Prior Secretaries

Check out the accomplishments and portraits of the people who have led the Treasury Department through the years.

SecretaryDates ServedPresident
Alexander Hamilton, New YorkSept. 11, 1789 - Jan. 31, 1795Washington
Oliver Wolcott Jr., ConnecticutFeb. 3, 1795 - Mar. 3, 1797
Mar. 4, 1797 - Dec. 31, 1800
Washington
John Adams
Samuel Dexter, MassachusettsJan. 1, 1801 - Mar. 3, 1801
Mar. 4, 1801 - May. 6, 1801
John Adams
Jefferson
Albert Gallatin, PennsylvaniaMay 14, 1801 - Mar. 3, 1809
Mar. 4, 1809 - Feb 9 , 1814
Jefferson
Madison
George W. Campbell , TennesseeFeb. 9, 1814 - Sept. 26, 1814Madison
Alexander J. Dallas, PennsylvaniaOct. 6, 1814 - Oct. 21, 1816Madison
William H. Crawford, GeorgiaOct. 22, 1816 - Mar. 3, 1817
Mar. 4, 1817 - Mar. 3, 1825
Madison
Monroe
Richard Rush, PennsylvaniaMar. 7, 1825 - Mar. 3, 1829J.Q. Adams
Samuel D. Ingham, PennsylvaniaMar. 6, 1829 - Jun. 20, 1831Jackson
Louis McLane, DelawareAug. 8, 1831 - May 29, 1833Jackson
William J. Duane, PennsylvaniaMay 29, 1833 - Sep. 23, 1833Jackson
Roger B. Taney, MarylandSep. 23, 1833 - Jun. 24, 1834Jackson
Levi Woodbury, New HampshireJul. 1, 1834 - Mar. 3, 1837
Mar. 4, 1837 - Mar. 3, 1841
Jackson
Van Buren
Thomas Ewing, OhioMar. 5, 1841 - Apr. 4, 1841
Apr. 5, 1841 - Sep. 11, 1841
W.H. Harrison
Tyler
Walter Forward, PennsylvaniaSep. 13, 1841 - Mar. 1, 1843Tyler
John C. Spencer, New YorkMar. 8, 1843 - May 2, 1844Tyler
George M. Bibb, KentuckyJul. 4, 1844 - Mar. 3, 1845
Mar. 4, 1845 - Mar. 7, 1845
Tyler
Polk
Robert J. Walker, MississippiMar. 8, 1845 - Mar. 3, 1849
Mar. 4, 1849 - Mar. 5, 1849
Polk
Taylor
William M. Meredith, PennsylvaniaMar. 8, 1849 - Jul. 9, 1850
Jul. 10, 1850 - Jul. 22, 1850
Taylor
Fillmore
Thomas Corwin, OhioJul. 23, 1850 - Mar. 3, 1853
Mar 4, 1853 - Mar. 6, 1853
Fillmore
Pierce
James Guthrie, KentuckyMar. 7, 1853 - Mar. 3, 1857
Mar. 4, 1857 - Mar. 6, 1857
Pierce
Buchanan
Howell Cobb, GeorgiaMar. 7, 1857 - Dec. 8, 1860Buchanan
Philip F. Thomas, MarylandDec. 12, 1860 - Jan. 14, 1861Buchanan
John A. Dix, New YorkJan. 15, 1861 - Mar. 3, 1861
Mar. 4, 1861 - Mar. 6, 1861
Buchanan
Lincoln
Salmon P. Chase, OhioMar. 7, 1861 - Jun. 30, 1864Lincoln
William P. Fessenden, MaineJul. 5, 1864 - Mar. 3, 1865Lincoln
Hugh McCulloch, IndianaMar. 9, 1865 - Apr. 15, 1865
Apr. 15, 1865 - Mar. 3, 1869
Lincoln
A. Johnson
George S. Boutwell, MassachusettsMar. 12, 1869 - Mar. 16, 1873Grant
William A. Richardson, MassachusettsMar. 17, 1873 - Jun. 3, 1874Grant
Benjamin H. Bristow, KentuckyJun. 4, 1874 - Jun. 20, 1876Grant
Lot M. Morrill, MaineJul. 7, 1876 - Mar. 3, 1877
Mar. 4, 1877 - Mar. 9, 1877
Grant
Hayes
John Sherman, OhioMar. 10, 1877 - Mar. 3, 1881Hayes
William Windom, MinnesotaMar. 8, 1881 - Sep. 19, 1881
Sep. 20, 1881 - Nov. 13, 1881
Garfield
Arthur
Charles J. Folger, New YorkNov. 14, 1881 - Sep. 4, 1884Arthur
Walter Q. Gresham, IndianaSep. 25, 1884 - Oct. 30, 1884Arthur
Hugh McCulloch, IndianaOct. 31, 1884 - Mar. 3, 1885
Mar. 4, 1885 - Mar. 7, 1885
Arthur
Cleveland
Daniel Manning, New YorkMar. 8, 1885 - Mar. 31, 1887Cleveland
Charles S. Fairchild, New YorkApr. 1, 1887 - Mar. 3, 1889
Mar. 4, 1889 - Mar. 6, 1889
Cleveland
B. Harrison
William Windom, MinnesotaMar. 7, 1889 - Jan. 29, 1891B. Harrison
Charles Foster, OhioFeb. 25, 1891 - Mar. 3, 1893
Mar. 4, 1893 - Mar. 6, 1893
B. Harrison
Cleveland
John G. Carlisle, KentuckyMar. 7, 1893 - Mar. 3, 1897
Mar. 4, 1897 - Mar. 5, 1897
Cleveland
McKinley
Lyman J. Gage, IllinoisMar. 6, 1897 - Sep. 14, 1901
Sep. 14, 1901 - Jan. 31, 1902
McKinley
T. Roosevelt
Leslie M. Shaw, IowaFeb. 1, 1902 - Mar. 3, 1907T. Roosevelt
George B. Cortelyou, New YorkMar. 4, 1907 - Mar. 3, 1909
Mar. 4, 1909 - Mar. 7, 1909
T. Roosevelt
Taft
Franklin MacVeagh, IllinoisMar. 8, 1909 - Mar. 3, 1913
Mar. 4, 1913 - Mar. 5, 1913
Taft
Wilson
William G. McAdoo, New YorkMar. 6, 1913 - Dec. 15, 1918Wilson
Carter Glass, VirginiaDec. 16, 1918 - Feb. 1, 1920Wilson
David F. Houston, MissouriFeb. 2, 1920 - Mar. 3, 1921Wilson
Andrew W. Mellon, PennsylvaniaMar. 4, 1921 - Aug. 2, 1923
Aug. 3, 1923 - Mar. 3, 1929
Mar. 4, 1929 - Feb. 12, 1932
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Ogden L. Mills, New YorkFeb. 13, 1932- Mar. 3, 1933Hoover
William H. Woodin, New YorkMar. 4, 1933 - Dec. 31, 1933F.D. Roosevelt
Henry Morgenthau, Jr., New YorkJan. 1, 1934 - Apr. 12, 1945
Apr. 12, 1945 - Jul. 22, 1945
F.D. Roosevelt
Truman
Fred M. Vinson, KentuckyJul. 23, 1945 - Jun. 23, 1946Truman
John W. Snyder, MissouriJun. 25, 1946 - Jan. 20, 1953Truman
George M. Humphrey, OhioJan. 21, 1953 - Jul. 29, 1957Eisenhower
Robert B. Anderson, ConnecticutJul. 29, 1957 - Jan. 20, 1961Eisenhower
C. Douglas Dillon, New JerseyJan. 21, 1961 - Nov 22, 1963
Nov. 22, 1963 - Apr. 1, 1965
Kennedy
L.B. Johnson
Henry H. Fowler, VirginiaApr. 1, 1965 - Dec. 20, 1968L.B. Johnson
Joseph W. Barr, IndianaDec. 21, 1968 - Jan. 20, 1969L.B. Johnson
David M. Kennedy, UtahJan. 22, 1969 - Feb. 11, 1971Nixon
John B. Connally, TexasFeb. 11, 1971 - Jun. 12, 1972Nixon
George P. Shultz, IllinoisJun. 12, 1972 - May 8, 1974Nixon
William E. Simon, New JerseyMay 8, 1974 - Aug. 9, 1974
Aug 9, 1974 - Jan. 20, 1977
Nixon
Ford
W. Michael Blumenthal, MichiganJan. 23, 1977 - Aug. 4, 1979Carter
G. William Miller, Rhode IslandAug. 6, 1979 - Jan. 20, 1981Carter
Donald T. Regan, New JerseyJan. 22, 1981 - Feb. 2, 1985Reagan
James A. Baker, III, TexasFeb. 3, 1985 - Aug. 17, 1988Reagan
Nicholas F. Brady, New JerseySep. 16, 1988 - Jan. 20, 1989
Jan. 20, 1989 - Jan. 17, 1993
Reagan
G.H.W. Bush
Lloyd M. Bentsen, TexasJan. 22, 1993 - Dec. 22, 1994Clinton
Robert E. Rubin, New YorkJan. 10, 1995 - Jul. 2, 1999Clinton
Lawrence H. Summers, MassachusettsJul. 2, 1999 - Jan. 20, 2001Clinton
Paul H. O'Neill, PennsylvaniaJan. 30, 2001 - Dec. 31, 2002G.W. Bush
John W. Snow, VirginiaFeb. 3, 2003 - June 29, 2006G.W. Bush
Henry M. Paulson, Jr., IllinoisJul. 10, 2006 - Jan. 20, 2009G.W. Bush
Timothy F. Geithner, New YorkJan. 26,2009 - Jan 25, 2013Obama
Jacob J. Lew, New YorkFeb. 28, 2013 - Jan 20, 2017Obama
Steven T. Mnuchin, New YorkFeb. 13, 2017 - Jan. 20, 2021Trump
Janet L. YellenJan. 26, 2021 - PresentBiden