Federal Trade Commission, "Commissioners, Chairwomen and Chairmen of the Federal Trade Commission" (December 2025)
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A Federal Trade Commission chart, Commissioners, Chairwomen and Chairmen of the Federal Trade Commission, dated December 2025, listing the chairwomen and chairmen of the FTC and the dates served, along with the Commissioners and their terms. The list of chairs begins with Joseph E. Davies (D), March 16, 1915 to June 30, 1916, and closes with Lina M. Khan (D), June 15, 2021 to January 31, 2025, and Andrew N. Ferguson (R), January 20, 2025 to Present. A legend marks Democrat, Republican, Independent, Progressive and Acting. The chart states that the Commission is composed of five Commissioners whose terms extend for seven years, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, and that not more than three Commissioners may be members of the same political party.
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“Federal Trade Commission, ‘Commissioners, Chairwomen and Chairmen of the Federal Trade Commission’ (December 2025).”
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COMMISSIONERS, CHAIRWOMEN AND CHAIRMEN OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
DECEMBER 2025
CHAIRWOMEN AND CHAIRMEN OF THE FTC AND
THE DATES SERVED
Chairmen Selected by Commissioners 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
1915 1920 1925 1930 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
1. Joseph E. Davies
2. Edward N. Hurley
3. William J. Harris
4. William B. Colver
5. John F. Fort
6. Victor Murdock
(D) Mar 16, 1915 to Jun 30, 1916
(D) Jul 01, 1916 to Jan 31, 1917
(D) Feb 01, 1917 to May 06, 1918
(D) May 07, 1918 to Jun 30, 1919
(R) Jul 01, 1919 to Nov 30, 1919
(P) Dec 01, 1919 to Nov 30, 1920
GEORGE RUBLEE (P) 03/16/15-09/08/16
JOHN F. FORT (R) 03/16/17-11/30/19 -
NELSON B. GASKILL (R) 02/01/20-02/24/25
WILLIAM E. HUMPHREY (R) 02/25/25-10/07/33
7. Huston Thompson (D) Dec 01, 1920 to Nov 30, 1921
8. Nelson B. Gaskill (R) Dec 01, 1921 to Nov 30, 1922
GEORGE C. MATHEWS (R) 10/27/33-06/30/34
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ROBERT E. FREER (R) 08/27/35-12/31/48
9. Victor Murdock (P) Dec 01, 1922 to Nov 30, 1923
JOHN CARSON (IND) 09/28/48-03/31/53
10. Huston Thompson (D) Dec 01, 1923 to Nov 30, 1924
EDWARD F. HOWREY (R) 04/01/53-09/12/55
11. Vernon W. Van Fleet (R) Dec 01, 1924 to Nov 30, 1925
12. John F. Nugent (D) Dec 01, 1925 to Nov 30, 1926 SIGURD ANDERSON (R) 09/12/55-02/29/64
13. Charles W. Hunt (R) Dec 01, 1926 to Nov 30, 1927 WILL H. PARRY (P) 03/16/15-04/21/17 MARY GARDINER JONES (R) 10/29/64-11/02/73
14. William E. Humphrey (R) Dec 01, 1927 to Nov 30, 1928 VICTOR MURDOCK (P) 09/14/17-01/31/24 i:::: I ELIZABETH HANFORD DOLE (IND) 12/04/73-03/09/79
15. Abram F. Myers (R) Dec 01, 1928 to Jan 15, 1929 CHARLES W. HUNT (R) 06/16/24-09/25/32 7 PATRICIA P. BAILEY (R) 10/29/79-05/15/88
16. Edgar A. McCulloch (D) Jan 16, 1929 to Nov 30, 1929 EWIN L. DAVIS (D) 05/26/33-10/23/49 I I MARGOT E. MACHOL (R) 11/29/88-10/24/89
17. Garland S. Ferguson (D) Jan 01, 1930 to Dec 30, 1930 ■
STEPHEN J. SPINGARN (D)10/25/50-09/25/53 7 DEBORAH K. OWEN (R) 10/25/89-08/26/94
18. Charles W. Hunt
19. William E. Humphrey
(R) Jan 01, 1931 to Dec 31, 1931
(R) Feb 01, 1932 to Dec 31, 1932
JOHN W. GWYNNE (R) 09/26/53-05/31/59
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, ROBERT PITOFSKY (D) 04/11/95-05/31/2001
20. Charles H. March (R) Jan 01, 1933 to Dec 31, 1933 EARL W. KINTNER (R) 06/09/59-03/20/61
[□ TIMOTHY J. MURIS (R) 06/04/01-08/15/2004
21. Garland S. Ferguson (D) Jan 01, 1934 to Dec 31, 1934 PAUL R. DIXON (D) 03/21/61-09/25/81 I DEBORAH PLATT MAJORAS (R) 08/16/04 – 03/30/2008
22. Ewin L. Davis (D) Jan 01, 1935 to Dec 31, 1935 JAMES C. MILLER III (R) 09/26/81-10/05/85
23. Charles H. March (R) Jan 01, 1936 to Dec 31, 1936 WILLIAM J. HARRIS (D) 03/16/15-05/31/18 EDITH RAMIREZ (D) 04/05/2010 - 03/09/2017
24. William A. Ayres (D) Jan 01, 1937 to Dec 31, 1937 HUSTON THOMPSON (D) 01/17/19-09/05/26
DANIEL OLIVER (R) 04/21/86-08/10/89
REBECCA KELLY SLAUGHTER (D) 05/02/2018 – 03/18/2025
25. Garland S. Ferguson (D) Jan 01, 1938 to Dec 31, 1938 EDGAR A. MCCULLOCH (D) 02/11/27-01/23/33 I
JANET D. STEIGER (R) 08/11/89-09/28/97
26. Robert E. Freer (R) Jan 01, 1939 to Dec 31, 1939 RAYMOND B. STEVENS (D) 06/26/33-09/25/33
SHEILA F. ANTHONY (D) 09/30/97-08/01/03
27. Ewin L. Davis (D) Jan 01, 1940 to Dec 31, 1940 D PAMELA JONES HARBOUR (IND) 08/04/03 – 04/05/2010
28. Charles H. March (R) Jan 01, 1941 to Dec 31, 1941 JAMES M. LANDIS (D) 10/10/33-06/30/34 n JULIE BRILL (D) 04/06/2010 - 03/31/2016
29. William A. Ayres (D) Jan 01, 1942 to Dec 31, 1942 WILLIAM A. AYRES (D) 08/23/34-02/17/52 J
30. Garland S. Ferguson (D) Jan 01, 1943 to Dec 31, 1943 ALBERT A. CARRETTA (D) 06/18/52-09/25/54 i==J NOAH JOSHUA PHILLIPS (R) 05/02/2018 – 10/14/2022
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31. Robert E. Freer (R) Jan 01, 1944 to Dec 31, 1944 ROBERT T. SECREST (D) 09/26/54-09/25/61
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32. Ewin L. Davis (D) Jan 01, 1945 to Dec 31, 1945 EVERETTE MACINTYRE (D) 09/26/61-06/30/73
ANDREW N. FERGUSON (R) 04/02/2024 TO PRESENT
(term expires 09/25/2030)
33. William A. Ayres (D) Jan 01, 1946 to Dec 31, 1946
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34. Garland S. Ferguson
35. Robert E. Freer
(D) Jan 01, 1947 to Dec 31, 1947
(R) Jan 01, 1948 to Dec 31, 1948
EDWARD N. HURLEY (D) 03/16/15-01/31/17
WILLIAM B. COLVER (D) 03/16/17-09/25/20
JOHN F. NUGENT (D) 01/15/21-09/25/27
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MAYO J. THOMPSON (D) 07/06/73-09/26/75
CALVIN J. COLLIER (R) 03/24/76-12/31/77
ROBERT PITOFSKY (D) 06/29/78-04/30/81
36. Lowell B. Mason (R) Jan 01, 1949 to May 23, 1950 I
GARLAND S. FERGUSON (D) 11/14/27-11/16/49 I GEORGE W. DOUGLAS (D) 12/27/82-09/18/85
JAMES M. MEAD (D) 11/16/49-09/25/55 --, ANDREW J. STRENIO, JR. (D) 03/17/86-07/15/91
Chairwomen and Chairmen Designated by the President
1. James M. Mead
2. Edward F. Howrey
3. John W. Gwynne
4. Earl W. Kintner
5. Paul Rand Dixon
(D) May 24, 1950 to Mar 31, 1953
(R) Apr 01, 1953 to Sep 12, 1955
(R) Sep 12, 1955 to May 31, 1959
(R) Jun 11, 1959 to Mar 20, 1961
(D) Mar 21, 1961 to Dec 31, 1969
JOSEPH E. DAVIES (D) 03/16/15-03/18/18
WILLIAM C. KERN (D) 09/26/55-10/18/62 I
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM (D) 10/18/62-01/06/64
JOHN R. REILLY (D) 01/28/64-11/30/67
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JAMES M. NICHOLSON (D) 12/05/67-12/01/69
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CASPAR W. WEINBERGER (R) 12/31/69-08/06/70
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DENNIS A. YAO (D) 07/16/91-08/31/94
CHRISTINE A. VARNEY (D) 10/17/94-08/05/97
MOZELLE W. THOMPSON (D) 12/17/97-08/31/2004
JON LEIBOWITZ (D) 09/03/04 – 03/07/13
TERRELL MCSWEENY (D) 04/28/2014 – 04/27/2018 7
6. Caspar W. Weinberger (R) Jan 01, 1970 to Aug 06, 1970
JOHN GARLAND POLLARD (D) 03/06/20-09/05/21 C] MILES W. KIRKPATRICK (R) 09/14/70-02/20/73
JOSEPH J. SIMONS (R) 05/01/2018 – 01/29/2021
{*} 7. Everette MacIntyre (D) Aug 08, 1970 to Sep 14, 1970 VERNON W. VAN FLEET (R) 06/26/22-07/31/26 j 7 LEWIS A. ENGMAN (R) 02/20/73-12/31/75
8. Miles W. Kirkpatrick (R) Sep 15, 1970 to Feb 20, 1973 ABRAM F. MYERS (R) 08/02/26-01/15/29 I DAVID A. CLANTON (R) 08/26/76-10/14/83 LINA M. KHAN (D) 06/15/2021 – 01/31/2025 I I
9. Lewis A. Engman (R) Feb 21, 1973 to Dec 31, 1975 CHARLES H. MARCH (R) 02/01/29-08/28/45 7 TERRY CALVANI (R) 11/18/83-09/25/90
{*} 10. Paul Rand Dixon (D) Jan 01, 1976 to Mar 25, 1976 LOWELL B. MASON (R) 10/15/45-10/31/56 I ROSCOE B. STAREK III (R) 11/19/90-09/25/97
MARK R. MEADOR (R) 04/16/2025 TO PRESENT
(term expires 09/25/2031)
11. Calvin J. Collier (R) Mar 25, 1976 to Apr 20, 1977 EDWARD T. TAIT (R) 11/02/56-10/31/60 l ORSON SWINDLE (R) 12/18/97-06/30/2005
12. Michael Pertschuk
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(D) Apr 21, 1977 to Mar 03, 1981 EDWARD K. MILLS, JR. (R) 11/01/60-03/01/61 WILLIAM E. KOVACIC (R) 01/04/2006 - 10/03/2011
{*} 13. David A. Clanton (R) Mar 04, 1981 to Sep 25, 1981 □ ,
14. James C. Miller III (R) Sep 26, 1981 to Oct 04, 1985
PHILIP ELMAN (IND) 04/21/61-10/18/70 MAUREEN K. OHLHAUSEN (R) 04/04/2012 – 09/25/2018
{*} 15. Terry Calvani (R) Oct 07, 1985 to Apr 20, 1986 DAVID J. DENNISON, JR. (R) 10/18/70-12/31/73 CHRISTINE S. WILSON (R) 09/26/2018 – 03/31/2023
16. Daniel Oliver (R) Apr 21, 1986 to Aug 10, 1989 STEPHEN A. NYE (R) 05/05/74-05/05/76 MELISSA HOLYOAK (R) 03/25/2024 TO 11/17/2025
17. Janet D. Steiger (R) Aug 11, 1989 to Apr 11, 1995 MICHAEL PERTSCHUK (D) 04/21/77-10/15/84
18. Robert Pitofsky (D) Apr 11, 1995 to May 31, 2001 MARY L. AZCUENAGA (IND) 11/27/84-06/03/98
19. Timothy J. Muris (R) Jun 04, 2001 to Aug 15, 2004 THOMAS B. LEARY (R) 11/17/99-12/31/2005
20. Deborah Platt Majoras (R) Aug 16, 2004 to Mar 30, 2008 J. THOMAS ROSCH (R) 01/05/2006 – 01/11/2013
21. William E. Kovacic (R) Mar 31, 2008 to Mar 01, 2009
22. Jon Leibowitz (D) Mar 02, 2009 to Mar 04, 2013
JOSHUA D. WRIGHT (R) 01/11/2013 – 08/24/2015
23. Edith Ramirez (D) Mar 04, 2013 to Feb 09, 2017 ROHIT CHOPRA (D) 05/02/2018 – 10/12/2021 I
{*} 24. Maureen K. Ohlhausen (R) Jan 25, 2017 to May 1, 2018 ALVARO M. BEDOYA (D) 05/16/2022 – 03/18/2025 I 7
25. Joseph J. Simons (R) May 1, 2018 to Jan 29, 2021
{*} 26. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter (D) Jan 29, 2021 to Jun 15, 2021
27. Lina M. Khan (D) Jun 15, 2021 to Jan 31, 2025
28. Andrew N. Ferguson (R) Jan 20, 2025 to Present
(D) Democrat
(R) Republican THE LEGEND FOR THE CHART
(IND) Independent
(P) Progressive
{*} Acting
The Federal Trade Commission is composed of five Commissioners, and their terms extend for seven years. The Commissioners are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. At any given time, not more than three Commissioners may be members of the same political party. The
President designates one Commissioner as Chairman, and the Chairman is given the responsibility for the administration of the Commission.
When the first five Commissioners were named, their terms were to expire on a staggered basis, on September 25, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, and 1921, respectively. Their successors’ terms have been set to expire on September 25, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, and 1928; on September 25, 1931, 1932, 1933,
1934, and 1935; and following the same pattern thereafter. Thus, when a Commissioner resigns in mid-term, his or her successor does not receive a seven-year appointment but is instead appointed only until the end of the former Commissioner’s term. A Commissioner may serve beyond the expiration of his
or her term until a new Commissioner is qualified.
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