Deborah Platt Majoras | |
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| Chair of the Federal Trade Commission | |
| In office August 16, 2004 – March 29, 2008 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Timothy Muris |
| Succeeded by | William Kovacic |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Titusville, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Westminster College (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
Deborah Platt Majoras is the former chair of the Federal Trade Commission, appointed May 11, 2004, by President George W. Bush and sworn in on August 16, 2004.[1] President Bush had announced his intention to appoint her to the position on July 30, 2004. Majoras is a member of the Republican Party.[2]
Majoras filled the FTC vacancy created by Timothy Muris, who announced May 11, 2004 that he would step down to become a law professor at George Mason University.[3] Majoras was replaced by William Kovacic in March 2008. In early 2008, she announced that she was leaving the FTC to become senior vice president and general counsel for Procter & Gamble, the largest consumer products company in the United States.[4]
- ^ "Deborah Platt Majoras Named FTC Chairman". FTC website. 2004-08-16. Archived from the original on 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ "FTC Chairman Majoras leaving the Commission in late March". content.next.westlaw.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ George Mason University Faculty Bio Archived 2008-12-25 at the Wayback Machine, George Mason University. Accessed 2008-10-31.
- ^ How Things Work: FTC Chair to Join Procter & Gamble, huffingtonpost.com, 2008-03-26. Accessed 2011-04-01.