List of Department of the Interior appointments by Donald Trump

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Appointments

OfficeNomineeAssumed officeLeft office
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Secretary of the Interior
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David Bernhardt [1] [2]
January 2, 2019April 11, 2019
April 11, 2019
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Deputy Secretary of the Interior
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Katharine MacGregor [3] [4]
September 30, 2019February 25, 2020
February 25, 2020
(Confirmed February 25, 2020, 58-38) [5]
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Solicitor of the Interior
Daniel Habib Jorjani September 26, 2019
(Confirmed September 24, 2019, 51–43) [6]
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Assistant Secretary of the Interior
(Fish and Wildlife)
Robert Wallace [7] June 30, 2019
(Confirmed June 27, 2019, voice vote)
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Assistant Secretary of the Interior
(Insular Affairs)
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Douglas Domenech
September 18, 2017
(Confirmed September 13, 2017, voice vote)
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Assistant Secretary of the Interior
(Land and Minerals Management)
Vacant
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Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Policy, Management, and Budget)

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Susan Combs
June 5, 2019
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Assistant Secretary of the Interior
(Water and Science)
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Timothy R. Petty
January 31, 2018
(Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote)
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Assistant Secretary of the Interior
(Indian Affairs)
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Tara Sweeney [8]
July 9, 2018
(Confirmed June 28, 2018, voice vote)
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Inspector General of the Interior
Mark Lee Greenblatt [9] August 26, 2019
(Confirmed August 1, 2019, voice vote)
National Park Service
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Director of the National Park Service
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David Vela [10]
October 1, 2019 [11] August 7, 2020
Member of the Board of Directors of the Presidio Trust William Ellison Grayson [12] May 2017
Marie Louise Hurabiell [13]
John W. Keker [13]
Lynne K. Benioff [14]
Carole McNeil [14]
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
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Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
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Lanny Erdos [15]
September 1, 2019December 3, 2020
December 3, 2020
(Confirmed December 3, 2020, voice vote)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
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Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
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Aurelia Skipwith [16]
January 6, 2020
(Confirmed December 12, 2019, 52–39) [17]
United States Geological Survey
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Director of the United States Geological Survey
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James F. Reilly [18]
May 14, 2018
(Confirmed April 9, 2018, voice vote)
United States Bureau of Reclamation
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Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation
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Brenda Burman
November 17, 2017
(Confirmed November 16, 2017, voice vote)

Previous officeholders

OfficeNameTook officeLeft officeNotes
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Secretary of the Interior
Kevin Haugrud January 20, 2017March 1, 2017
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Ryan Zinke
March 1, 2017January 2, 2019 [19]
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Deputy Secretary of the Interior
Julie Lillie January 20, 2017August 1, 2017
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David Bernhardt
August 1, 2017April 11, 2019Became Secretary of the Interior. [20]
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Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior
(Indian Affairs)
Gavin Clarkson June 11, 2017December 29, 2017 [21]
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Director of the National Park Service
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Michael T. Reynolds
January 3, 2017January 24, 2018 [22]
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P. Daniel Smith
January 24, 2018September 30, 2019 [23]
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David Vela
October 1, 2019August 7, 2020Retired after 30 years with the National Park Service. [24]
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Director of the Bureau of Land Management
Brian SteedOctober 2017May 2019
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William Perry Pendley
July 29, 2019September 25, 2020Removed by federal judge after unlawfully serving 424 days without Senate confirmation [25]

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  3. "Secretary Bernhardt Announces New Leadership". www.doi.gov. 30 September 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
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  6. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Daniel Habib Jorjani, of Kentucky, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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  11. "Secretary Bernhardt Announces New National Park Service Leadership". www.nps.gov. September 30, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  12. "Appoints William Ellison Grayson to the Presidio Trust Board of Directors" . Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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