Virginia Secretary of Transportation

The secretary of transportation is a member of the Virginia Governor's Cabinet in the U.S. state of Virginia. W. Sheppard Miller III is the current secretary.

Secretary of Transportation of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Incumbent W. Sheppard Miller III since January 15, 2022 (2022-01-15)
Style	Mr. Secretary
Member of	Virginia Governor's Cabinet
Nominator	The governor
Appointer	The governor with advice and consent from the Senate and House
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Wayne A. Whitham (as Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety)
Formation	April 8, 1972
Website	transportation.virginia.gov

Agencies

The secretary of transportation overlooks the following agencies:^[1]

• Virginia Department of Aviation
• Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
• Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation
• Virginia Department of Transportation
• Virginia Motor Vehicle Dealer Board
• Virginia Office of Transportation Public-Private Partnerships
• Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority
• Virginia Port Authority

List of secretaries

Transportation and public safety (July 1, 1972–July 1, 1976)

• Wayne A. Whitham (1972–1976)

Transportation (July 1, 1976–July 1, 1984)

• Wayne A. Whitham (1976–1978)
• George M. Walters (1978–1982)
• Andrew B. Fogarty (1982–1984)

Transportation and public safety (July 1, 1984–February 22, 1990)

• Franklin E. White (1984–1985)
• Andrew B. Fogarty (1985–1986)
• Vivian E. Watts (1986–1990)

Transportation (February 22, 1990–present)

• John G. Milliken (1990–1994)
• Robert E. Martinez (1994–1998)
• Shirley Ybarra (1998–2002)
• Whittington W. Clement (2002–2005)
• Pierce Homer (2005–2010)
• Sean Connaughton (2010–2014)
• Aubrey Layne (2014–2018)
• Shannon Valentine (2018–2022)
• W. Sheppard Miller III (2022–present)