Ben Bernanke
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| Ben Bernanke | |
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| 14th Chairman of the Federal Reserve | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office February 1, 2006 |
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| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Roger Ferguson Donald Kohn Janet Yellen |
| Preceded by | Alan Greenspan |
| 23rd Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
| In office June 21, 2005 – January 31, 2006 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Harvey Rosen |
| Succeeded by | Edward Lazear |
| Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System | |
| In office August 5, 2002 – June 21, 2005 |
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| Nominated by | George W. Bush |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ben Shalom Bernanke December 13, 1953 Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Friedmann |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Ben Shalom Bernanke[1] (b. December 13, 1953) is an American economist. He is the chairman of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States.[2]
References [change]
- ↑ Bernanke's first name is Ben, not Benjamin and "Ben Shalom" is not abbreviated. (ref: "Big Ben", Slate, October 24, 2005) http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/nominations/106.html
- ↑ Grunwald, Michael (16 December 2009). "Person of the Year 2009". Time. http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1946375_1947251,00.html. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
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