The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System are appointed to four year terms by the President and confirmed by Congress. In theory, like other presidential appointments, the President could ask for the Chairman's resignation, but such a thing has never happened in the history of the Fed.
Benjamin Bernanke is the chairman of the board of the Federal Reserve. He was appointed in 2006 by President Bush. Bernanke was preceded by Alan Greenspan.
Ben Bernanke was appointed Chairman of the Federal Reserve Sytem on February 1, 2006 by George W. Bush.
Since February 1, 2006 the Fed chairman has been Ben Bernanke. The previous Fed chairman (1987-2006) was Alan Greenspan .
Alan Greenspan
No, the Federal Reserve System is an independent agency of the federal government, and is run by its Board of Governors, of whom Ben Bernanke is the Chairman. The seven Governors are nominated by the President and approved by the Senate to fourteen-year terms. Although both the President and the Congress both wish that they sometimes did run the Federal Reserve and dictate its economic and regulatory policies, they do not.
Ben Bernanke's birth name is Ben Shalom Bernanke.
Ben Bernanke is a Republican.
Ben Bernanke is married to Anna Friedmann.
Ben Bernanke was born on December 13, 1953.
Ben Bernanke was born on December 13, 1953.
Ben Bernanke goes by Helicopter Ben.
Ben Bernanke does have Jewish roots. Growing up, Bernanke's family was the only Jewish family in his town where Christianity was a majority.
Yes he is. His full name is Ben Shalom Bernanke.
Ben Bernanke is 57 years old (birthdate: December 13, 1953).
Ben Bernanke is currently the chairman of the
George W. Bush appointed Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve Chairman in Capitol Hill. President Barack Obama continued to approve of Bernanke's job position.
As chairman of the Federal Reserve, Bernanke's salary is $180,000 per year