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Secretaries of the Air Force

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