Alan Greenspan
Alan Greenspan | |
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| 13th Chair of the Federal Reserve | |
| In office August 11, 1987 – January 31, 2006 | |
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| Preceded by | Paul Volcker |
| Succeeded by | Ben Bernanke |
| Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors | |
| In office August 11, 1987 – January 31, 2006 | |
| President |
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| Preceded by | Paul Volcker |
| Succeeded by | Ben Bernanke |
| 10th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
| In office September 4, 1974 – January 20, 1977 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Herbert Stein |
| Succeeded by | Charles Schultze |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 6, 1926 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | June 22, 2026 (aged 100) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Economics |
| Thesis | Papers on Economic Theory and Policy (1977) |
Alan Greenspan (March 6, 1926 – June 22, 2026) was an American economist who was the 17th Chair of the Federal Reserve from 1987 until 2006. He was nominated to the role by President Ronald Reagan. He was also the 10th Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors during the Gerald Ford administration from 1974 until 1977.
Early life
Greenspan was born on March 6, 1926 in New York City, New York to a Romanian-Hungarian-Jewish family. He studied at George Washington High School and at New York University.
Career
He was the Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States from 1987 to 2006. He currently works as a private adviser and provides consulting for firms through his company, Greenspan Associates LLC. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in November 2005.
Greenspan was first appointed Federal Reserve chairman by President Ronald Reagan in August 1987. He was reappointed at successive four-year intervals until retiring on January 31, 2006 after the second-longest tenure in the position.
Personal life and death
Greenspan was married to Joan Mitchell from 1952 until they annulled their marriage in 1953. He married Andrea Mitchell in 1997.[1] He lived in New York City and in Washington, D.C..
Greenspan turned 100 in March 2026. He died three months later on June 22, 2026 from problems caused by Parkinson's disease at his home in Washington, D.C..[2][3]
References
- ↑ New York Times: "Alan Greenspan, Andrea Mitchell" April 6, 1997
- ↑ "Alan Greenspan, economist and longtime head of the Federal Reserve, dies at 100". NBC News. 2026-06-22. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
- ↑ Wiseman, Paul; Rugaber, Christopher. "Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100". Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
Other websites
Media related to Alan Greenspan at Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Greenspan on IMDb
- Alan Greenspan's political donations Archived 2005-03-11 at the Wayback Machine at NewsMeat.com
- Statements and Speeches of Alan Greenspan
- 1996 speech by Greenspan about the challenges of central banking
- 2003 speech by Greenspan about "Market Economies and Rule of Law"
- Greenspan Warns on Protectionism, BBC News, August 26, 2005
- Alan Greenspan vs. Naomi Klein on the Iraq War, Bush’s Tax Cuts, Economic Populism, Crony Capitalism and More Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, Democracy Now, Sep 24, 2007
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