W.
Stuart Symington--Sept. 18, 1947-April 24, 1950
Thomas E. Finletter--April
24, 1950-Jan. 20, 1953
Harold E.
Talbot--Feb. 4, 1953-Aug. 13, 1955
Donald A. Quarles--Aug.
15, 1955-April 30, 1957
James H. Douglas Jr.--May
1, 1957-Dec. 10, 1959
Dudley C. Sharp--Dec. 11, 1959-Jan. 20, 1961
Eugene M. Zuckert--Jan.
23, 1961-Sept. 30, 1965
Harold Brown--Oct.1,
1965-Feb. 14, 1969
Robert Channing Seamans
Jr.--Feb. 15, 1969-May 1973
John L. McLucas--May
15, 1973-Nov. 23, 1975
James Walter Plummer--Nov. 23, 1975-Jan. 2, 1976, as acting Secretary of the
Air Force
Thomas C. Reed--Jan.
2, 1976-April 5, 1977
John C. Stetson--June
1978-May 18, 1979
Hans M. Mark--May 18,
1979-Feb. 9, 1981
Verne Orr--Feb. 1, 1981-Nov.
30, 1985
Russell A. Rourke--Dec.
1, 1985-April 7, 1986
Edward C. Aldridge
Jr.--April 8, 1986-Dec. 16, 1988
James F. McGovern--Dec. 16, 1988-April 29, 1989, as acting Secretary of the
Air Force
John J. Welch--April 29, 1989-May 21,1989 as acting Secretary of the Air Force
Donald B. Rice--May
1, 1989-Jan. 20, 1993
Michael B. Donley--Jan. 20, 1993-July 13, 1993, as acting Secretary of the Air
Force
Gen. Merill A. McPeak--July
14, 1993-Aug. 5, 1993, as Acting Secretary of the Air Force
Sheila E. Widnall--Aug.
6, 1993- October 31, 1997
F. Whitten Peters -- Nov 1, 1997 to Jan. 20, 2001
Dr. Lawrence J. Delaney -- Jan 21, 1001 - May 31, 2001 as acting secretary of the Air Force
Dr. James G. Roche -- June 1, 2001 - present