G. William Miller

G. William Miller
65th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office
August 6, 1979 – January 20, 1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byW. Michael Blumenthal
Succeeded byDonald Regan
11th Chairman of the Federal Reserve
In office
March 8, 1978 – August 6, 1979
PresidentJimmy Carter
DeputyStephen Gardner
Frederick H. Schultz
Preceded byArthur F. Burns
Succeeded byPaul Volcker
Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
In office
March 8, 1978 – August 6, 1979
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byDavid Lilly
Succeeded byPaul Volcker
Personal details
Born
George William Miller

(1925-03-09)March 9, 1925
Sapulpa, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedMarch 17, 2006(2006-03-17) (aged 81)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAriadna Rogojarsky
EducationAmarillo College
United States Coast Guard Academy (BS)
University of California, Berkeley (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Coast Guard
Years of service1945–1949

George William Miller (March 9, 1925 – March 17, 2006) was an American businessman and investment banker who served as the 65th United States secretary of the treasury from 1979 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he also served as the 11th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1978 to 1979. Miller was the first person to hold both of those posts.

President Jimmy Carter nominated him to succeed Arthur F. Burns as chairman of the Federal Reserve in 1978. Miller came from a corporate world, rather than from economics or finance, an unusual background for a central bank chairman. However, shortly after his appointment, Miller left the Board of Governors to take position of treasury secretary in the Carter administration, when W. Michael Blumenthal resigned. New York Fed President Paul Volcker was chosen as his successor at the Fed.