Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Chairs

No.
Chair of the EEOC
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Start of term
End of term
President(s)
1
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.
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May 26, 1965
May 11, 1966
Lyndon Johnson
2
Stephen N. Shulman
-
September 14, 1966
July 1, 1967
Lyndon Johnson
3
Clifford Alexander Jr.
-
August 4, 1967
May 1, 1969
Lyndon Johnson
4
William H. Brown III
-
May 5, 1969
December 23, 1973
Richard Nixon
5
John H. Powell Jr.
-
December 28, 1973
March 18, 1975
Richard Nixon
Acting
Ethel Bent Walsh
-
1975
1975
Gerald Ford
6
Lowell W. Perry
-
May 27, 1975
May 15, 1976
Gerald Ford
Acting
Ethel Bent Walsh
-
May 1976
May 1977
Gerald Ford
7
Eleanor Holmes Norton
-
May 27, 1977
February 21, 1981
Jimmy Carter
Acting
J. Clay Smith Jr.
-
1981
1982
Ronald Reagan
8
Clarence Thomas
-
May 6, 1982
March 8, 1990
Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush
9
Evan J. Kemp Jr.
-
March 8, 1990
April 2, 1993
George H. W. Bush
Acting
Tony Gallegos
-
1993
1994
Bill Clinton
10
Gilbert Casellas
-
September 29, 1994
December 31, 1997
Bill Clinton
Acting
Paul Igasaki
-
1998
1998
Bill Clinton
11
Ida L. Castro
-
October 23, 1998
August 13, 2001
Bill Clinton
12
Cari M. Dominguez
-
August 6, 2001
August 31, 2006
George W. Bush
13
Naomi C. Earp
-
September 1, 2006
2009
George W. Bush
Acting
Stuart J. Ishimaru
Stuart Ishimaru.JPG
January 20, 2009
April 7, 2010
Barack Obama
14
Jacqueline A. Berrien
Jacqueline Berrien.JPG
April 7, 2010
September 2, 2014
Barack Obama
15
Jenny R. Yang
-
September 2, 2014
January 22, 2017
Barack Obama
Acting
Victoria Lipnic
-
January 25, 2017
present
Donald Trump

Question: What dates did Stuart J. Ishimaru serve as Acting Chair of the Commission, and who was subsequently confirmed as the chairperson?
Answer: Stuart J. Ishimaru, a Commissioner served as Acting Chair of the Commission from January 20, 2009 until 2010, when the Jacqueline Berrien was confirmed as the chairperson.