United States Federal Bureau of Investigation Directors
Interested in learning who has led the Federal Bureau of Investigation throughout the years? Below is a list of all F.B.I. Directors from 1908 to present. As of May 9, 2017, deputy director Andrew G. McCabe became acting director of the F.B.I. A permanent leader for the bureau is still being determined by the Trump administration.
Director | Years |
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Stanley Finch | 1908?1912 |
Alexander B. Bielaski | 1912?1919 |
William E. Allen | 1919 (Acting) |
William J. Flynn | 1919?1921 |
William J. Burns | 1921?1924 |
J. Edgar Hoover | 1924?1972 |
L. Patrick Gray | 1972?1973 (Acting) |
William D. Ruckelshaus | 1973 (Acting) |
Clarence M. Kelley | 1973?1978 |
James B. Adams | 1978 (Acting) |
William H. Webster | 1979?1987 |
John Otto | 1987 (Acting) |
William S. Sessions | 1987?1993 |
Floyd I. Clarke | 1993 (Acting) |
Louis Freeh | 1993?2001 |
Thomas J. Pickard | 2001 (Acting) |
Robert S. Mueller | 2001?2013 |
James Comey | 2013?2017 |
Andrew G. McCabe | 2017- (Acting) |
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