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The Commandant of the United States Marine Corps is the highest ranking officer of the United States Marine Corps and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reporting to the Secretary of the Navy but not to the Chief of Naval Operations. As with the other joint chiefs, the commandant is responsible for ensuring the organization and readiness of his respective service branch and for advising the President. However, as with the other joint chiefs, the commandant has no operational command authority.
| # |
Name |
Start of Tenure |
End of Tenure |
| 1. |
Samuel Nicholas |
November 28, 1775 |
August 27, 1783 |
| 2. |
William W. Burrows |
12 July 1798 |
6 March 1804 |
| 3. |
Franklin Wharton |
7 March 1804 |
September 1, 1818 |
|
Archibald Henderson (acting) |
September 16, 1818 |
March 2, 1819 |
| 4. |
Anthony Gale |
3 March 1819 |
8 October 1820 |
| 5. |
Archibald Henderson |
October 17, 1820 |
January 6, 1859 |
| 6. |
John Harris |
January 7, 1859 |
1 May 1864 |
| 7. |
Jacob Zeilin |
10 June 1864 |
October 31, 1876 |
| 8. |
Charles G. McCawley |
November 1, 1876 |
January 29, 1891 |
| 9. |
Charles Heywood |
30 June 1891 |
October 2, 1903 |
| 10. |
George F. Elliott |
October 3, 1903 |
November 30, 1910 |
| 11. |
William P. Biddle |
February 3, 1911 |
February 24, 1914 |
| 12. |
George Barnett |
February 25, 1914 |
30 June 1920 |
| 13. |
John A. Lejeune |
1 July 1920 |
4 March 1929 |
| 14. |
Wendall C. Neville |
5 March 1929 |
8 July 1930 |
| 15. |
Ben H. Fuller |
9 July 1930 |
February 28, 1934 |
| 16. |
John H. Russell, Jr. |
1 March 1934 |
November 30, 1936 |
| 17. |
Thomas Holcomb |
December 1, 1936 |
December 31, 1943 |
| 18. |
Alexander A. Vandegrift |
January 1, 1944 |
December 31, 1947 |
| 19. |
Clifton B. Cates |
January 1, 1948 |
December 31, 1951 |
| 20. |
Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. |
January 1, 1952 |
December 31, 1955 |
| 21. |
Randolph M. Pate |
January 1, 1956 |
December 31, 1959 |
| 22. |
David M. Shoup |
January 1, 1960 |
December 31, 1963 |
| 23. |
Wallace M. Greene, Jr. |
January 1, 1964 |
December 31, 1967 |
| 24. |
Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. |
January 1, 1968 |
December 31, 1971 |
| 25. |
Robert Everton Cushman, Jr. |
January 1, 1972 |
30 June 1975 |
| 26. |
Louis H. Wilson, Jr. |
1 July 1975 |
30 June 1979 |
| 27. |
Robert H. Barrow |
1 July 1979 |
30 June 1983 |
| 28. |
Paul X. Kelley |
1 July 1983 |
30 June 1987 |
| 29. |
Alfred M. Gray, Jr. |
1 July 1987 |
30 June 1991 |
| 30. |
Carl E. Mundy, Jr. |
1 July 1991 |
30 June 1995 |
| 31. |
Charles C. Krulak |
1 July 1995 |
30 June 1999 |
| 32. |
James L. Jones |
1 July 1999 |
January 12, 2003 |
| 33. |
Michael W. Hagee |
January 13, 2003 |
November 13, 2006 |
| 34. |
James T. Conway |
November 14, 2006 |
Incumbent |
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