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The Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is the executive leader of the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent federal agency created in 1965. The Chair directs the NEH and is the sole position in the agency with the legal authority to make grants and awards. The NEH Chair is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The appointment and term of the Chair are statutorily defined in 20 U.S.C. § 956(b), and the Chair's authority is defined throughout 20 U.S.C. § 956. The National Council on the Humanities, a board of 26 private citizens who are also appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, advises the Chair.




List of Chairpersons


Barnaby Keeney, 1963–1965, Chair of National Commission on the Humanities
Henry Allen Moe, 1965–66, Interim Chair
Barnaby Keeney, 1966–1970
Wallace Edgerton, Acting Chair, 1970–71
Ronald Berman, 1971–1977
Robert Kingston, Acting Chair, 1977
Joseph Duffey, 1977–81
William J. Bennett, 1981–85
John Agresto, Acting Chair, 1985
Lynne Cheney, 1986–1993
Jerry L. Martin, Acting Chair, 1993
Donald Gibson, Acting Chair, 1993
Sheldon Hackney, 1993–97
Bruce A. Lehman, Acting Chair, 1997
William R. Ferris, 1997–2001
Bruce Cole, 2001–2009
Carole M. Watson, Acting Chair, 2009
Jim Leach, 2009–2013
Carole M. Watson, Acting Chair, 2013–2014
William 'Bro' Adams, 2014–2017
Margaret "Peggy" Plympton, Acting Chair, 2017–2018
Jon Parrish Peede, 2018–2021
Adam Wolfson, Acting Chair, 2021–2022
Shelly Lowe, 2022–Present




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