List of FEMA Heads
As director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness
| Agency Director | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| James S. Hafer | May-1975 | Apr-1979 |
As director of FEMA (cabinet level between 1996–2001)
| Agency Director | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon Vickery (acting) | Apr-1979 | Jul-1979 |
| Thomas Casey (acting) | Jul-1979 | Aug-1979 |
| John Macy | Aug-1979 | Jan-1981 |
| Bernard Gallagher (acting) | Jan-1981 | Apr-1981 |
| John W. McConnell (acting) | Apr-1981 | May-1981 |
| Louis O. Giuffrida | May-1981 | Sep-1985 |
| Robert H. Morris (acting) | Sep-1985 | Nov-1985 |
| Julius W. Becton, Jr. | Nov-1985 | Jun-1989 |
| Robert H. Morris (acting) | Jun-1989 | May-1990 |
| Jerry D. Jennings (acting) | May-1990 | Aug-1990 |
| Wallace E. Stickney | Aug-1990 | Jan-1993 |
| William C. Tidball (acting) | Jan-1993 | Apr-1993 |
| James Lee Witt | Apr-1993 | Jan-2001 |
| John Magaw (acting) | Jan-2001 | Feb-2001 |
| Joe M. Allbaugh | Feb-2001 | Mar-2003 |
As Undersecretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response and Director of FEMA
| Agency Undersecretary | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Michael D. Brown | Mar-2003 | Sep-2005 |
| R. David Paulison (acting) | Sep-2005 | June-2006 |
As Undersecretary for Federal Emergency Management and Director of FEMA
| Agency Undersecretary | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| R. David Paulison | June-2006 | Mar-2007 |
As Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
| Agency Administrator | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| R. David Paulison | Mar-2007 | Jan-2009 |
| Nancy L. Ward (acting) | Jan-2009 | May-2009 |
| W. Craig Fugate | May-2009 | present |
On March 4, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Florida's state emergency management director, W. Craig Fugate, to lead FEMA.
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