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.
| 1. | Samuel Nicholas |
| (28 Nov., 1775 | –
| 27 Aug., 1783)
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| 2. | William W. Burrows |
| (12 July, 1798 | –
| 6 Mar., 1804)
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| 3. | Franklin Wharton |
| (7 Mar., 1804 | –
| 1 Sept., 1818)
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| | Archibald Henderson (acting) |
| (16 Sept., 1818 | –
| 2 Mar., 1819)
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| 4. | Anthony Gale |
| (3 Mar., 1819 | –
| 8 Oct., 1820)
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| 5. | Archibald Henderson |
| (17 Oct., 1820 | –
| 6 Jan., 1859)
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| 6. | John Harris |
| (7 Jan., 1859 | –
| 1 May, 1864)
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| 7. | Jacob Zeilin |
| (10 June, 1864 | –
| 31 Oct., 1876)
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| 8. | Charles G. McCawley |
| (1 Nov., 1876 | –
| 29 Jan., 1891)
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| 9. | Charles Heywood |
| (30 June, 1891 | –
| 2 Oct., 1903)
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| 10. | George F. Elliott |
| (3 Oct., 1903 | –
| 30 Nov., 1910)
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| 11. | William P. Biddle |
| (3 Feb., 1911 | –
| 24 Feb., 1914)
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| 12. | George Barnett |
| (25 Feb., 1914 | –
| 30 June, 1920)
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| 13. | John A. Lejeune |
| (1 July, 1920 | –
| 4 Mar., 1929)
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| 14. | Wendall C. Neville |
| (5 Mar., 1929 | –
| 8 July, 1930)
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| 15. | Ben H. Fuller |
| (9 July, 1930 | –
| 28 Feb., 1934)
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| 16. | John H. Russell, Jr. |
| (1 Mar., 1934 | –
| 30 Nov., 1936)
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| 17. | Thomas Holcomb |
| ( 1 Dec., 1936 | –
| 31 Dec., 1943)
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| 18. | Alexander A. Vandegrift |
| ( 1 Jan., 1944 | –
| 31 Dec., 1947)
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| 19. | Clifton B. Cates |
| ( 1 Jan., 1948 | –
| 31 Dec., 1951)
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| 20. | Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. |
| ( 1 Jan., 1952 | –
| 31 Dec., 1955)
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| 21. | Randolph M. Pate |
| ( 1 Jan., 1956 | –
| 31 Dec., 1959)
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| 22. | David M. Shoup |
| ( 1 Jan., 1960 | –
| 31 Dec., 1963)
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| 23. | Wallace M. Greene, Jr. |
| ( 1 Jan., 1964 | –
| 31 Dec., 1967)
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| 24. | Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. |
| ( 1 Jan., 1968 | –
| 31 Dec., 1971)
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| 25. | Robert Everton Cushman, Jr. |
| (1 Jan., 1972 | –
| 30 June, 1975)
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| 26. | Louis H. Wilson, Jr. |
| (1 July, 1975 | –
| 30 June, 1979)
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| 27. | Robert H. Barrow |
| (1 July, 1979 | –
| 30 June, 1983)
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| 28. | Paul X. Kelley |
| (1 July, 1983 | –
| 30 June, 1987)
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| 29. | Alfred M. Gray, Jr. |
| (1 July, 1987 | –
| 30 June, 1991)
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| 30. | Carl E. Mundy, Jr. |
| (1 July, 1991 | –
| 30 June, 1995)
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| 31. | Charles C. Krulak |
| (1 July, 1995 | –
| 30 June, 1999)
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| 32. | James L. Jones |
| (1 July, 1999 | –
| 12 Jan., 2003)
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| 33. | Michael W. Hagee |
| (13 Jan., 2003 | –
| present)
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| 34. | James T. Conway |
| (Pending Confirmation)
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Joint Chiefs of Staff | United States Marine Corps Commandants | United States Marine Corps organization
Commandant of the Marine Corps | Komandant Korpusa mornariške pehote Združenih držav Amerike
"Commandant of the Marine Corps"