Janet Dempsey Steiger
{{short description|American politician}}
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| office = Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
| president = George H.W Bush
Bill Clinton
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| term_start = August 11, 1989
| term_end = September 28, 1997
| birth_date = June 10, 1939
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Janet Steiger (June 10, 1939, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin – April 3, 2004, in Fort Myers, Florida) was an American politician.
Biography
Steiger graduated from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. On August 10, 1963, she married William A. Steiger, who was elected to the United States House of Representatives. They had one son, William R. Steiger, who was the subject of controversy for his role in the politicization of science during the George W. Bush administration.
A member of the Republican Party, she was chairman of the Postal Rate Commission from 1981 to 1989 and chairperson of the Federal Trade Commission from August 11, 1989, to April 11, 1995. She was the first woman to serve as FTC Chair.{{cite web|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/competition-matters/2016/03/celebrating-womens-history-month-ftc|title=Celebrating Women's History Month at the FTC|first1=Lesley|last1=Fair|publisher=FTC Division of Consumer & Business Education|date=March 8, 2016|access-date=February 23, 2021|archive-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205030649/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/competition-matters/2016/03/celebrating-womens-history-month-ftc|url-status=dead}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.abanet.org/antitrust/at-law-student/pdf/about-js.pdf ABA biography]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050519011313/http://www.ftc.gov/os/2004/09/040922commissionerschairmen19152004.pdf Chairpersons and commissioners of the FTC]
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Category:Politicians from Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Category:Lawrence University alumni
Category:Federal Trade Commission personnel
Category:Wisconsin Republicans
Category:20th-century American women politicians
Category:20th-century Wisconsin politicians
Category:George H. W. Bush administration personnel
Category:Clinton administration personnel
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