Luis A. Aguilar

Luis A. Aguilar
Commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
In office
July 31, 2008 – December 31, 2015
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
ChairpersonChristopher Cox
Mary Schapiro
Elisse B. Walter
Mary Jo White
Preceded byRoel C. Campos
Succeeded byHester M. Peirce
Personal details
Born
Luis Alberto Aguilar[1]

(1953-11-21) November 21, 1953 (age 70)[2]
Cuba
Political partyDemocratic[3]
SpouseDenise Traylor
EducationGeorgia Southern University (BS)
University of Georgia (JD)
Emory University (MLT)
OccupationLawyer

Luis Alberto Aguilar (born November 21, 1953) is an American lawyer and former U.S. government official.[4]

He was the Democratic commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from July 31, 2008, until December 2015 (after his term expired).[5][6] He had been appointed by U.S. President George W. Bush on March 31, 2008, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 27, 2008; he was sworn in as a commissioner on July 31, 2008. He was reappointed by President Barack Obama in 2011. At the time his tenure ended he was the eight longest-serving Commissioner in SEC history and was one of only three Commissioners to have been nominated by two U.S. Presidents from two different political parties.[7]

  1. ^ University of Georgia School of Law (Class of 1979) Commencement
  2. ^ Hubbell, Martindale (April 1997). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho (Volume 6 - 1997). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561602223.
  3. ^ Federal Regulatory Directory (2015)
  4. ^ Hilzenrath, David S. (May 18, 2011). "Obama plans to nominate former SEC member Gallagher to be commissioner". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  5. ^ Marlene Y., Satter. "Aguilar to step down at SEC at year end". BenefitsPRO. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  6. ^ Sorkin, Andrew Ross (July 14, 2015). "'Clawbacks' Could Backfire". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "SEC Biography: Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar". www.sec.gov. US Securities and Exchange Commission. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.