| United States Postmaster General | |
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| United States Postal Service | |
| Style | Postmaster General |
| Status | Chief executive |
| Member of | Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service |
| Seat | 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, D.C. 20260 |
| Appointer | Board of Governors |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | 39 U.S.C. § 203 |
| Formation | 1775 |
| First holder | Benjamin Franklin |
| Deputy | Deputy Postmaster General |
| Salary | $303,460[1] |
The United States postmaster general (PMG) is the chief executive officer of the United States Postal Service (USPS).[2] The PMG is responsible for managing and directing the day-to-day operations of the agency.
The PMG is selected and appointed by the Board of Governors of the Postal Service, which is appointed by the president. The postmaster general then also sits on the board. The PMG does not serve at the president's pleasure and can only be dismissed by the Board of Governors.[3] The appointment of the postmaster general does not require Senate confirmation.[4][5] The governors and the postmaster general elect the deputy postmaster general.
The current officeholder is Louis DeJoy, who was appointed on June 16, 2020.[6]
- ^ "DeJoy hired four people who worked for his businesses to work at USPS". CNN. September 15, 2020. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "39 U.S. Code § 203 – Postmaster General; Deputy Postmaster General". Archived from the original on 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ "Members of the Board of Governors – Who we are". about.usps.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Board of Governors Announces Selection of Louis DeJoy to Serve as Nation's 75th Postmaster General". about.usps.com – Newsroom. Archived from the original on 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "39 U.S. Code § 202 – Board of Governors". Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ "PMG/CEO Louis DeJoy – Who we are/Leadership". about.usps.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2024-04-01.