date=July 22, 2009|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=January 3, 2010|archive-date=September 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928155617/http://www.dot.gov/bios/lahood.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-[[Anthony Foxx]] was the 17th U.S. secretary of transportation from 2013 to 2017, when [[Barack Obama]] was the president. [[Elaine Chao]], who served as the [[United States Secretary of Labor|secretary of labor]] under President [[George W. Bush]], was nominated by [[Donald Trump]] on November 29, 2016. On January 31, 2017, the [[United States Senate|Senate]] confirmed her appointment by a vote of 93–6. On January 7, 2021, Chao announced her resignation following the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack]], effective January 11.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/politics/elaine-chao-cabinet-resignation-trump/index.html|title=Second Cabinet member announces resignation over Trump's response to riot|author=Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond, Kevin Liptak and Kate Bennett|website=CNN}}</ref> On January 11, 2021, acting [[United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation|Deputy Secretary of Transportation]] [[Steven G. Bradbury]] became acting Secretary of Transportation.
+[[Anthony Foxx]] was the 17th U.S. secretary of transportation from 2013 to 2017, when Barack Obama was president. [[Elaine Chao]], who served as the [[United States Secretary of Labor|secretary of labor]] under President [[George W. Bush]], was nominated by [[Donald Trump]] on November 29, 2016. On January 31, 2017, the [[United States Senate|Senate]] confirmed her appointment by a vote of 93–6. On January 7, 2021, Chao announced her resignation following the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack]], effective January 11.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/politics/elaine-chao-cabinet-resignation-trump/index.html|title=Second Cabinet member announces resignation over Trump's response to riot|author=Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond, Kevin Liptak and Kate Bennett|website=CNN}}</ref> On January 11, 2021, acting [[United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation|Deputy Secretary of Transportation]] [[Steven G. Bradbury]] became acting Secretary of Transportation.
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 ==Line of succession ==
-The [[line of succession]] regarding who would act as Secretary of Transportation in the event of a vacancy or incapacitation is as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov/displayEO.cfm?id=EO_13485_|title=Executive Order 13485: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Transportation|last=Obama, Barack|date=January 14, 2009|publisher=NASA Online Directives Information System|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref>
+The line of succession regarding who would act as Secretary of Transportation in the event of a vacancy or incapacitation is as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov/displayEO.cfm?id=EO_13485_|title=Executive Order 13485: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Transportation|last=Obama, Barack|date=January 14, 2009|publisher=NASA Online Directives Information System|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref>
-#[[Deputy Secretary of Transportation]]
+# [[United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation|Deputy Secretary of Transportation]]
-#[[Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy]]
+# [[Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy]]
-#General Counsel
+# General Counsel
-#Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs
+# Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs
-#Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy
+# Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy
-#Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs
+# Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs
-#Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs
+# Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs
-#Assistant Secretary for Administration
+# Assistant Secretary for Administration
-#Administrator of the [[Federal Highway Administration]]
+# Administrator of the [[Federal Highway Administration]]
-#Administrator of the [[Federal Aviation Administration]]
+# Administrator of the [[Federal Aviation Administration]]
-#Administrator of the [[Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration]]
+# Administrator of the [[Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration]]
-#Administrator of the [[Federal Railroad Administration]]
+# Administrator of the [[Federal Railroad Administration]]
-#Administrator of the [[Federal Transit Administration]]
+# Administrator of the [[Federal Transit Administration]]
-#Administrator of the [[United States Maritime Administration|Maritime Administration]]
+# Administrator of the [[United States Maritime Administration|Maritime Administration]]
-#Administrator of the [[Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration]]
+# Administrator of the [[Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration]]
-#Administrator of the [[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration]]
+# Administrator of the [[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration]]
-#Administrator of the [[Research and Innovative Technology Administration]]
+# Administrator of the [[Research and Innovative Technology Administration]]
-#Administrator of the [[Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation]]
+# Administrator of the [[Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation|Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation]]
-#Regional Administrator, Southern Region, Federal Aviation Administration
+# Regional Administrator, Southern Region, Federal Aviation Administration
-#Director, Resource Center, Lakewood, Colorado, Federal Highway Administration
+# Director, Resource Center, Lakewood, Colorado, Federal Highway Administration
-#Regional Administrator, Northwest Mountain Region, Federal Aviation Administration
+# Regional Administrator, Northwest Mountain Region, Federal Aviation Administration
 ==References==
 ;General
-*{{cite web|url=http://dotlibrary.dot.gov/Historian/bios.htm |title=Biographical Sketches of the Secretaries of Transportation |date=August 14, 2009 |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=January 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316065145/http://dotlibrary.dot.gov/Historian/bios.htm |archive-date=March 16, 2011 }}
+* {{cite web|url=http://dotlibrary.dot.gov/Historian/bios.htm |title=Biographical Sketches of the Secretaries of Transportation |date=August 14, 2009 |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=January 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316065145/http://dotlibrary.dot.gov/Historian/bios.htm |archive-date=March 16, 2011 }}
 ;Specific
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 ==External links==
 {{commons category|Secretaries of Transportation of the United States}}
-*{{Official website}}
+* {{Official website}}
-*[https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-80/pdf/STATUTE-80-Pg931.pdf The Department of Transportation Act]
+* [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-80/pdf/STATUTE-80-Pg931.pdf The Department of Transportation Act]
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-[[Category:Lists of members of the Cabinet of the United States|Transportation]]
+[[Category:1966 establishments in the United States]]
 [[Category:Cabinet of the United States|Transportation]]
+[[Category:Lists of members of the Cabinet of the United States|Transportation]]
-[[Category:United States Secretaries of Transportation| ]]
 [[Category:Transport ministers|United States]]
 [[Category:Transportation in the United States|Secretary]]
 [[Category:United States Department of Transportation officials| ]]
-[[Category:1966 establishments in the United States]]
+[[Category:United States Secretaries of Transportation| ]]