Secretary of Treasury

The Secretary of Treasury is the leader of this federal agency, which collects taxes and sets monetary policies. Following is a list of every person to serve as the Secretary of the Treasury.

Secretary of Treasury

Alexander Hamilton: Sep. 11, 1789 - Jan. 31, 1795
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.: Feb. 3, 1795 – Dec. 31, 1800
Samuel Dexter: Jan. 1, 1801 - May. 13, 1801
Albert Gallatin: May 14, 1801 - Feb 8, 1814
George W. Campbell: Feb. 9, 1814 - Oct. 5, 1814
Alexander J. Dallas: Oct. 6, 1814 - Oct. 21, 1816
William H. Crawford: Oct. 22, 1816 - Mar. 6, 1825
Richard Rush: Mar. 7, 1825 - Mar. 5, 1829
Samuel D. Ingham: Mar. 6, 1829 - Jun. 20, 1831
Louis McLane: Aug. 8, 1831 - May 28, 1833
William J. Duane: May 29, 1833 - Sep. 22, 1833
Roger B. Taney: Sep. 23, 1833 - Jun. 25, 1834
Levi Woodbury: Jul. 1, 1834 - Mar. 3, 1841
Thomas Ewing: Mar. 4, 1841 - Sep. 11, 1841
Walter Forward: Sep. 13, 1841 - Mar. 1, 1843
John C. Spencer: Mar. 8, 1843 - May 2, 1844
George M. Bibb: Jul. 4, 1844 - Mar. 7, 1845
Robert J. Walker: Mar. 8, 1845 - Mar. 5, 1849
William M. Meredith: Mar. 8, 1849 - Jul. 22, 1850
Thomas Corwin: Jul. 23, 1850 - Mar. 6, 1853
James Guthrie: Mar. 7, 1853 - Mar. 6, 1857
Howell Cobb: Mar. 7, 1857 - Dec. 8, 1860
Philip F. Thomas: Dec. 12, 1860 - Jan. 14, 1861
John A. Dix: Jan. 15, 1861 - Mar. 6, 1861
Salmon P. Chase: Mar. 7, 1861 - Jun. 30, 1864
William P. Fessenden: Jul. 5, 1864 - Mar. 3, 1865
Hugh McCulloch: Mar. 9, 1865 - Mar. 3, 1869
George S. Boutwell: Mar. 12, 1869 - Mar. 16, 1873
William A. Richardson: Mar. 17, 1873 - Jun. 3, 1874
Benjamin H. Bristow: Jun. 4, 1874 - Jun. 20, 1876
Lot M. Morrill: Jul. 7, 1876 - Mar. 9, 1877
John Sherman: Mar. 10, 1877 - Mar. 3, 1881
William Windom: Mar. 8, 1881 - Nov. 13, 1881
Charles J. Folger: Nov. 14, 1881 - Sep. 4, 1884
Walter Q. Gresham: Sep. 5, 1884 - Oct. 30, 1884
Hugh McCulloch: Oct. 31, 1884 - Mar. 7, 1885
Daniel Manning: Mar. 8, 1885 - Mar. 31, 1887
Charles S. Fairchild: Apr. 1, 1887 - Mar. 6, 1889
William Windom: Mar. 7, 1889 - Jan. 29, 1891
Charles Foster: Feb. 25, 1891 - Mar. 6, 1893
John G. Carlisle: Mar. 7, 1893 - Mar. 5, 1897

Lyman J. Gage: Mar. 6, 1897 - Jan. 31, 1902
L.M. Shaw: Feb. 1, 1902 - Mar. 3, 1907
George B. Cortelyou: Mar. 4, 1907 - Mar. 7, 1909
Franklin MacVeagh: Mar. 8, 1909 - Mar. 5, 1913
W.G. McAdoo: Mar. 6, 1913 - Dec. 15, 1918
Carter Glass: Dec. 16, 1918 - Feb. 1, 1920
David F. Houston: Feb. 2, 1920 - Mar. 3, 1921
Andrew W. Mellon: Mar. 4, 1921 - Feb. 12, 1932
Ogden L. Mills: Feb. 13, 1932- Mar. 4, 1933
William H. Woodin: Mar. 5, 1933 - Dec. 31, 1933
Henry Morgenthau, Jr.: Jan. 1, 1934 - Jul. 22, 1945
Fred M. Vinson: Jul. 23, 1945 - Jun. 23, 1946
John W. Snyder: Jun. 25, 1946 - Jan. 20, 1953
George M. Humphrey: Jan. 21, 1953 - Jul. 29, 1957
Robert B. Anderson: Jul. 29, 1957 - Jan. 20, 1961
C. Douglas Dillon: Jan. 21, 1961 - Apr. 1, 1965
Henry H. Fowler: Apr. 1, 1965 - Dec. 20, 1968
Joseph W. Barr: Dec. 21, 1968 - Jan. 20, 1969
David M. Kennedy: Jan. 22, 1969 - Feb. 10, 1971
John B. Connally: Feb. 11, 1971 - Jun. 12, 1972
George P. Schultz: Jun. 12, 1972 - May 8, 1974
William E. Simon: May 8, 1974 - Jan. 20, 1977
W. Michael Blumenthal: Jan. 23, 1977 - Aug. 4, 1979
G. William Miller: Aug. 7, 1979 - Jan. 20, 1981
Donald T. Regan: Jan. 22, 1981 - Feb. 1, 1985
James A. Baker, III: Feb. 4, 1985 - Aug. 17, 1988
Nicholas F. Brady: Sep. 15, 1988 - Jan. 17, 1993
Lloyd M. Bentsen: Jan. 20, 1993 - Dec. 22, 1994
Robert E. Rubin: Jan. 11, 1995 - Jul. 2, 1999
Lawrence H. Summers: Jul. 2, 1999 - Jan. 20, 2001
Paul H. O'Neill: Jan. 20, 2001 - Dec. 31, 2002
John W. Snow Feb 3 to present

The Secretary of Treasury is a politically appointed position. Despite this fact, Presidents have traditionally picked highly qualified economists to fill the position.