List of chairmen of the Federal Trade Commission
The following is a list of the chairmen of the Federal Trade Commission.[1]
| Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission | |
|---|---|
| Term length | No Fixed Length |
| First holder | Joseph E. Davies |
Chairmen selected by the Commissioners
| Commissioner | Party | Start | End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph E. Davies[1] | Democrat | March 16, 1915 | June 30, 1916 | |
| Edward N. Hurley[1] | Democrat | July 1, 1916 | January 31, 1917 | |
| William J. Harris[1] | Democrat | February 1, 1917 | May 6, 1918 | |
| William Byron Colver | Democrat | May 7, 1918 | June 30, 1919 | |
| John Franklin Fort | Republican | July 1, 1919 | November 30, 1919 | |
| Victor Murdock | Progressive | December 1, 1919 | November 30, 1920 | |
| Huston Thompson | Democrat | December 1, 1920 | November 30, 1921 | |
| Nelson B. Gaskill | Republican | December 1, 1921 | November 30, 1922 | |
| Victor Murdock | Progressive | December 1, 1922 | November 30, 1923 | |
| Huston Thompson | Democrat | December 1, 1923 | November 30, 1924 | |
| Vernon W. Van Fleet | Republican | December 1, 1924 | November 30, 1925 | |
| John F. Nugent | Democrat | December 1, 1925 | November 30, 1926 | |
| Charles W. Hunt | Republican | December 1, 1926 | November 30, 1927 | |
| William E. Humphrey | Republican | December 1, 1927 | November 30, 1928 | |
| Abram F. Myers | Republican | December 1, 1928 | January 15, 1929 | |
| Edgar A. McCulloch | Democrat | January 16, 1929 | November 30, 1929 | |
| Garland S. Ferguson | Democrat | January 1, 1930 | December 30, 1930 | |
| Charles W. Hunt | Republican | January 1, 1931 | December 31, 1931 | |
| William E. Humphrey | Republican | February 1, 1932 | December 31, 1932 | |
| Charles H. March | Republican | January 1, 1933 | December 31, 1933 | |
| Garland S. Ferguson | Democrat | January 1, 1934 | December 31, 1934 | |
| Ewin L. Davis | Democrat | January 1, 1935 | December 31, 1935 | |
| Charles H. March | Republican | January 1, 1936 | December 31, 1936 | |
| William Augustus Ayres | Democrat | January 1, 1937 | December 31, 1937 | |
| Garland S. Ferguson | Democrat | January 1, 1938 | December 31, 1938 | |
| Robert E. Freer | Republican | January 1, 1939 | December 31, 1939 | |
| Ewin L. Davis | Democrat | January 1, 1940 | December 31, 1940 | |
| Charles H. March | Republican | January 1, 1941 | December 31, 1941 | |
| William Augustus Ayres | Democrat | January 1, 1942 | December 31, 1942 | |
| Garland S. Ferguson | Democrat | January 1, 1943 | December 31, 1943 | |
| Robert E. Freer | Republican | January 1, 1944 | December 31, 1944 | |
| Ewin L. Davis | Democrat | January 1, 1945 | December 31, 1945 | |
| William Augustus Ayres | Democrat | January 1, 1946 | December 31, 1946 | |
| Garland S. Ferguson | Democrat | January 1, 1947 | December 31, 1947 | |
| Robert E. Freer | Republican | January 1, 1948 | December 31, 1948 | |
| Lowell B. Mason | Republican | January 1, 1949 | May 23, 1950 |
Chairwomen and Chairmen designated by the President
| Commissioner | Party | Start | End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James M. Mead | Democrat | May 24, 1950 | March 31, 1953 | |
| Edward F. Howrey | Republican | April 1, 1953 | September 12, 1955 | |
| John W. Gwynne | Republican | September 12, 1955 | May 31, 1959 | |
| Earl W. Kintner | Republican | June 11, 1959 | March 20, 1961 | |
| Paul Rand Dixon | Democrat | March 21, 1961 | December 31, 1969 | |
| Caspar Weinberger | Republican | January 1, 1970 | August 6, 1970 | |
| Everette MacIntyre | Democrat | August 8, 1970 | September 14, 1970 | Acting |
| Miles W. Kirkpatrick | Republican | September 15, 1970 | February 20, 1973 | |
| Lewis A. Engman | Republican | February 21, 1973 | December 31, 1975 | |
| Paul Rand Dixon | Democrat | January 1, 1976 | March 25, 1976 | Acting |
| Calvin J. Collier | Republican | March 25, 1976 | April 20, 1977 | |
| Michael Pertschuk | Democrat | April 21, 1977 | March 3, 1981 | |
| David A. Clanton | Republican | March 4, 1981 | September 25, 1981 | Acting |
| James C. Miller III | Republican | September 26, 1981 | October 4, 1985 | |
| Terry Calvani | Republican | October 7, 1985 | April 20, 1986 | Acting |
| Daniel Oliver | Republican | April 21, 1986 | August 10, 1989 | |
| Janet Dempsey Steiger | Republican | August 11, 1989 | April 11, 1995 | |
| Robert Pitofsky | Democrat | April 11, 1995 | May 31, 2001 | |
| Timothy Muris | Republican | June 4, 2001 | August 15, 2004 | |
| Deborah Platt Majoras | Republican | August 16, 2004 | March 30, 2008 | |
| William Kovacic | Republican | March 31, 2008 | March 1, 2009 | |
| Jon Leibowitz | Democrat | March 2, 2009 | March 4, 2013 | |
| Edith Ramirez | Democrat | March 4, 2013 | January 25, 2017 | |
| Maureen Ohlhausen | Republican | January 25, 2017 | May 1, 2018 | Acting |
| Joseph Simons | Republican | May 1, 2018 | Incumbent |
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