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The following is a list of individuals who have served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) beginning in 1949. [1] Current commissioners. The commission is headed by five commissioners, who each serve seven-year terms. Commissioners are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate.

1 day ago · Andrew Ferguson officially took over as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on January 20, 2025. The former Solicitor General for the Commonwealth of Virginia was initially sworn in as ...

Lina Maliha Khan[6] (born March 3, 1989) is an American legal scholar who served from 2021 to 2025 as chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). She is also a professor at Columbia Law School.

On December 10, 2024, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced he would appoint current Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to lead the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and nominate Mark Meador to...

Dec 10, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump picked FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to head the Federal Trade Commission, he announced Tuesday on Truth Social. Ferguson will inherit the independent agency...

Dec 11, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump tapped Federal Trade Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to lead the consumer protection and antitrust agency, Trump said on social media on Tuesday.

Jan 20, 2025 · Lina Khan, who until Monday was an aggressive enforcer of antitrust law as the head of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under former President Joe Biden, will resign from the commission in ...

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