Arthur Altmeyer | |
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 Altmeyer (center) presiding over an early meeting of the Social Security Board, 1937 | |
| Commissioner of the Social Security Administration | |
| 'In office July 16, 1946 – April 10, 1953 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | himself (as SSB chair) |
| Succeeded by | John W. Tramburg William Mitchell (acting) |
| Chair of the Social Security Board | |
| In office February 19, 1937 – July 16, 1946 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | John Winant |
| Succeeded by | Himself (SSA Commissioner) |
| In office September 30, 1936 – November 16, 1936 Acting | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | John Winant |
| Succeeded by | John Winant |
| Secretary of the Wisconsin Industrial Commission | |
| In office 1922–1933 | |
| Governor | John J. Blaine Fred R. Zimmerman Walter Kohler Philip La Follette |
| Preceded by | Edwin E. Witte |
| Succeeded by | Helen Gill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 8, 1891 De Pere, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 1972 (aged 81) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Ethel Thomas |
| Education | University of Wisconsin, Madison (BA, MA, PhD) |
Arthur Joseph Altmeyer (May 8, 1891 – October 16, 1972) was the United States Commissioner for Social Security from 1946 to 1953, and chairman of the Social Security Board from 1937 to 1946. He was a key figure in the design and implementation of the U.S. Social Security system.