The List of the Commissioners of the Social Security Administration

Social Security Commissioners

This list shows the men and women who have served as Commissioners of the Social Security Administration.  Commissioner Term of Service 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 to date