Michael Huerta

Michael Huerta
17th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
In office
December 6, 2011  January 6, 2018
Acting: December 6, 2011 – January 7, 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
DeputyVictoria Wassmer (acting)
Daniel Elwell
Preceded byRandy Babbitt
Succeeded byStephen Dickson
United States Secretary of Transportation
Acting
In office
January 20, 2017  January 31, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byAnthony Foxx
Succeeded byElaine Chao
Personal details
Born (1956-11-18) November 18, 1956
Riverside, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of California, Riverside (BA)
Princeton University (MPA)

Michael Peter Huerta (born November 18, 1956) is an American government official who served as the 17th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration from 2013 to 2018. 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.