United States National Economic Council
US federal government body chaired by the President for consideration of economic issues
The National Economic Council (NEC) of the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering economic policy matters, separate from matters relating to domestic policy, which are the domain of the Domestic Policy Council.[1]
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Formed | 1993 |
Headquarters | Eisenhower Executive Office Building Washington, DC |
Employees | 25 |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Office of White House Policy |
Website | National Economic Council |
Directors of the National Economic Council
changeOfficeholder | Term start | Term end | President |
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Robert Rubin | January 25, 1993 | January 11, 1995 | Bill Clinton |
Laura Tyson | February 21, 1995 | December 12, 1996 | |
Gene Sperling | December 12, 1996 | January 20, 2001 | |
Lawrence B. Lindsey | January 20, 2001 | December 12, 2002 | George W. Bush |
Stephen Friedman | December 12, 2002 | January 10, 2005 | |
Allan B. Hubbard | January 10, 2005 | November 28, 2007 | |
Keith Hennessey | November 28, 2007 | January 20, 2009 | |
Lawrence Summers | January 20, 2009 | December 31, 2010 | Barack Obama |
Gene Sperling | January 20, 2011 | March 5, 2014 | |
Jeffrey Zients | March 5, 2014 | January 20, 2017 | |
Gary Cohn | January 20, 2017 | April 2, 2018 | Donald Trump |
Larry Kudlow | April 2, 2018 | January 20, 2021 | |
Brian Deese | January 20, 2021 | February 21, 2023 | Joe Biden |
Lael Brainard | Since February 21, 2023 |
References
change- ↑ "National Economic Council". White House Administration. White House. Retrieved 2010-02-26.