Michael Huerta

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Michael Huerta
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17th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
In office
December 6, 2011 January 6, 2018
Acting: December 6, 2011 – January 7, 2013

President Obama nominated Huerta as Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on January 26, 2010 [5] [6] and became Deputy Administrator of the FAA five months later. [7]

On December 6, 2011, Huerta became acting administrator of the FAA upon the resignation of Randy Babbitt. [8]

On March 27, 2012, President Barack Obama formally nominated him to serve as the next permanent administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for a term of five years; the nomination was subsequently confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 1, 2013. [9] [10]

From January 20 to 31, 2017, Huerta was briefly the acting secretary of transportation.

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References

  1. "Nomination of Michael P. Huerta to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration". www.gpo.gov. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  2. Lynch, Kerry (January 8, 2018). "Dan Elwell Takes Helm of FAA as Huerta Departs".
  3. ""President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts"", December 7, 2009, whitehouse.gov.
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Political offices
Preceded by Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
2011–2018
Acting: 2011–2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Secretary of Transportation
Acting

2017
Succeeded by