United States Secretary of Transportation

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United States Cabinet position federal executive position

The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the U.S. Department of Transportation, responsible for overseeing national transportation policy, infrastructure, and safety across air, land, and sea.

Aliases (4)

Secretary of Transportation ×8
Office of the Secretary of Transportation ×3
Sec. of Transportation ×1
USDOT Secretary ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Cabinet position → federal executive position →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
belongsTo	executive branch of the United States government →
canBeRemovedBy	President of the United States →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
country	United States of America →
createdBy	Department of Transportation Act →
firstHolder	Alan S. Boyd →
formationDate	1967-04-01 →
hasAbbreviation	SecDOT → USDOT Secretary →
heads	United States Department of Transportation →
isInChargeOf	allocation of federal transportation funding → coordination of federal transportation programs → development of national transportation policy → implementation of transportation safety regulations →
jurisdiction	air transportation → federal transportation systems → land transportation → maritime transportation →
memberOf	line of succession to the U.S. presidency →
nativeLabel	Secretary of Transportation →
nominator	President of the United States →
oversees	Federal Aviation Administration → Federal Highway Administration → Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration → Federal Railroad Administration → Federal Transit Administration → Maritime Administration → National Highway Traffic Safety Administration → Office of the Secretary of Transportation → Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration →
participatesIn	National Security Council (when transportation issues are relevant) →
partOf	Cabinet of the United States →
positionInSuccession	14th in United States presidential line of succession →
predecessorOffice	United States Secretary of Commerce (transportation functions) →
reportsTo	President of the United States →
responsibleFor	national transportation policy → transportation infrastructure → transportation safety →
seat	Washington, D.C. →
style	Madam Secretary → Mr. Secretary →
subordinateTo	President of the United States →
termLength	no fixed term →
website	https://www.transportation.gov →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alan S. Boyd → Andrew Card → Elizabeth Dole → John A. Volpe → Norman Mineta →	positionHeld
Assistant Secretaries of Transportation ("Secretary of Transportation") → Deputy Secretary of Transportation → Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of Transportation) ("Secretary of Transportation") →	reportsTo
Madam Secretary ("Secretary of Transportation") → Mr. Secretary ("Secretary of Transportation") →	appliesToPosition
SecDOT ("Sec. of Transportation") → United States Secretary of Transportation ("USDOT Secretary") →	hasAbbreviation
United States Department of Transportation ("Office of the Secretary of Transportation") → United States Secretary of Transportation ("Office of the Secretary of Transportation") →	oversees
National Defense Reserve Fleet → Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology →	subordinateTo
United States Department of Transportation →	currentSecretaryTitle
Department of Transportation Act →	definesOffice
Presidential Succession Act →	definesSuccessionPosition
National Scenic Byway →	designatedBy
SecDOT →	fullForm
Federal Railroad Safety Act ("Secretary of Transportation") →	grantsAuthorityTo
United States Department of Transportation ("Secretary of Transportation") →	hasCabinetRank
United States Department of Transportation →	headedBy
SecDOT ("Office of the Secretary of Transportation") →	heads
United States Secretary of Transportation ("Secretary of Transportation") →	nativeLabel
United States Department of Transportation →	officeHeldBy
Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 ("Secretary of Transportation") →	transferredFunctionsTo
Mr. Secretary →	usedFor
Madam Secretary →	usedForOffice