17th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
In office December 6, 2011 – January 6, 2018 Acting: December 6, 2011 – January 7, 2013
President
Barack Obama Donald Trump
Deputy
Victoria Wassmer (acting) Daniel Elwell
Preceded by
Randy Babbitt
Succeeded by
Stephen Dickson
United States Secretary of Transportation
Acting
In office January 20, 2017 – January 31, 2017
President
Donald Trump
Preceded by
Anthony Foxx
Succeeded by
Elaine Chao
Personal details
Born
(1956-11-18) November 18, 1956 (age 67) Riverside, California, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Education
University of California, Riverside (BA) Princeton University (MPA)
Michael Peter Huerta (born November 18, 1956) is an American government official who served as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration from 2013 to 2018.[1][2] He was also Acting U.S. Secretary of Transportation under President Donald Trump for 11 days in 2017 until the Senate confirmed the appointment of Elaine Chao to the position.
^"Nomination of Michael P. Huerta to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration". www.gpo.gov. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
^Lynch, Kerry (January 8, 2018). "Dan Elwell Takes Helm of FAA as Huerta Departs".
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