Check out the accomplishments and portraits of the people who have led the Treasury Department through the years.
Secretary |
Dates Served |
President |
---|---|---|
Alexander Hamilton, New York |
Sept. 11, 1789 - Jan. 31, 1795 |
Washington |
Oliver Wolcott Jr., Connecticut |
Feb. 3, 1795 - Mar. 3, 1797 |
Washington |
Samuel Dexter, Massachusetts |
Jan. 1, 1801 - Mar. 3, 1801 |
John Adams |
Albert Gallatin, Pennsylvania |
May 14, 1801 - Mar. 3, 1809 |
Jefferson |
George W. Campbell , Tennessee |
Feb. 9, 1814 - Sept. 26, 1814 |
Madison |
Alexander J. Dallas, Pennsylvania |
Oct. 6, 1814 - Oct. 21, 1816 |
Madison |
William H. Crawford, Georgia |
Oct. 22, 1816 - Mar. 3, 1817 |
Madison |
Richard Rush, Pennsylvania |
Mar. 7, 1825 - Mar. 3, 1829 |
J.Q. Adams |
Samuel D. Ingham, Pennsylvania |
Mar. 6, 1829 - Jun. 20, 1831 |
Jackson |
Louis McLane, Delaware |
Aug. 8, 1831 - May 29, 1833 |
Jackson |
William J. Duane, Pennsylvania |
May 29, 1833 - Sep. 23, 1833 |
Jackson |
Roger B. Taney, Maryland |
Sep. 23, 1833 - Jun. 24, 1834 |
Jackson |
Levi Woodbury, New Hampshire |
Jul. 1, 1834 - Mar. 3, 1837 |
Jackson |
Thomas Ewing, Ohio |
Mar. 5, 1841 - Apr. 4, 1841 |
W.H. Harrison |
Walter Forward, Pennsylvania |
Sep. 13, 1841 - Mar. 1, 1843 |
Tyler |
John C. Spencer, New York |
Mar. 8, 1843 - May 2, 1844 |
Tyler |
George M. Bibb, Kentucky |
Jul. 4, 1844 - Mar. 3, 1845 |
Tyler |
Robert J. Walker, Mississippi |
Mar. 8, 1845 - Mar. 3, 1849 |
Polk |
William M. Meredith, Pennsylvania |
Mar. 8, 1849 - Jul. 9, 1850 |
Taylor |
Thomas Corwin, Ohio |
Jul. 23, 1850 - Mar. 3, 1853 |
Fillmore |
James Guthrie, Kentucky |
Mar. 7, 1853 - Mar. 3, 1857 |
Pierce |
Howell Cobb, Georgia |
Mar. 7, 1857 - Dec. 8, 1860 |
Buchanan |
Philip F. Thomas, Maryland |
Dec. 12, 1860 - Jan. 14, 1861 |
Buchanan |
John A. Dix, New York |
Jan. 15, 1861 - Mar. 3, 1861 |
Buchanan |
Salmon P. Chase, Ohio |
Mar. 7, 1861 - Jun. 30, 1864 |
Lincoln |
William P. Fessenden, Maine |
Jul. 5, 1864 - Mar. 3, 1865 |
Lincoln |
Hugh McCulloch, Indiana |
Mar. 9, 1865 - Apr. 15, 1865 |
Lincoln |
George S. Boutwell, Massachusetts |
Mar. 12, 1869 - Mar. 16, 1873 |
Grant |
William A. Richardson, Massachusetts |
Mar. 17, 1873 - Jun. 3, 1874 |
Grant |
Benjamin H. Bristow, Kentucky |
Jun. 4, 1874 - Jun. 20, 1876 |
Grant |
Lot M. Morrill, Maine |
Jul. 7, 1876 - Mar. 3, 1877 |
Grant |
John Sherman, Ohio |
Mar. 10, 1877 - Mar. 3, 1881 |
Hayes |
William Windom, Minnesota |
Mar. 8, 1881 - Sep. 19, 1881 |
Garfield |
Charles J. Folger, New York |
Nov. 14, 1881 - Sep. 4, 1884 |
Arthur |
Walter Q. Gresham, Indiana |
Sep. 25, 1884 - Oct. 30, 1884 |
Arthur |
Hugh McCulloch, Indiana |
Oct. 31, 1884 - Mar. 3, 1885 |
Arthur |
Daniel Manning, New York |
Mar. 8, 1885 - Mar. 31, 1887 |
Cleveland |
Charles S. Fairchild, New York |
Apr. 1, 1887 - Mar. 3, 1889 |
Cleveland |
William Windom, Minnesota |
Mar. 7, 1889 - Jan. 29, 1891 |
B. Harrison |
Charles Foster, Ohio |
Feb. 25, 1891 - Mar. 3, 1893 |
B. Harrison |
John G. Carlisle, Kentucky |
Mar. 7, 1893 - Mar. 3, 1897 |
Cleveland |
Lyman J. Gage, Illinois |
Mar. 6, 1897 - Sep. 14, 1901 |
McKinley |
Leslie M. Shaw, Iowa |
Feb. 1, 1902 - Mar. 3, 1907 |
T. Roosevelt |
George B. Cortelyou, New York |
Mar. 4, 1907 - Mar. 3, 1909 |
T. Roosevelt |
Franklin MacVeagh, Illinois |
Mar. 8, 1909 - Mar. 3, 1913 |
Taft |
William G. McAdoo, New York |
Mar. 6, 1913 - Dec. 15, 1918 |
Wilson |
Carter Glass, Virginia |
Dec. 16, 1918 - Feb. 1, 1920 |
Wilson |
David F. Houston, Missouri |
Feb. 2, 1920 - Mar. 3, 1921 |
Wilson |
Andrew W. Mellon, Pennsylvania |
Mar. 4, 1921 - Aug. 2, 1923 |
Harding |
Ogden L. Mills, New York |
Feb. 13, 1932- Mar. 3, 1933 |
Hoover |
William H. Woodin, New York |
Mar. 4, 1933 - Dec. 31, 1933 |
F.D. Roosevelt |
Henry Morgenthau, Jr., New York |
Jan. 1, 1934 - Apr. 12, 1945 |
F.D. Roosevelt |
Fred M. Vinson, Kentucky |
Jul. 23, 1945 - Jun. 23, 1946 |
Truman |
John W. Snyder, Missouri |
Jun. 25, 1946 - Jan. 20, 1953 |
Truman |
George M. Humphrey, Ohio |
Jan. 21, 1953 - Jul. 29, 1957 |
Eisenhower |
Robert B. Anderson, Connecticut |
Jul. 29, 1957 - Jan. 20, 1961 |
Eisenhower |
C. Douglas Dillon, New Jersey |
Jan. 21, 1961 - Nov 22, 1963 |
Kennedy |
Henry H. Fowler, Virginia |
Apr. 1, 1965 - Dec. 20, 1968 |
L.B. Johnson |
Joseph W. Barr, Indiana |
Dec. 21, 1968 - Jan. 20, 1969 |
L.B. Johnson |
David M. Kennedy, Utah |
Jan. 22, 1969 - Feb. 11, 1971 |
Nixon |
John B. Connally, Texas |
Feb. 11, 1971 - Jun. 12, 1972 |
Nixon |
George P. Shultz, Illinois |
Jun. 12, 1972 - May 8, 1974 |
Nixon |
William E. Simon, New Jersey |
May 8, 1974 - Aug. 9, 1974 |
Nixon |
W. Michael Blumenthal, Michigan |
Jan. 23, 1977 - Aug. 4, 1979 |
Carter |
G. William Miller, Rhode Island |
Aug. 6, 1979 - Jan. 20, 1981 |
Carter |
Donald T. Regan, New Jersey |
Jan. 22, 1981 - Feb. 2, 1985 |
Reagan |
James A. Baker, III, Texas |
Feb. 3, 1985 - Aug. 17, 1988 |
Reagan |
Nicholas F. Brady, New Jersey |
Sep. 16, 1988 - Jan. 20, 1989 |
Reagan |
Lloyd M. Bentsen, Texas |
Jan. 22, 1993 - Dec. 22, 1994 |
Clinton |
Robert E. Rubin, New York |
Jan. 10, 1995 - Jul. 2, 1999 |
Clinton |
Lawrence H. Summers, Massachusetts |
Jul. 2, 1999 - Jan. 20, 2001 |
Clinton |
Paul H. O'Neill, Pennsylvania |
Jan. 30, 2001 - Dec. 31, 2002 |
G.W. Bush |
John W. Snow, Virginia |
Feb. 3, 2003 - June 29, 2006 |
G.W. Bush |
Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Illinois |
Jul. 10, 2006 - Jan. 20, 2009 |
G.W. Bush |
Timothy F. Geithner, New York |
Jan. 26,2009 - Jan 25, 2013 |
Obama |
Jacob J. Lew, New York |
Feb. 28, 2013 - Jan 20, 2017 |
Obama |
Steven T. Mnuchin, New York |
Feb. 13, 2017 - Jan. 20, 2021 |
Trump |
Janet L. Yellen | Jan. 26, 2021 - Present | Biden |