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| The Social Security Administration (SSA) came into being on July 16, 1946. Prior to this time, the Social Security program was administered by a three-person Social Security Board. The Board was abolished in a government reorganization and replaced by the SSA, with a single Commissioner as its head. |
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| Commissioner |
Term of Service
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From |
To |
| Arthur J. Altmeyer |
July 16, 1946 |
April 10, 1953 |
| William L.
Mitchell (Acting) |
April 11, 1953 |
November 23, 1953 |
| John W. Tramburg |
November 24, 1953 |
July 31, 1954 |
| Charles I.
Schottland |
August 23, 1954 |
December 31, 1958 |
| William L.
Mitchell |
February 4, 1959 |
April 3, 1962 |
| Robert M. Ball |
April 17, 1962 |
March 17, 1973 |
| Arthur E. Hess
(Acting) |
March 18, 1973 |
October 24, 1973 |
| James B. Cardwell |
October 25, 1973 |
December 12, 1977 |
| Don I. Wortman
(Acting) |
December 13, 1977 |
October 4, 1978 |
| Stanford G.
Ross |
October 5, 1978 |
December 31, 1979 |
| Herbert R.
Doggette (Acting) |
January 1, 1980 |
January 2, 1980 |
| William J.
Driver |
January 3, 1980 |
January 19, 1981 |
| Herbert R.
Doggette (Acting) |
January 20, 1981 |
May 5, 1981 |
| John A. Svahn |
May 6, 1981 |
September 12, 1983 |
| Martha A. McSteen
(Acting) |
September 14, 1983 |
June 25, 1986 |
| Dorcas R. Hardy |
June 26, 1986 |
July 31, 1989 |
| Gwendolyn S.
King |
August 1, 1989 |
September 30, 1992 |
| Louis D. Enoff
(Acting) |
October 1, 1992 |
July 18, 1993 |
| Lawrence H.
Thompson (Acting) |
July 19, 1993 |
October 7, 1993 |
| Shirley S.
Chater |
October 8, 1993 |
February 28, 1997 |
| John J. Callahan
(Acting) |
March 1, 1997 |
September 28, 1997 |
| Kenneth S.
Apfel |
September 29, 1997 |
January 20, 2001 |
| William Halter
(Acting) |
January 21, 2001 |
March 28, 2001 |
| Larry G. Massanari
(Acting) |
March 29, 2001 |
November 9, 2001 |
| Jo Anne B.
Barnhart |
November 9, 2001 |
January 19, 2007 |
| Linda S. McMahon (Acting) |
January 20, 2007 |
February 11, 2007 |
| Michael J. Astrue |
February 12, 2007 |
February 13, 2013 |
| Carolyn W. Colvin (Acting) |
February 14, 2013 |
January 20, 2017 |
| Nancy A. Berryhill (Acting) |
January 21, 2017 |
June 17, 2019 |
| Andrew M. Saul |
June 17, 2019 |
July 9, 2021 |
| Kilolo Kijakazi (Acting) |
July 9, 2021 |
December 20, 2023 |
| Martin O’Malley |
December 20, 2023 |
November 29, 2024 |
| Carolyn W. Colvin (Acting) |
November 30, 2023 |
Present |
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