SECRETARIES OF THE AIR FORCE
Many of the biographies below are from the AFHSD book: Secretaries and Chiefs of Staff of the Air Force: Biographical Sketches and Portraits.
Some of the biographies below are linked to the biographies found on the official Air Force Link biography pages. Not all biographies are available.
W. Stuart Symington -- September 18, 1947 - April 24, 1950
Thomas E. Finletter -- April 24, 1950 - January 20, 1953
Harold E. Talbott -- February 4, 1953 - August 13, 1955
Donald A. Quarles -- August 14, 1955 - April 30, 1957
James H. Douglas Jr. -- May 1, 1957 - December 10, 1959
Dudley C. Sharp -- December 11, 1959 - January 20, 1961
Eugene M. Zuckert -- January 23, 1961 - September 30, 1965
Dr. Harold Brown -- October 1, 1965 - February 14, 1969
Dr. Robert C. Seamans Jr. -- February 15, 1969 - May 14, 1973
Dr. John L. McLucas (acting) -- May 15, 1973 - July 18, 1973
Dr. John L. McLucas -- July 19, 1973 - November 23, 1975
James Walter Plummer (acting) -- November 23, 1975 - January 2, 1976
Thomas C. Reed -- January 2, 1976 - April 5, 1977
John C. Stetson -- April 6, 1978 - May 18, 1979
Dr. Hans M. Mark (acting) -- May 18, 1979 - July 26, 1979
Dr. Hans M. Mark -- July 26, 1979 - February 9, 1981
Verne Orr -- February 9, 1981 - November 30, 1985
Russell A. Rourke -- December 8, 1985 - April 7, 1986
Edward C. Aldridge Jr. (acting) -- April 8, 1986 - June 8, 1986
Edward C. Aldridge Jr. -- June 9, 1986 - December 16, 1988
James F. McGovern (acting) -- December 16, 1988 - April 29, 1989
John J. Welch Jr.(acting) -- April 30, 1989 - May 21,1989
Dr. Donald B. Rice -- May 22, 1989 - January 20, 1993
Michael B. Donley (acting) -- January 20, 1993 - July 13, 1993
Gen. Merill A. McPeak (acting) -- July 14, 1993 - August 5, 1993
Dr. Sheila E. Widnall -- August 6, 1993 - October 31, 1997
F. Whitten Peters (acting) -- November 1, 1997 - August 1, 1999
F. Whitten Peters -- August 2, 1999 - January 20, 2001
Dr. Lawrence J. Delaney (acting) -- January 20, 2001 - May 31, 2001
Dr. James G. Roche -- June 1, 2001 - January 20, 2005
Peter B. Teets (acting) -- Jan. 20, 2005 - March 25, 2005
Michael Montelongo (acting) -- March 25, 2005 - March 28, 2005
Michael L. Dominguez (acting) -- March 28, 2005 - July 28, 2005
Pete Geren (acting) -- July 29, 2005 - November 4, 2005
Michael W. Wynne -- November 3, 2005 - June 20, 2008
Michael B. Donley (acting) -- June 21, 2008 - October 2, 2008
Michael B. Donley -- October 2, 2008 - June 21, 2013
Eric Fanning (acting) -- June 21, 2013 -- December 2013
Deborah Lee James -- December 20, 2013 -- January 2017
Dr. Heather A. Wilson -- May 12, 2017 -- May 2019
Matthew P. Donovan (acting) -- June 2019 -- September 2019
Barbara M. Barrett -- October 2019 -