Federal Trade Commission

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Federal Trade Commission
- FTC -
Seal of the United States Federal Trade Commission.svg
State level Federation
Position of the authority Independent authority (competition and consumer protection authority)
Supervisory authority (s) Federal Government (United States)
Consist since September 26, 1914 (predecessor Bureau of Corporations : February 14, 1903)
Headquarters Washington, DC
Authority management Joseph J. Simons (Chairman)
Noah Joshua Phillips
Rohit Chopra
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter
Christine S. Wilson
Employee 1131 (2018)
Website www.ftc.gov
FTC administration building in Washington, DC

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent federal agency in the United States based in Washington, DC. It currently has 1,200 employees. The agency is headed by five commissioners who are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. Under the FTC Act , no more than three Commissioners may belong to the same political party.

It was founded in 1914 as the successor to the Bureau of Corporations and is responsible for merger control and consumer protection . It acts on direct complaints from consumers or companies against individual companies. It may also undertake further investigations in response to inquiries from Congress or publications in the press.

The task of the authority is generally described as countering unfair and deceptive practices in order to ensure the functioning of a competitive market. It goes beyond the tasks of a competition authority in that it also performs consumer protection tasks.

Chairman / Head of the Federal Trade Commission

The Chairman / Head of the Federal Trade Commission is one of the five members of the commission. Until 1950 the chairmanship changed annually according to a fixed order. Since then, the chairman has been appointed by the President of the United States .

  1. March 16, 1915-30. June 1916: Joseph E. Davies
  2. July 1, 1916-31. January 1917: Edward N. Hurley
  3. February 1, 1917 - 6. May 1918: William J. Harris
  4. May 7, 1918-30. June 1919: William B. Colver
  5. July 1, 1919-30. November 1919: John F. Fort
  6. December 1, 1919-30. November 1920: Victor Murdock
  7. December 1, 1920-30. November 1921: Huston Thompson
  8. December 1, 1921-30. November 1922: Nelson B. Gaskill
  9. December 1, 1922-30. November 1923: Victor Murdock
  10. December 1, 1923-30. November 1924: Huston Thompson
  11. December 1, 1924-30. November 1925: Vernon W. Van Fleet
  12. December 1, 1925-30. November 1926: John F. Nugent
  13. December 1, 1926-30. November 1927: Charles W. Hunt
  14. December 1, 1927-30. November 1928: William E. Humphrey
  15. December 1, 1928-15. January 1929: Abram F. Myers
  16. January 16, 1929-30. November 1929: Edgar A. McCulloch
  17. January 1, 1930-31. December 1930: Garland S. Ferguson
  18. January 1, 1931-31. December 1931: Charles W. Hunt
  19. January 1, 1932-31. December 1932: William E. Humphrey
  20. January 1, 1933-31. December 1933: Charles H. March
  21. January 1, 1934-31. December 1934: Garland S. Ferguson
  22. January 1, 1935-31. December 1935: Ewin L. Davis
  23. January 1, 1936-31. December 1936: Charles H. March
  24. January 1, 1937-31. December 1937: William A. Ayres
  25. January 1, 1938-31. December 1938: Garland S. Ferguson
  26. January 1, 1939-31. December 1939: Robert E. Freer
  27. January 1, 1940-31. December 1940: Ewin L. Davis
  28. January 1, 1941-31. December 1941: Charles H. March
  29. January 1, 1942-31. December 1942: William A. Ayres
  30. January 1, 1943-31. December 1943: Garland S. Ferguson
  31. January 1, 1944-31. December 1944: Robert E. Freer
  32. January 1, 1945-31. December 1945: Ewin L. Davis
  33. January 1, 1946-31. December 1946: William A. Ayres
  34. January 1, 1947-31. December 1947: Garland S. Ferguson
  35. January 1, 1948-31. December 1948: Robert E. Freer
  36. Jan. 1, 1949-23. May 1950: Lowell B. Mason
  37. May 24, 1950-31. March 1953: James M. Mead
  38. April 1, 1953-12. September 1955: Edward F. Howrey
  39. September 12, 1955-31. May 1959: John W. Gwynne
  40. June 11, 1959-20. March 1961: Earl W. Kintner
  41. March 21, 1961-31. December 1969: Paul Rand Dixon
  42. Jan. 01, 1970 - 6. August 1970: Caspar W. Weinberger (acting)
  43. Aug. 8, 1970 - 14. September 1970: Everette MacIntyre
  44. Sept. 15, 1970 - February 20, 1973: Miles W. Kirkpatrick
  45. February 21, 1973-31. December 1975: Lewis A. Engman (acting)
  46. Jan. 1, 1976 - 25. March 1976: Paul Rand Dixon
  47. March 25, 1976-20. April 1977: Calvin J. Collier
  48. April 21, 1977-3. March 1981 Michael Pertschuk (acting)
  49. March 4, 1981-25. September 1981: David A. Clanton
  50. September 26, 1981 - 4. October 1985: James C. Miller III (acting)
  51. October 7, 1985-20. April 1986: Terry Calvani
  52. April 21, 1986-10. August 1989 Daniel Oliver
  53. August 11, 1989-10. April 1995: Janet D. Steiger
  54. April 11, 1995-31. May 2001: Robert Pitofsky
  55. June 4, 2001-15. August 2004: Timothy J. Muris
  56. August 16, 2004 - 30. March 2008: Deborah Platt Majoras
  57. March 31, 2008 - 1. March 2009: William E. Kovacic
  58. March 2, 2009 - 4. March 2013: Jon Leibowitz
  59. March 4, 2013 - 9. February 2017: Edith Ramirez (acting)
  60. January 25, 2017 - 1. May 2018: Maureen K. Ohlhausen
  61. since May 1, 2018: Joseph J. Simons

List of members of the Federal Trade Commission

The members of the Federal Trade Commission are approved by the Senate upon nomination by the President of the United States . The term of office is seven years. In the event of early termination, the successor will be confirmed until the respective end of the term of office. Re-election is possible. After the end of the term of office, the member can remain in office until a successor is re-elected.

When the commission was set up for the first time, the terms were designed so that the term of office of the respective seats was in different years.

Seat 1

The regular seven-year cycle began at this seat on September 25, 1917. The term of office of the current owner therefore runs until September 25, 2022.

Seat 2

The regular seven-year cycle began at this seat on September 25, 1918. The term of office of the current owner thus runs until September 25, 2023.

Seat 3

The regular seven-year cycle began at this seat on September 25, 1919. The current owner's term of office therefore runs until September 25, 2024.

Seat 4

The regular seven-year cycle began at this seat on September 25, 1920. The term of office of the current owner therefore runs until September 25, 2025.

Seat 5

The regular seven-year cycle began at this seat on September 25, 1921. The term of office of the current owner therefore runs until September 25, 2019.

Web links

Commons : Federal Trade Commission  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Data, Analysis & Documentation: Federal Employment Reports