Jim Miller | |
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26th Director of the Office of Management and Budget | |
In office October 8, 1985 –October 16, 1988 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | David Stockman |
Succeeded by | Joe Wright |
Personal details | |
Born | James Clifford Miller III June 25,1942 Atlanta,Georgia,US |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | DeMaris Humphries (m. 1961) |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Georgia (BBA) University of Virginia (MA,PhD) |
Website | Official website |
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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. [3]
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. [4] [5] [6]
Miller was born in Atlanta and grew up in Conyers,Georgia. He earned a B.B.A. in economics from the University of Georgia in 1964 and a PhD in economics from the University of Virginia in 1969.
Between 1977 and 1981,Miller was a resident scholar at the Center for the Study of Government Regulation at the American Enterprise Institute. From 1978 to 1981,he served as co-director of the center.
Miller was the first administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (April - October 1981) and the executive director of Vice President George H. W. Bush's Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief. From 1981 to 1985,he chaired the Federal Trade Commission. From October 1985 to October 1988,Miller was director of the United States Office of Management and Budget.
He is a distinguished fellow at the Center for Study of Public Choice at George Mason University. [7] He is also a senior fellow of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. [8]
He has been counselor to and a board member of the former Citizens for a Sound Economy [9] (1988–2002),a member of the boards of the Tax Foundation and the Progress and Freedom Foundation,and a member of the board of visitors of George Mason University and the U.S. Air Force Academy. In addition,Miller has been a director of LECG Economics-Finance,a member of the board of Independence Air,a member of the board of Washington Mutual Investors Fund,a member of the board of the Tax-Exempt Fund of Maryland,a member of the board of the Tax-Exempt Fund of Virginia,a member of the board of the J.P. Morgan Value Opportunities Fund,a member of the board of Clean Energy,a consultant to Freddie Mac,and chairman of the board of Economic Impact Analysts,Inc. (family-held consulting firm). [10]
From 2003 to 2006,Miller was chairman (or chairman emeritus) of the Capital Analysis Group (CapAnalysis),a division of the international law firm Howrey LLP. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service (2003–2012),where he was elected chairman in 2005,2006,and 2007. [11]
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link)At a rollicking convention crowded with 15,000 delegates, North got 55 percent of the vote, defeating former Reagan Budget Director James C. Miller for the right to challenge Democratic Sen. Charles Robb this fall.
...distinguished fellow since 1988
Counselor to Citizens for a Sound Economy and John M. Olin Distinguished Fellow at Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation
James Miller, who headed the Office of Management and Budget during part of the Reagan administration, was on the board from 2003 until last year...(blog)