Special Agent in Charge

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This article is part of the Counter Terrorist Unit series.

CTU Organization: Purview of CTU District Command Division Command Domestic Units

CTU Los Angeles: CTU Los Angeles CTU Los Angeles building Attacks on CTU Los Angeles

Roles in CTU: Special Agent in Charge Chief of Staff Director of Field Operations

The Special Agent in Charge (commonly called Director) is the agent in command of a CTU Domestic Unit. They work primarily with the agents inside the unit building, but is ultimately in charge of all operations. The Special Agent in Charge is the highest-ranking agent in a domestic unit, but is outranked by agents from Division and District command.

[edit] Special Agents in Charge of CTU Los Angeles

Below is a list of Special Agents in Charge of CTU Los Angeles.

Picture	Name	Season	Status
	Kelly Sharpton	Veto Power	Deceased
	Succeeded Jack Bauer during the events of Veto Power. He took over the role when Jack was thought to be unfit for the job. Jack was then demoted to Director of Field Operations. Later, Jack was promoted again to Special Agent in Charge.
	Christopher Henderson	Before Cat's Claw	Deceased
	Christopher Henderson served as the Special Agent In Charge in Cat's Claw, he served a major factor of leading CTU's mission from CTU. In Vanishing Point, Henderson is still head of CTU and is in charge of Jack Bauer's and Tony Almeida's undercover operation in Las Vegas. He seems to have very litttle authority over Division big shots such as Ryan Chapelle and Alberta Green.
	Jack Bauer	Operation Hell Gate, Trojan Horse, 1, 3	Alive
	After the death of his wife, Bauer resigned from his CTU Position. He later returned as Director of Field Operations after Day 2. Jack also took over CTU during Day 3 when Tony Almeida stepped down.
	George Mason	2	Deceased
	Given the role by President David Palmer, Mason was exposed to radioactive material during Day 2 and sacrificed himself to save Los Angeles from a Nuclear Bomb.
	Tony Almeida	2-3, 4	Deceased
	After taking over from George Mason, Almeida was arrested for treason during Day 3. He again took over the role for an hour during Day 4.
	Erin Driscoll	4	Alive
	Firing Jack Bauer being one of her first actions during her time as Special Agent in Charge, Driscoll was a more by-the-book chief. She left after the death of her daughter during Day 4.
	Michelle Dessler	3, 4	Deceased
	She filled in during Day 3 after Tony was shot in the neck while attempting to bring Kyle Singer in. Tony took control again a few hours later. She was also brought in to take command after Erin Driscoll left; Dessler helped stop a nuclear missile heading towards Los Angeles. She left with her ex-husband, Tony Almeida at the end of Day 4.
	Bill Buchanan	4-6	Alive
	Taking over after Day 4, Bill Buchanan handled the start of Day 5 (although Lynn McGill was Acting Director for a period) until CTU LA was taken over by the Department of Homeland Security. He was later reinstated, and had his position again by the beginning of Day 6. Later that day, he was fired by Karen Hayes and Nadia Yassir took over as Acting Director.
	Karen Hayes	5	Alive
	After CTU was absorbed by the Department of Homeland Security, Hayes took over command of CTU. She told Bill Buchanan that she would make sure that Hal Gardner would not remove him as Special Agent in Charge of CTU.
	Nadia Yassir	6	Alive
	After Bill Buchanan was fired by Karen Hayes, he named Yassir Acting Director at CTU until Division could send over a new replacement.