List of Department of Transportation appointments by Donald Trump explained

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Previous officeholders

data-sort-type="text"	Office	data-sort-type="text"	Name	data-sort-type="date"	Took office	data-sort-type="date"	Left office	Notes
Secretary of Transportation	Elaine Chao	January 31, 2017	January 11, 2021	Resigned following the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol.^[16] ^[17]
Deputy Secretary of Transportation	Jeffrey Rosen	May 18, 2017	May 22, 2019	Became Deputy Attorney General.^[18]
Under Secretary of Transportation (Policy)	Derek Kan	December 4, 2017	July 2019
Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Transportation	Calvin Scovel	October 26, 2006	January 31, 2020
	Mitch Behm	February 1, 2020	May 15, 2020
	Howard R. Elliott	May 16, 2020	December 2020	Eric Soskin became Inspector General.
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration	Daniel Elwell	January 7, 2018	July 24, 2019	Deputy Administrator Elwell was Acting Administrator from the expiration of Michael Huerta's term until the confirmation of Stephen Dickson.

Notes and References

1. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation Elaine L. Chao, of Kentucky, to be Secretary of Transportation) . US Senate . 20 June 2023.
2. Web site: Steven G. Bradbury. September 16, 2019. www.transportation.gov. October 2, 2019. December 20, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171220022459/https://www.transportation.gov/administrations/office-general-counsel/steven-g-bradbury. dead.
3. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation Steven Gill Bradbury, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation) . US Senate . 20 June 2023.
4. Web site: PN2373 – Nomination of Joel Szabat for Department of Transportation, 115th Congress (2017–2018). August 1, 2018. www.congress.gov. August 2, 2018.
5. Web site: Joel Szabat - Acting, Under Secretary Transportation for Policy. July 10, 2019. www.transportation.gov. July 13, 2019. December 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201224011209/https://www.transportation.gov/mission/joel-szabat-acting-under-secretary-transportation-policy. dead.
6. https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/403 "PN403 — Adam J. Sullivan — Department of Transportation 115th Congress (2017–2018)"
7. Web site: White House to Nominate Steve Dickson as Permanent FAA Head . March 19, 2019. wsj.com. Wall Street Journal. March 19, 2019.
8. Hsu, Tiffany, Thomas Kaplan and Zach Wichter, "White House Nominates Former Delta Executive Stephen Dickson as F.A.A. Chief", New York Times, March 19, 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
9. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Stephen M. Dickson, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration) . US Senate . 20 June 2023.
10. Web site: PN2 – Nomination of Nicole R. Nason for Department of Transportation, 116th Congress (2019–2020). January 3, 2019. www.congress.gov. January 5, 2019.
11. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation Nicole R. Nason, of New York, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration) . US Senate . 20 June 2023.
12. Web site: Trump nominates Raymond P. Martinez to head FMCSA – Overdrive – Owner Operators Trucking Magazine. www.overdriveonline.com. 26 September 2017 . January 13, 2018.
13. Web site: PN737 – Nomination of Ronald L. Batory for Department of Transportation, 115th Congress (2017–2018). August 2, 2017 . www.congress.gov. January 13, 2018.
14. News: Acting NHTSA Leader Heidi King to Resign Aug. 31. Eugene. Mulero. August 12, 2019. Transport Topics. December 8, 2019.
15. Web site: President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration . . . September 9, 2017.
16. Web site: Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond and Kevin Liptak. Elaine Chao to resign as transportation secretary in wake of riot. 2021-01-07. CNN. 7 January 2021 .
17. News: 2021-01-07. Trump Administration Officials Who Resigned Over Capitol Violence. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-01-07. 0362-4331.
18. News: U.S. Senate confirms Jeffrey Rosen as No. 2 Justice Department official. Lynch. Sarah N.. Sullivan. Andy. May 16, 2019. Reuters. May 16, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190516195340/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-senate-rosen/us-senate-confirms-jeffrey-rosen-as-no-2-justice-department-official-idUSKCN1SM2CS. May 16, 2019. live.