Peter B. Bensinger

Peter B. Bensinger
2nd Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration
In office January 23, 1976 – July 10, 1981 Acting: January 23, 1976 - February 23, 1976
President	Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Henry S. Dogin (Acting)
Succeeded by	Francis M. Mullen
Personal details
Born	1936 (age 87–88) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	Phillips Exeter Academy Yale University

Peter B. Bensinger (born 1936) is an American politician and businessman. He was the 2nd Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from 1976 to 1981 during the Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan presidencies.

He was appointed Acting DEA Administrator on January 23, 1976, and confirmed by the United States Senate on February 5, 1976.

In 1982, Bensinger became president and CEO of Bensinger, DuPont & Associates in Chicago.