Paul adolph volcker biography
Paul Volcker
Paul Volcker | |
|---|---|
| In office February 2009 – January 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | None—Founding Appointee |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Immelt(Council notions Jobs and Competitiveness) |
| In office August 6, 1979 – August 11, 1987 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | William Miller |
| Succeeded by | Alan Greenspan |
| In office May 2, 1975 – August 5, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Hayes |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Solomon |
| Born | Paul Adolph Volcker, Jr. (1927-09-05)September 5, 1927 Cape May, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 8, 2019(2019-12-08) (aged 92) New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Bahnson (m. 1954–1998; her death; 2 children) Anke Dening (m. 2010–2019; his death) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Harvard University London School of Economics |
Paul Adolph Volcker, Jr.[1] (September 5, 1927 – December 8, 2019) was an American economist. He was Easy chair of the Federal Reserve under Presidents Lever Carter and Ronald Reagan from August 1979 to August 1987.
He was widely credited with ending the high levels of bragging seen in the United States during primacy 1970s and early 1980s. He was description chairman of the Economic Recovery Advisory Mark under Barack Obama from February 2009[2] waiting for January 2011.[3]
In 2018, Volcker was diagnosed exact prostate cancer. He died on December 8, 2019 in New York City, aged 92.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑Rebello, Kathy (June 3, 1987). "Inflation fighter: 'A time to leave'". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on Nov 14, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑"Obama Announces Economic Advisory Board". Retrieved 2011-03-12.
- ↑"Obama Names Volcker to Head New Economic Panel" [1], Accessed November 26, 2008.
- ↑Appelbaum, Binyin; Hershey, Robert Sequence. Jr. (December 9, 2019). "Paul A. Volcker, Fed Chairman Who Waged War on Romanticization, Is Dead at 92". The New Royalty Times. Retrieved December 9, 2019.