The position of Commissioner was recreated in 1975 by the Tennessee General Assembly.
According to the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Louis Ragghianti was the first Commissioner after the Department's reinstatement, from 1975 to 1979, under Governor Ray Blanton.
William H. Roden, Jr. was the Commissioner under the administration of Lamar Alexander.
William D. "Bill" Manning, appointed in 1987, was the Commissioner under Ned Ray McWherter, and Fred Tucker was the Commissioner of Veterans Services under Don Sundquist.
The current Commissioner, under the administration of Bill Lee, is Tommy H.