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Secretary of the Treasury

82 people have held this office since Sep 11, 1789. Now: Scott Bessent.

Holders
82
32 D · 32 R · 7 DR · 4 U · 3 F · 3 W · 1 KN
Longest tenure
13 years
Albert Gallatin
Current
21 months
Scott Bessent, since Jan 28, 2025
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180018201840186018801900192019401960198020002020Alexander Hamilton · 1789-09-11 – 1795-01-31 · FederalistOliver Wolcott · 1795-02-03 – 1800-12-31 · FederalistSamuel Dexter · 1801-01-01 – 1801-05-13 · FederalistAlbert Gallatin · 1801-05-14 – 1814-02-08 · Democratic-RepublicanGeorge W. Campbell · 1814-02-09 – 1814-10-05 · Democratic-RepublicanAlexander J. Dallas · 1814-10-06 – 1816-10-21 · Democratic-RepublicanWilliam H. Crawford · 1816-10-22 – 1825-03-06 · Democratic-RepublicanRichard Rush · 1825-03-07 – 1829-03-05Samuel D. Ingham · 1829-03-06 – 1831-06-20 · Democratic-RepublicanLouis McLane · 1831-08-08 – 1833-05-29 · DemocratWilliam J. Duane · 1833-05-29 – 1833-09-22 · Democratic-RepublicanRoger B. Taney · 1833-09-23 – 1834-06-25 · DemocratLevi Woodbury · 1834-07-01 – 1841-03-04 · DemocratThomas Ewing · 1841-03-04 – 1841-09-11 · WhigWalter Forward · 1841-09-13 – 1843-03-01 · Democratic-RepublicanJohn C. Spencer · 1843-03-08 – 1844-05-02 · WhigGeorge M. Bibb · 1844-07-04 – 1845-03-07 · DemocratRobert J. Walker · 1845-03-08 – 1849-03-05 · DemocratWilliam M. Meredith · 1849-03-08 – 1850-07-22 · WhigThomas Corwin · 1850-07-23 – 1853-03-06 · RepublicanJames Guthrie · 1853-03-07 – 1857-03-06 · DemocratHowell Cobb · 1857-03-07 – 1860-12-08 · DemocratPhilip Francis Thomas · 1860-12-12 – 1861-01-14 · DemocratJohn Adams Dix · 1861-01-15 – 1861-03-06 · RepublicanSalmon P. Chase · 1861-03-07 – 1864-06-30 · DemocratWilliam P. Fessenden · 1864-07-05 – 1865-03-03 · RepublicanHugh McCulloch · 1865-03-09 – 1869-03-03 · RepublicanGeorge S. Boutwell · 1869-03-12 – 1873-03-16 · DemocratWilliam Adams Richardson · 1873-03-17 – 1874-06-03 · RepublicanBenjamin Helm Bristow · 1874-06-04 – 1876-06-20 · RepublicanLot M. Morrill · 1876-07-07 – 1877-03-09 · RepublicanJohn Sherman · 1877-03-10 – 1881-03-03 · RepublicanWilliam Windom · 1881-03-08 – 1881-11-13 · RepublicanCharles J. Folger · 1881-11-14 – 1884-09-04 · RepublicanWalter Quintin Gresham · 1884-09-05 – 1884-10-28 · Know NothingHugh McCulloch · 1884-10-31 – 1885-03-07 · RepublicanDaniel Manning · 1885-03-08 – 1887-03-31 · DemocratCharles Stebbins Fairchild · 1887-04-01 – 1889-03-06 · DemocratWilliam Windom · 1889-03-07 – 1891-01-29 · RepublicanCharles Foster · 1891-02-25 – 1893-03-06 · RepublicanJohn G. Carlisle · 1893-03-07 – 1897-03-05 · DemocratLyman J. Gage · 1897-03-06 – 1902-01-31 · RepublicanL. M. Shaw · 1902-02-01 – 1907-03-03 · RepublicanGeorge Bruce Cortelyou · 1907-03-04 – 1909-03-07 · RepublicanFranklin MacVeagh · 1909-03-08 – 1913-03-05 · RepublicanWilliam Gibbs McAdoo · 1913-03-06 – 1918-12-15 · DemocratCarter Glass · 1918-12-16 – 1920-02-01 · DemocratDavid Franklin Houston · 1920-02-02 – 1921-03-03 · DemocratAndrew W. Mellon · 1921-03-09 – 1932-02-12 · RepublicanOgden L. Mills · 1932-02-12 – 1933-03-03 · RepublicanWilliam H. Woodin · 1933-03-05 – 1933-12-31 · RepublicanHenry Morgenthau Jr. · 1934-01-01 – 1945-07-22 · DemocratFred M. Vinson · 1945-07-23 – 1946-06-23 · DemocratJohn Wesley Snyder · 1946-06-25 – 1953-01-20 · DemocratGeorge Magoffin Humphrey · 1953-01-21 – 1957-07-29 · RepublicanRobert B. Anderson · 1957-07-29 – 1961-01-20 · DemocratC. Douglas Dillon · 1961-01-21 – 1965-04-01 · RepublicanHenry H. Fowler · 1965-04-01 – 1968-12-20 · DemocratJoseph W. Barr · 1968-12-21 – 1969-01-20 · DemocratDavid M. Kennedy · 1969-01-22 – 1971-02-10 · RepublicanJohn Connally · 1971-02-11 – 1972-06-12 · DemocratGeorge Shultz · 1972-06-12 – 1974-05-08 · RepublicanWilliam E. Simon · 1974-05-09 – 1977-01-22 · RepublicanW. Michael Blumenthal · 1977-01-23 – 1979-08-04 · DemocratG. William Miller · 1979-08-06 – 1981-01-20 · DemocratDonald Regan · 1981-01-22 – 1985-02-01 · RepublicanJames Baker · 1985-02-04 – 1988-08-17 · RepublicanNicholas F. Brady · 1988-09-15 – 1993-01-17 · RepublicanLloyd Bentsen · 1993-01-20 – 1994-12-22 · DemocratRobert Rubin · 1995-01-10 – 1999-07-02 · DemocratLawrence Summers · 1999-07-02 – 2001-01-20 · DemocratPaul H. O'Neill · 2001-01-20 – 2002-12-31 · RepublicanJohn W. Snow · 2003-02-03 – 2006-06-28 · RepublicanHenry Paulson · 2006-07-10 – 2009-01-20 · RepublicanTimothy Geithner · 2009-01-26 – 2013-01-25Neal S. Wolin · 2013-01-25 – 2013-02-28 · DemocratJack Lew · 2013-02-28 – 2017-01-20 · DemocratAdam Szubin · 2017-01-20 – 2017-02-13 · DemocratSteven Mnuchin · 2017-02-13 – 2021-01-20 · RepublicanAndy Baukol · 2021-01-20 – 2021-01-26Janet Yellen · 2021-01-26 – 2025-01-20 · DemocratScott Bessent · 2025-01-28 – present
Scott Bessent
Jan 28, 2025 – present · 21 months · appointed by Donald Trump
Janet Yellen D
Jan 26, 2021 – Jan 20, 2025 · 4 years · appointed by Joe Biden
Andy Baukol (acting)
Jan 20, 2021 – Jan 26, 2021 · 6 days
Steven Mnuchin R
Feb 13, 2017 – Jan 20, 2021 · 3.9 years · appointed by Donald Trump
Adam Szubin D (acting)
Jan 20, 2017 – Feb 13, 2017 · 24 days
Jack Lew D
Feb 28, 2013 – Jan 20, 2017 · 3.9 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Neal S. Wolin D (acting)
Jan 25, 2013 – Feb 28, 2013 · 34 days
Timothy Geithner
Jan 26, 2009 – Jan 25, 2013 · 4 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Henry Paulson R
Jul 10, 2006 – Jan 20, 2009 · 2.5 years · appointed by George W. Bush
John W. Snow R
Feb 3, 2003 – Jun 28, 2006 · 3.4 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Paul H. O'Neill R
Jan 20, 2001 – Dec 31, 2002 · 23 months · appointed by George W. Bush
Lawrence Summers D
Jul 2, 1999 – Jan 20, 2001 · 19 months · appointed by Bill Clinton
Robert Rubin D
Jan 10, 1995 – Jul 2, 1999 · 4.5 years · appointed by Bill Clinton
Lloyd Bentsen D
Jan 20, 1993 – Dec 22, 1994 · 23 months · appointed by Bill Clinton
Nicholas F. Brady R
Sep 15, 1988 – Jan 17, 1993 · 4.3 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
James Baker R
Feb 4, 1985 – Aug 17, 1988 · 3.5 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Donald Regan R
Jan 22, 1981 – Feb 1, 1985 · 4 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
G. William Miller D
Aug 6, 1979 – Jan 20, 1981 · 18 months · appointed by Jimmy Carter
W. Michael Blumenthal D
Jan 23, 1977 – Aug 4, 1979 · 2.5 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
William E. Simon R
May 9, 1974 – Jan 22, 1977 · 2.7 years · appointed by Richard Nixon
George Shultz R
Jun 12, 1972 – May 8, 1974 · 23 months · appointed by Richard Nixon
John Connally D
Feb 11, 1971 – Jun 12, 1972 · 16 months · appointed by Richard Nixon
David M. Kennedy R
Jan 22, 1969 – Feb 10, 1971 · 2.1 years · appointed by Richard Nixon
Joseph W. Barr D
Dec 21, 1968 – Jan 20, 1969 · 30 days · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Henry H. Fowler D
Apr 1, 1965 – Dec 20, 1968 · 3.7 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
C. Douglas Dillon R
Jan 21, 1961 – Apr 1, 1965 · 4.2 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy
Robert B. Anderson D
Jul 29, 1957 – Jan 20, 1961 · 3.5 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Magoffin Humphrey R
Jan 21, 1953 – Jul 29, 1957 · 4.5 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
John Wesley Snyder D
Jun 25, 1946 – Jan 20, 1953 · 6.6 years · appointed by Harry S. Truman
Fred M. Vinson D
Jul 23, 1945 – Jun 23, 1946 · 11 months · appointed by Harry S. Truman
Henry Morgenthau Jr. D
Jan 1, 1934 – Jul 22, 1945 · 12 years · appointed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt
William H. Woodin R
Mar 5, 1933 – Dec 31, 1933 · 10 months · appointed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Ogden L. Mills R
Feb 12, 1932 – Mar 3, 1933 · 13 months · appointed by Herbert Hoover
Andrew W. Mellon R
Mar 9, 1921 – Feb 12, 1932 · 11 years · appointed by Warren G. Harding
David Franklin Houston D
Feb 2, 1920 – Mar 3, 1921 · 13 months · appointed by Woodrow Wilson
Carter Glass D
Dec 16, 1918 – Feb 1, 1920 · 14 months · appointed by Woodrow Wilson
William Gibbs McAdoo D
Mar 6, 1913 – Dec 15, 1918 · 5.8 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson
Franklin MacVeagh R
Mar 8, 1909 – Mar 5, 1913 · 4 years · appointed by William Howard Taft
George Bruce Cortelyou R
Mar 4, 1907 – Mar 7, 1909 · 2 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
L. M. Shaw R
Feb 1, 1902 – Mar 3, 1907 · 5.1 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
Lyman J. Gage R
Mar 6, 1897 – Jan 31, 1902 · 4.9 years · appointed by William McKinley
John G. Carlisle D
Mar 7, 1893 – Mar 5, 1897 · 4 years · appointed by Grover Cleveland
Charles Foster R
Feb 25, 1891 – Mar 6, 1893 · 2 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison
William Windom R
Mar 7, 1889 – Jan 29, 1891 · 23 months · appointed by Benjamin Harrison
Charles Stebbins Fairchild D
Apr 1, 1887 – Mar 6, 1889 · 23 months · appointed by Grover Cleveland
Daniel Manning D
Mar 8, 1885 – Mar 31, 1887 · 2.1 years · appointed by Grover Cleveland
Hugh McCulloch R
Oct 31, 1884 – Mar 7, 1885 · 4 months · appointed by Chester A. Arthur
Walter Quintin Gresham KN
Sep 5, 1884 – Oct 28, 1884 · 2 months · appointed by Chester A. Arthur
Charles J. Folger R
Nov 14, 1881 – Sep 4, 1884 · 2.8 years · appointed by Chester A. Arthur
William Windom R
Mar 8, 1881 – Nov 13, 1881 · 8 months · appointed by James A. Garfield
John Sherman R
Mar 10, 1877 – Mar 3, 1881 · 4 years · appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes
Lot M. Morrill R
Jul 7, 1876 – Mar 9, 1877 · 8 months · appointed by Ulysses S. Grant
Benjamin Helm Bristow R
Jun 4, 1874 – Jun 20, 1876 · 2 years · appointed by Ulysses S. Grant
William Adams Richardson R
Mar 17, 1873 – Jun 3, 1874 · 15 months · appointed by Ulysses S. Grant
George S. Boutwell D
Mar 12, 1869 – Mar 16, 1873 · 4 years · appointed by Ulysses S. Grant
Hugh McCulloch R
Mar 9, 1865 – Mar 3, 1869 · 4 years · appointed by Abraham Lincoln
William P. Fessenden R
Jul 5, 1864 – Mar 3, 1865 · 8 months · appointed by Abraham Lincoln
Salmon P. Chase D
Mar 7, 1861 – Jun 30, 1864 · 3.3 years · appointed by Abraham Lincoln
John Adams Dix R
Jan 15, 1861 – Mar 6, 1861 · 2 months · appointed by James Buchanan
Philip Francis Thomas D
Dec 12, 1860 – Jan 14, 1861 · 33 days · appointed by James Buchanan
Howell Cobb D
Mar 7, 1857 – Dec 8, 1860 · 3.8 years · appointed by James Buchanan
James Guthrie D
Mar 7, 1853 – Mar 6, 1857 · 4 years · appointed by Franklin Pierce
Thomas Corwin R
Jul 23, 1850 – Mar 6, 1853 · 2.6 years · appointed by Millard Fillmore
William M. Meredith W
Mar 8, 1849 – Jul 22, 1850 · 16 months · appointed by Zachary Taylor
Robert J. Walker D
Mar 8, 1845 – Mar 5, 1849 · 4 years · appointed by James K. Polk
George M. Bibb D
Jul 4, 1844 – Mar 7, 1845 · 8 months · appointed by John Tyler
John C. Spencer W
Mar 8, 1843 – May 2, 1844 · 14 months · appointed by John Tyler
Walter Forward DR
Sep 13, 1841 – Mar 1, 1843 · 18 months · appointed by John Tyler
Thomas Ewing W
Mar 4, 1841 – Sep 11, 1841 · 6 months · appointed by William Henry Harrison
Levi Woodbury D
Jul 1, 1834 – Mar 4, 1841 · 6.7 years · appointed by Andrew Jackson
Roger B. Taney D
Sep 23, 1833 – Jun 25, 1834 · 9 months · appointed by Andrew Jackson
William J. Duane DR
May 29, 1833 – Sep 22, 1833 · 4 months · appointed by Andrew Jackson
Louis McLane D
Aug 8, 1831 – May 29, 1833 · 22 months · appointed by Andrew Jackson
Samuel D. Ingham DR
Mar 6, 1829 – Jun 20, 1831 · 2.3 years · appointed by Andrew Jackson
Richard Rush
Mar 7, 1825 – Mar 5, 1829 · 4 years · appointed by John Quincy Adams
William H. Crawford DR
Oct 22, 1816 – Mar 6, 1825 · 8.4 years · appointed by James Madison
Alexander J. Dallas DR
Oct 6, 1814 – Oct 21, 1816 · 2 years · appointed by James Madison
George W. Campbell DR
Feb 9, 1814 – Oct 5, 1814 · 8 months · appointed by James Madison
Albert Gallatin DR
May 14, 1801 – Feb 8, 1814 · 13 years · appointed by Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Dexter F
Jan 1, 1801 – May 13, 1801 · 4 months · appointed by John Adams
Oliver Wolcott F
Feb 3, 1795 – Dec 31, 1800 · 5.9 years · appointed by George Washington
Alexander Hamilton F
Sep 11, 1789 – Jan 31, 1795 · 5.4 years · appointed by George Washington

Dates are from Wikidata, which has gaps for some historical offices. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.