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Ben Shalom Bernanke (pron-enb?r?n�?ki respellb?rNANkee; born December 13, 1953) is an American economist, and the current Chairman (Chair of the Federal Reserve) of the United States Federal Reserve. Previously, he served as Fed Governor and Chairman of President George W. Bushs Council of Economic Advisers. In 2009, he was named the TIME magazine person of the year. (Time Person of the Year)
Nationality: American
Religion: Judaism
Deputy: Donald Kohn
Nominator: George W. Bush,Barack Obama
Nominated By: George W. Bush
Nominator3: George W. Bush
Date of birth: 1953-12-13
Birth Location: Augusta, Georgia
Alma Mater: Harvard University (B.A. (Bachelor of Arts)),MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy))
Spouse: Anna Friedmann
Political Party: Republican (Republican Party (United States))
14th Chairman of the Federal Reserve (Chair of the Federal Reserve)
In office: February 1, 2006
Predceded by: Alan Greenspan
Succeeded by: ''Incumbent''
23rd Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors (Council of Economic Advisors)
In office: 2005-2006
Predceded by: Harvey S. Rosen
Succeeded by: Edward Lazear
President: George W. Bush
Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
In office: 2002-2005