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Chief executive of the US Postal Service
The United States postmaster general (PMG) is the chief executive officer of the United States Postal Service (USPS). The PMG is responsible for managing
United States Postmaster General
United_States_Postmaster_General
Chief executive officer of the postal service of a country
A Postmaster General, in Anglosphere countries and in the Thurn-und-Taxis Post, is the chief executive officer of the postal service of that country, a
Postmaster_general
Head of a post office
by a national government), the title of Postmaster General is commonly used. Responsibilities of a postmaster typically include management of a centralized
Postmaster
Former cabinet position in the British government
Postmaster General of the United Kingdom was a Cabinet ministerial position in HM Government. From at least 1609, this government officer held a monopoly
Postmaster General of the United Kingdom
Postmaster_General_of_the_United_Kingdom
American businessman, 75th United States Postmaster General
20, 1957) is an American businessman who served as the 75th U.S. postmaster general. He was appointed in May 2020 by the Board of Governors of the United
Louis_DeJoy
Australian government department, 1901–1975
The Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) was a department of the Australian government, established at Federation in 1901, whose responsibilities included
Postmaster-General's Department
Postmaster-General's_Department
Former Canadian cabinet minister
The Postmaster General of Canada was the Canadian cabinet minister responsible for the Post Office Department (Canada Post). In 1851, management of the
Postmaster_General_of_Canada
American business executive and 76th United States Postmaster General (born 1960)
business executive and lawyer who has served as the 76th United States postmaster general since 2025. David Paul Steiner was born on May 4, 1960, in Oakland
David_P._Steiner
Postal system in the United Kingdom
communication were invented); it was overseen by a Government minister, the Postmaster General. Over time its remit was extended to Scotland and Ireland, and across
General_Post_Office
Chief executive of the Nigeria Postal Service
The Nigeria Postmaster General (PMG) is the chief executive officer of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST). The PMG is responsible for managing and directing
Nigeria_Postmaster_General
Acting United States Postmaster General since 2025
States Postmaster General from March 24, 2025, through July 14, 2025. He is a member of the Board of Governors, has served as Deputy Postmaster General since
Doug_Tulino
American Postal Service worker (1932–2020)
1954. He was also the first African American Assistant Postmaster-General under Postmaster General Winton M. Blount and alongside James Farmer was one of
Ronald_B._Lee
The Assistant Postmaster General is a defunct junior ministerial position in the United Kingdom Government. The title of Postmaster General was abolished
Assistant_Postmaster-General
Filipino politician, campaign strategist and political analyst
Taiwan, by President Rodrigo Duterte on June 30, 2016. Formerly the Postmaster General under Cory Aquino and then head of the Philippine Tourism Authority
Lito_Banayo
Former government position in Australia
The Postmaster-General of New South Wales was a position in the government of the colony of New South Wales. This portfolio managed the postal department
Postmaster-General of New South Wales
Postmaster-General_of_New_South_Wales
USPS Board of Governors
appointed governors, 1 is the postmaster general, and 1 is the deputy postmaster general. The 9 governors elect the postmaster general, the chairman of the board
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
Board_of_Governors_of_the_United_States_Postal_Service
The Postmaster General for the Province of Canada was a member of the Executive Council for the Province of Canada responsible for the operation of the
List of postmasters general for the Province of Canada
List_of_postmasters_general_for_the_Province_of_Canada
Former government posts in Ireland
The Postmasters General of Ireland, held by two people simultaneously, was a new appointment set up as part of the establishment of the Irish Post Office
Postmasters General of Ireland
Postmasters_General_of_Ireland
Filipino politician and former Postmaster General
the first female governor of the province. She later served as the Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of the Philippine Postal Corporation from
Josefina_dela_Cruz
Former Conservative Minister of Transport
Conservative politician who served as Postmaster General (1957–1959) and Minister of Transport (1959–1964). As Postmaster General, he oversaw the introduction
Ernest_Marples
1965 United States Supreme Court case
Lamont v. Postmaster General, 381 U.S. 301 (1965), is a landmark First Amendment Supreme Court case, in which the ruling of the Supreme Court struck down
Lamont_v._Postmaster_General
US Postmaster General and merchant (1838–1922)
advertising and a "pioneer in marketing". He served as United States Postmaster General in the Benjamin Harrison administration from 1889 to 1893. Wanamaker
John_Wanamaker
New Zealand political office
The Postmaster-General in New Zealand was the government minister responsible for the New Zealand Post Office (NZPO) from 1858 to 1989, when the NZPO (formerly
Postmaster-General (New Zealand)
Postmaster-General_(New_Zealand)
British politician and alleged spy (1925–1988)
he became Minister for Technology under Wilson. He later served as Postmaster General, where his greatest contribution to the postal system was the introduction
John_Stonehouse
Former government position in Scotland
The Postmaster General for Scotland, based in Edinburgh, was responsible for the postal service in the Kingdom of Scotland from approximately 1616 until
Postmaster General for Scotland
Postmaster_General_for_Scotland
Government department of Hong Kong
to operation belonged to the Royal Mail, until its transfer to the Postmaster General on 1 May 1860.[citation needed] On 8 December 1862, the office issued
Hongkong_Post
of Postmasters General of Jamaica from 1671 to its independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 and to date. Prior to 1860, the Postmasters General for
Postmaster_General_of_Jamaica
U.S. federal department (1872–1971)
postmaster general. The Postal Service Act, signed by U.S. president George Washington on February 20, 1792, established the department. Postmaster General
United States Post Office Department
United_States_Post_Office_Department
American politician (1747–1813)
represented Massachusetts in the Continental Congress and was the fourth Postmaster General of the United States (the first under the current Constitution), serving
Samuel_Osgood
with Johnathan N. Baily, a fur trader, being appointed Chicago's first postmaster. Chicago was long the hub of the Railway Mail Service of the United States
List of postmasters of Chicago
List_of_postmasters_of_Chicago
Topics referred to by the same term
up postmaster in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A postmaster is the head of an individual post office. Postmaster may also refer to: Postmaster (computing)
Postmaster_(disambiguation)
Australian civil servant and astronomer (1826–1910)
Master General, 1866 – 1880, are held by State Records of South Australia, GRG 154/26 Walker, Martin (June 2013). "Charles Todd- Postmaster General of South
Charles_Todd_(engineer)
American politician (1914–96)
lawyer and business executive, most widely known as the United States Postmaster General under whose leadership the ZIP code was introduced. James Edward Day
J._Edward_Day
German nobleman and Imperial Postmaster (1621–1676)
September 1676) was a German nobleman and Imperial Postmaster. He took over the post of Imperial Postmaster General from his mother when he came of age in 1646
Lamoral II Claudius Franz, Count of Thurn and Taxis
Lamoral_II_Claudius_Franz,_Count_of_Thurn_and_Taxis
Independent agency of the U.S. federal government
the American Revolution. Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first postmaster general; he also served a similar position for the American colonies. The
United_States_Postal_Service
Main post office for London between 1829 and 1910
facilities for the Postmaster General of the United Kingdom and other senior administrative officials. While externally attractive, Smirke's General Post Office
General_Post_Office,_London
Nigeria Postmaster General
1980)[citation needed] is a Nigerian engineer, public administrator and Postmaster General & chief executive officer of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST)
Tola_Odeyemi
American lawyer and politician (1813–1883)
from Maryland. He served in the Lincoln administration cabinet as Postmaster-General from 1861 to 1864, during the Civil War. He was the son of Francis
Montgomery_Blair
2020s replacement for the US Postal Service's local delivery fleet
Shortly after the contract was awarded to Oshkosh in February 2021, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy appeared before the United States House of Representatives
Oshkosh_NGDV
72nd United States Postmaster General (born 1956)
former United States Postmaster General and CEO of the United States Postal Service (USPS), having become the 72nd postmaster general on June 1, 2001. Potter
John_E._Potter
German noble family
Lieutenant Postmaster General in the Trento and Alto Adige regions through a later baronial line, and that of Lieutenant Postmaster General in Bolzano
House_of_Thurn_und_Taxis
Australian government minister
The Postmaster-General of Victoria was a ministry portfolio within the Executive Council of Victoria. The position was created in 1857, shortly after the
Postmaster-General of Victoria
Postmaster-General_of_Victoria
Danish noble (1675–1754)
(27 September 1675 – 10 October 1754) was a Danish noblewoman and the Postmaster General from 1703 to 1711. She was the first woman to hold the position in
Dorothea_Krag
British postmaster general (1605–1691)
Bishop and Bisshopp, from Henfield in West Sussex, England was a Postmaster General of England and inventor of the first postmark used on mail. He was
Henry Bishop (postmaster general)
Henry_Bishop_(postmaster_general)
British statesman (1718–1792)
various military and political offices during his life, including Postmaster General, First Lord of the Admiralty, and Secretary of State for the Northern
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
John_Montagu,_4th_Earl_of_Sandwich
Statutory Body of India
each circle headed by a Chief Postmaster General. Each circle is divided into regions, headed by a Postmaster General and comprising field units known
India_Post
Politician who heads a ministry
cabinet-level post may have another title, such as 'Attorney-General' or 'Postmaster-General'. The term 'minister' also is used in diplomacy, for a diplomat
Minister_(government)
American politician (1828–1891)
served as United States Representative, United States Senator, and as Postmaster General of the United States appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant. Creswell
John_Creswell
Former US mail delivery service
located less than six miles away. After being duly sworn in by U.S. Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock as the first U.S. air mail pilot in history, Ovington
United_States_airmail_service
American politician (1826–1904)
Second Assistant Postmaster General in 1875, and U.S. Postmaster General in 1876. Tyner served as First Assistant Postmaster General under President Rutherford
James_Noble_Tyner
branch held the Lieutenant Postmaster General position in Trento and the Adige and the counts held the Lieutenant Postmaster General position in Bolzano. The
Taxis-Bordogna-Valnigra
served as the Postmaster General of Hong Kong from March 1971 to March 1977. During his tenure, Addi oversaw the relocation of the General Post Office from
Malki_Issa_Addi
American politician
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served as Attorney-General of Pennsylvania and United States Postmaster General during the presidency of Franklin Pierce. Born
James Campbell (postmaster general)
James_Campbell_(postmaster_general)
American Founding Father and polymath (1706–1790)
drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence; and the first postmaster general. Born in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Franklin became a successful
Benjamin_Franklin
Aiken, the former Assistant U.S. Postmaster General, by a wide margin. Paul Aiken, Assistant U.S. Postmaster General Carl V. Rice, Kansas City attorney
1950 United States Senate elections in Kansas
1950_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Kansas
Political movement in the American Civil War
highest-ranking Unionist in the national government for most of the war as postmaster general in Lincoln's cabinet; other prominent Unionists included Francis Preston
Unionist politician (American Civil War)
Unionist_politician_(American_Civil_War)
Successor to the Imperial Reichspost of the Holy Roman Empire
Leonhard I von Taxis was the empire's Postmaster General. Beginning in 1615, the office of Postmaster General of the Imperial Reichspost became hereditary
Thurn-und-Taxis_Post
American politician and basketball commissioner (1917–1990)
Party's leading electoral strategists for more than two decades. He was Postmaster General in President Lyndon Johnson's cabinet and chair of the Democratic
Larry_O'Brien
Postal service of the Holy Roman Empire
negotiations." He confirmed Jannetto's son Giovanni Battista as Postmaster General (chief et maistre general de noz postes par tous noz royaumes, pays, et seigneuries)
Kaiserliche_Reichspost
American politician
government official, and banker who served as the United States Postmaster General in 1881. James was born in Utica, New York, to William James and Jane
Thomas_Lemuel_James
1934 US political scandal
Hoover, the Air Mail Act of 1930 allowed Walter Folger Brown, then the postmaster general, to award contracts at the "Spoils Conference", where major airlines
Air_Mail_scandal
American politician (1913–2001)
and attorney. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Attorney General in the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower and as U.S. Secretary of
William_P._Rogers
American journalist and Postmaster
1948) was the Washington, D.C., postmaster from 1913 to 1915 and was the Second Assistant United States Postmaster General from 1915 to 1921. He was responsible
Otto_Praeger
American government official
Megan Jane Brennan (born c. 1962) served as the seventy-fourth postmaster general of the United States. Brennan became the first woman to hold the office
Megan_Brennan
American politician
Marshall (August 14, 1822 – February 5, 1910) was a United States Postmaster General under President Ulysses S. Grant as well as a government administrator
James_William_Marshall
Post town in England
to the London post town is delivered. The General Post Office under the control of the Postmaster General directed Sir Rowland Hill to devise the area
London_postal_district
English politician (1616–1668)
England and spymaster for Oliver Cromwell and held the position of Postmaster General between 1655 and 1660. He was from Great Milton in Oxfordshire and
John_Thurloe
American politician and judge (1824–1900)
1900) was a United States senator from Tennessee, United States Postmaster General and a United States district judge of the United States District Court
David_M._Key
Pneumatic tube messaging system
June 30, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved 7 April 2016. Annual Report of the Postmaster General. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. 1918. pp. 19–22. Retrieved
Pneumatic tube mail in New York City
Pneumatic_tube_mail_in_New_York_City
American politician
1811 – May 20, 1897) was Postmaster General of the United States under James Buchanan. King served as the Postmaster General for only 21 days in 1861
Horatio_King
American industrialist and postmaster general (1921–2002)
American philanthropist and politician who served as the United States Postmaster General from January 22, 1969, to January 1, 1972. He founded and served as
Winton_M._Blount
British politician (1889–1968)
for 24 years. He was briefly in the Attlee government as Assistant Postmaster-General. After leaving the government he concentrated on party work, fighting
Wilfrid_Burke
World War II general, U.S. president from 1953 to 1961
launched decisive campaigns in North Africa and Normandy and became a General of the Army. Eisenhower graduated from West Point in 1915. During World
Dwight_D._Eisenhower
American businessman and politician (1888–1976)
Democratic Committee, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and postmaster general under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose gubernatorial and presidential
James_Farley
Assistant U.S. Postmaster General, lawyer and judge
an American lawyer, judge, and cartographer who was an assistant postmaster general for 30 years during the earliest history of the United States Post
Abraham_Bradley_Jr.
Lieutenant-Colonel John Pringle Appleby CMG, JP (1892 – 29 March 1966) was the Postmaster General of Ceylon for seven years, between 1940 and 1947. In 1907 he joined
John_Pringle_Appleby
British commercial radio broadcaster; predecessor to the BBC (1922–1926)
Telegraphy and Telephony" which were "subject to permission from the Postmaster General". These demonstrations were performed by the "Demonstration Department
British_Broadcasting_Company
Barabadian national postal operator
Affairs. The Barbados Postal Service (B.P.S.) is headed by the acting Postmaster General, Sheila Greaves, who is responsible for maintaining the island's postal
Barbados_Postal_Service
2017) was an American businessman who served as the United States Postmaster General from February 16, 1975, to March 15, 1978. He took office on February
Benjamin_F._Bailar
Mail delivery by rockets or missiles
government officials, the Postmasters General of all members of the Universal Postal Union, and so on, from United States Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield
Rocket_mail
Naval operation during the Second World War
Operation Postmaster was a British special operation conducted on the Spanish colony of Fernando Po, now known as Bioko, off West Africa in the Gulf of
Operation_Postmaster
President of the United States from 1963 to 1969
Davis, the church's pastor, and W. Marvin Watson, Johnson's last postmaster general and a longtime adviser. Later that day, Johnson was buried in his
Lyndon_B._Johnson
American politician (1807–1894)
Washington D.C. He served until 1859 when Buchanan appointed him Postmaster General. The Buchanan administration was shaken in December 1860 and January
Joseph_Holt
British politician and life peer (1912-2012)
pirates previously led by Tony Benn, his predecessor in the post of Postmaster-General (then the minister with responsibility for broadcasting), Short was
Edward_Short,_Baron_Glenamara
Federal law enforcement agency
colonial postmaster general Benjamin Franklin first appointed a "surveyor" to regulate and audit the mail. When Franklin was appointed Postmaster General under
United States Postal Inspection Service
United_States_Postal_Inspection_Service
British statesman (1833–1908)
Russell. In the 1868 general election he lost his seat; having refused the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland, he was made Postmaster-General, without a seat in
Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
Spencer_Cavendish,_8th_Duke_of_Devonshire
American politician (1863–1937)
24, 1937) was a progressive Democrat who served as United States Postmaster General and Representative in Congress. He was a strong supporter of William
Albert_S._Burleson
Vice President of the United States from 1893 to 1897
the founder of the Stevenson political family. Appointed assistant postmaster general of the United States in 1885, during Cleveland's first administration
Adlai_Stevenson_I
of formal diplomatic relations, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Postmaster General James Farley was the first high-ranking government official to normalize
List of ambassadors of the United States to the Holy See
List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_Holy_See
Sorting office in London, England
glass-covered loading bays for the mail vans. Following its completion the Postmaster General observed that: "The Sorting Office at Mount Pleasant, which was completed
Mount_Pleasant_Mail_Centre
British politician and poet (1818–1906)
in 1874, he became Postmaster-General under Disraeli, and was made GCB on his retirement in 1880. He was again Postmaster-General in Lord Salisbury's
John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland
John_Manners,_7th_Duke_of_Rutland
Irish army officer, politician, courtier and postmaster general
in Whitehall) was an Irish army officer, politician, courtier and postmaster general. He was part of the O'Neill Dynasty of Ulster, the nephew of Owen
Daniel_O'Neill_(Royalist)
British Whig politician (1795-1854)
Master of the Buckhounds between 1830 and 1834 and under Melbourne Postmaster General between 1835 and 1841. Lichfield's gambling and lavish entertaining
Thomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield
Thomas_Anson,_1st_Earl_of_Lichfield
British Post Office's "number one cat"
there was a question in the House of Commons, asking the Assistant Postmaster-General, David Gammans, "when the allowance payable for the maintenance of
Tibs_the_Great
Leader of the Society of Jesus
"master general", Franciscans' "minister general", Carthusians' "prior general", and with civil posts such as Postmaster General and Attorney General. The
Superior general of the Society of Jesus
Superior_general_of_the_Society_of_Jesus
Australian politician (1827–1865)
supporter of the Land Convention, representing Castlemaine. Appointed postmaster-general of Victoria in 1861, Macadam resigned from the legislature in 1864
John_Macadam
and both were absorbed into the Department of Defense in 1949. The Postmaster General (1829–1971) ceased to be a member of the cabinet when the Post Office
List of people who have held multiple United States Cabinet-level positions
List_of_people_who_have_held_multiple_United_States_Cabinet-level_positions
Anglo-Irish politician (1704–1793)
Commissioner of the Admiralty, Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, and as Postmaster General of the United Kingdom. He was also a Privy Counsellor, Chief Secretary
William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough
William_Ponsonby,_2nd_Earl_of_Bessborough
American politician (1792-1868)
the U.S. Senate. He also served briefly in 1841 as United States Postmaster General in the cabinet of William Henry Harrison. In 1856, he became the final
Francis_Granger
5th episode of the 9th season of Seinfeld
a near daily basis. The Postmaster General in the episode, Henry Atkins, is a fictional character; the real Postmaster General at the time the episode
The_Junk_Mail
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