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Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
United States Secretary of Transportation
The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet. The current Secretary is Norman Mineta, the only Democrat in the cabinet of President George W. Bush.
Secretaries of Transportation
| Name |
Term of Office |
President(s) served under |
| Alan Stephenson Boyd |
January 16, 1967 - January 20, 1969 |
Lyndon Johnson |
| John Anthony Volpe |
January 22, 1969 - February 1, 1973 |
Richard Nixon |
| Claude Stout Brinegar |
February 2, 1973 - February 1, 1975 |
Richard Nixon |
| William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. |
March 7, 1975 - January 20, 1977 |
Gerald Ford |
| Brockman Adams |
January 23, 1977 - July 20, 1979 |
Jimmy Carter |
| Neil Goldschmidt |
August 15, 1979 - January 20, 1981 |
Jimmy Carter |
| Andrew L. Lewis, Jr. |
January 23, 1981 - February 1, 1983 |
Ronald Reagan |
| Elizabeth Hanford Dole |
February 7, 1983 - September 30, 1987 |
Ronald Reagan |
| James H. Burnley IV |
December 2, 1987 - January 30, 1989 |
Ronald Reagan |
| Samuel K. Skinner |
February 6, 1989 - December 13, 1991 |
George H. W. Bush |
| Andrew Card |
February 24, 1992 - January 20, 1993 |
George H. W. Bush |
| Federico Peņa |
January 21, 1993 - February 14, 1997 |
Bill Clinton |
| Rodney Slater |
February 14, 1997 - January 20, 2001 |
Bill Clinton |
| Norman Mineta |
January 25, 2001 - present |
George W. Bush |
Acting Secretaries of Transportation
| Name |
Year |
Acted from |
| John W. Barnum |
1975 |
February 2 to March 6 |
| W. Graham Claytor, Jr. |
1979 |
July 21 to August 14 |
| James Horace Burnley IV |
1987 |
October 1 to December 2 |
| James B. Busey IV |
1991-1992 |
December 14 to February 23 |
| Mortimer L. Downey |
2001 |
January 21 to January 24 |
Science kits, science lessons, science toys, maths
toys, hobby kits, science games and books - these are some of many products
that can help give your kid an edge in their science fair projects, and develop
a tremendous interest in the study of science. When shopping for a science
kit or other supplies, make sure that you carefully review the features and
quality of the products. Compare prices by going to several online stores.
Read product reviews online or refer to magazines.
Start by looking
for your science kit review or science toy review. Compare prices but remember,
Price $ is not everything. Quality does matter.
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