Walter Heller | |
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| 5th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
| In office January 29, 1961 – November 15, 1964 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy Lyndon Johnson |
| Preceded by | Raymond Saulnier |
| Succeeded by | Gardner Ackley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 27, 1915 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 15, 1987 (aged 71) Silverdale, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Oberlin College (BA) University of Wisconsin, Madison (MA, PhD) |
Walter Wolfgang Heller (27 August 1915 – 15 June 1987) was a leading American economist of the 1960s, and an influential adviser to President John F. Kennedy as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, 1961–1964.