(The Hill) — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a former prominent Trump fundraiser who was appointed during the president’s first term, announced Tuesday he would be stepping down.

In a release, the U.S. Postal Service said DeJoy had notified its Board of Directors that it was “time for them to begin the process of identifying his successor.”

“While there remains much critical work to be done to ensure that the Postal Service can be financially viable as we continue to serve the nation in our essential public service mission, I have decided it is time to start the process of identifying my successor and of preparing the Postal Service for this change,” DeJoy said in a statement.

He said it was important to him to find a timely and methodic way to bring in a new postmaster general who could carry on the work he started. He said he was confident that a “period of dedicated focus” for the change would position USPS to be successful under a new leader.

“I am extremely proud of the 640,000 men and women of the United States Postal Service who live, work and serve in every American community,” DeJoy said. “Despite being victimized by a legislative and regulatory business model that produced almost two decades of devastation to their organization and workplaces, they have persevered and embraced the changes we are making in order to better serve their fellow citizens.”

DeJoy, who has led the agency since mid-2020, said it was one of the greatest pleasures of his life to serve alongside them. The Postal Service’s release highlighted DeJoy’s efforts to lead the organization through the COVID-19 pandemic.

The change comes amid many other federal turnovers in the first weeks of the second Trump administration as the president and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency look to slash federal spending.