James C. Miller III

James Clifford Miller III (born June 25, 1942, in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American economist and former government official who served as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) between 1981 and 1985 and as Budget Director for President Ronald Reagan between 1985 and 1988. Miller was the first member of the FTC with a background as a career economist, as opposed to a legal background as is common.

Jim Miller
26th Director of the Office of Management and Budget
In office
October 8, 1985  October 16, 1988
PresidentRonald Reagan
DeputyJoe Wright
Preceded byDavid Stockman
Succeeded byJoe Wright
Chair of the Federal Trade Commission
In office
September 26, 1981  October 4, 1985
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byMichael Pertschuk
Succeeded byDaniel Oliver
Personal details
Born
James Clifford Miller III

(1942-06-25) June 25, 1942
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
DeMaris Humphries
(m. 1961)
Children3
EducationUniversity of Georgia (BBA)
University of Virginia (MA, PhD)
WebsiteOfficial website

He also ran for United States Senate in Virginia, losing the Republican nomination at the convention to Oliver North in 1994 and losing the nomination in the primary to John Warner in 1996.

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