Administrator of Veterans Affairs (United States)
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The Administrator of Veterans Affairs was a head of Veteran Administration, a Government agency responsible for military veterans benefit system. The administrator was appointed by the President. This was under cabinet-level position. In 1989 Veteran Administration was formed into United States Department of Veterans Affairs, one of the executive departments with United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs as a head with cabinet-member status.
| No. | Name | Term of Offices | President(s) served under | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank T. Hines | 1930-1945 | Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt | |
| 2 | Omar Bradley | 1945-1948 | Harry S. Truman | |
| 3 | Carl R. Gray, Jr. | 1948-1953 | Harry S. Truman | |
| 4 | Harvey V. Higley | 1953-1957 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
| 5 | Sumner G. Whittier | 1957-1964 | Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson | |
| 6 | John S. Gleason | 1964 - 1965 | Lyndon B. Johnson | |
| 7 | William J. Driver | 1965-1969 | Lyndon B. Johnson | |
| 8 | Donald E. Johnson | 1969-1974 | Richard Nixon | |
| 9 | Richard L. Roudebush | 1974-1977 | Gerald Ford | |
| 10 | Max Cleland | 1977-1981 | Jimmy Carter | |
| 11 | Robert P. Nimmo | 1981-1982 | Ronald Reagan | |
| 12 | Harry N. Walters | 1982-1986 | Ronald Reagan | |
| 13 | Thomas K. Turnage | 1986-1989 | Ronald Reagan | |
| 14 | Ed Derwinski | 1989 | George H. W. Bush |
Derwinski went to became the first Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
[edit] Directors of Veterans Bureau
Post preceded position of Administrator
| No. | Name | Term of Offices | President(s) served under | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles R. Forbes | 1922-1923 | Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge | |
| 2 | Frank T. Hines | 1923-1930 | Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover |
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