# List of members of the Securities and Exchange Commission

Members of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are appointed by the president of the United States. Their terms last five years and are staggered so that one commissioner's term ends on June 5 of each year. If an appointment is to fill out an uncompleted term, it will be for less than five years. To ensure that the commission remains non-partisan, no more than three commissioners may belong to the same political party. The president also designates one of the commissioners as chairman, the SEC's top executive. Service may continue past term expiration up to eighteen additional months. This page is sorted by president and date of appointment; a second list sorts the page by SEC member's employment with private firms.

## List of members

List of commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (1934-present) :
| Term start | President | Chair | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic |
| 1934 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. | George C. Matthews | Robert E. Healy | James M. Landis | Ferdinand Pecora |
| 1935 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | James M. Landis | George C. Matthews | Robert E. Healy | William O. Douglas | James Delmage Ross |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | James M. Landis | George C. Matthews | Robert E. Healy | William O. Douglas | James Delmage Ross |
| 1937 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | James M. Landis | George C. Matthews | Robert E. Healy | William O. Douglas | Jerome Frank |
| 1938 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | William O. Douglas | George C. Matthews | Robert E. Healy | John W. Hanes | Jerome Frank |
| 1939 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Jerome Frank | George C. Matthews | Robert E. Healy | Edward C. Eicher | Leon Henderson |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Jerome Frank | Sumner T. Pike | Robert E. Healy | Edward C. Eicher | Leon Henderson |
| 1941 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Edward C. Eicher | Sumner T. Pike | Robert E. Healy | Ganson Purcell | Edmund Burke Jr. |
| 1942 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Ganson Purcell | Sumner T. Pike | Robert E. Healy | Robert H. O'Brien | Edmund Burke Jr. |
| 1943 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Ganson Purcell | Sumner T. Pike | Robert E. Healy | Robert H. O'Brien | Robert K. McConnaughey |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Ganson Purcell | Sumner T. Pike | Robert E. Healy | Robert H. O'Brien | Robert K. McConnaughey |
| 1945 | Harry S. Truman | Ganson Purcell | Sumner T. Pike | Robert E. Healy | James J. Caffrey | Robert K. McConnaughey |
| 1946 | Harry S. Truman | James J. Caffrey | Richard B. McEntire | Harry A. McDonald | | Robert K. McConnaughey |
| 1947 | Harry S. Truman | James J. Caffrey | Richard B. McEntire | Harry A. McDonald | | Robert K. McConnaughey |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman | Edmond M. Hanrahan | Richard B. McEntire | Harry A. McDonald | Paul R. Rowen | Robert K. McConnaughey |
| 1949 | Harry S. Truman | Harry A. McDonald | Richard B. McEntire | | Paul R. Rowen | Donald C. Cook |
| 1950 | Harry S. Truman | Harry A. McDonald | Richard B. McEntire | | Paul R. Rowen | Donald C. Cook |
| 1951 | Harry S. Truman | Harry A. McDonald | Richard B. McEntire | | Paul R. Rowen | Donald C. Cook |
| 1951 | Harry S. Truman | Donald C. Cook | Richard B. McEntire | | Paul R. Rowen | Donald C. Cook |
| 1951 | Harry S. Truman | Donald C. Cook | Richard B. McEntire | | Paul R. Rowen | Robert I. Millonzi |
| 1952 | Harry S. Truman | Donald C. Cook | Richard B. McEntire | Clarence H. Adams | Paul R. Rowen | J. Howard Rossbach |
| 1953 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Ralph H. Demmler | | Clarence H. Adams | Paul R. Rowen | A. J. Goodwin Jr. |
| 1954 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Ralph H. Demmler | | Clarence H. Adams | Paul R. Rowen | A. J. Goodwin Jr. |
| 1955 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | J. Sinclair Armstrong | Andrew Downey Orrick | Clarence H. Adams | Harold C. Patterson | |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | J. Sinclair Armstrong | Andrew Downey Orrick | James C. Sargent | Harold C. Patterson | Earl F. Hastings |
| 1957 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Edward N. Gadsby | Andrew Downey Orrick | James C. Sargent | Harold C. Patterson | Earl F. Hastings |
| 1958 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Edward N. Gadsby | Andrew Downey Orrick | James C. Sargent | Harold C. Patterson | Earl F. Hastings |
| 1959 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Edward N. Gadsby | Andrew Downey Orrick | James C. Sargent | Harold C. Patterson | Earl F. Hastings |
| 1960 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Edward N. Gadsby | Daniel J. McCauley | Byron D. Woodside | | Earl F. Hastings |
| 1961 | John F. Kennedy | William L. Cary | Jack M. Whitney II | Byron D. Woodside | J. Allen Frear Jr. | Manuel F. Cohen |
| 1962 | John F. Kennedy | William L. Cary | Jack M. Whitney II | Byron D. Woodside | J. Allen Frear Jr. | Manuel F. Cohen |
| 1963 | John F. Kennedy | William L. Cary | Jack M. Whitney II | Byron D. Woodside | | Manuel F. Cohen |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Manuel F. Cohen | Hamer H. Budge | Byron D. Woodside | Hugh F. Owens | Francis M. Wheat |
| 1965 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Manuel F. Cohen | Hamer H. Budge | Byron D. Woodside | Hugh F. Owens | Francis M. Wheat |
| 1966 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Manuel F. Cohen | Hamer H. Budge | Byron D. Woodside | Hugh F. Owens | Francis M. Wheat |
| 1967 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Manuel F. Cohen | Hamer H. Budge | Richard B. Smith | Hugh F. Owens | Francis M. Wheat |
| 1968 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Manuel F. Cohen | Hamer H. Budge | Richard B. Smith | Hugh F. Owens | Francis M. Wheat |
| 1968 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Hamer H. Budge | | Richard B. Smith | Hugh F. Owens | Francis M. Wheat |
| 1969 | Richard M. Nixon | Hamer H. Budge | James J. Needham | Richard B. Smith | Hugh F. Owens | Syd Herlong |
| 1970 | Richard M. Nixon | Hamer H. Budge | James J. Needham | Richard B. Smith | Hugh F. Owens | Syd Herlong |
| 1971 | Richard M. Nixon | William J. Casey | James J. Needham | Philip A. Loomis Jr. | Hugh F. Owens | Syd Herlong |
| 1972 | Richard M. Nixon | William J. Casey | | Philip A. Loomis Jr. | Hugh F. Owens | Syd Herlong |
| 1973 | Richard M. Nixon | G. Bradford Cook | John R. Evans | Philip A. Loomis Jr. | | A. A. Sommer Jr. |
| 1973 | Richard M. Nixon | Ray Garrett Jr. | John R. Evans | Philip A. Loomis Jr. | Irving M. Pollack | A. A. Sommer Jr. |
| 1974 | Richard M. Nixon | Ray Garrett Jr. | John R. Evans | Philip A. Loomis Jr. | Irving M. Pollack | A. A. Sommer Jr. |
| 1975 | Gerald R. Ford | Roderick M. Hills | John R. Evans | Philip A. Loomis Jr. | Irving M. Pollack | A. A. Sommer Jr. |
| 1976 | Gerald R. Ford | Roderick M. Hills | John R. Evans | Philip A. Loomis Jr. | Irving M. Pollack | Vacant |
| 1977 | Jimmy Carter | Harold M. Williams | John R. Evans | Philip A. Loomis Jr. | Irving M. Pollack | Roberta Karmel |
| 1978 | Jimmy Carter | Harold M. Williams | John R. Evans | Philip A. Loomis Jr. | Irving M. Pollack | Roberta Karmel |
| 1979 | Jimmy Carter | Harold M. Williams | John R. Evans | Philip A. Loomis Jr. | Irving M. Pollack | Roberta Karmel |
| 1980 | Jimmy Carter | Harold M. Williams | John R. Evans | Philip A. Loomis Jr. | Stephen J. Friedman | Barbara Judge |
| 1981 | Ronald Reagan | John S. R. Shad | John R. Evans | Philip A. Loomis Jr. | Bevis Longstreth | Barbara Judge |
| 1982 | Ronald Reagan | John S. R. Shad | John R. Evans | James C. Treadway Jr. | Bevis Longstreth | Barbara Judge |
| 1983 | Ronald Reagan | John S. R. Shad | Charles Chapman Cox | James C. Treadway Jr. | Bevis Longstreth | Charles L. Marinccio |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan | John S. R. Shad | Charles Chapman Cox | James C. Treadway Jr. | Aulana L. Peters | |
| 1985 | Ronald Reagan | John S. R. Shad | Charles Chapman Cox | | Aulana L. Peters | Charles L. Marinccio |
| 1986 | Ronald Reagan | John S. R. Shad | Charles Chapman Cox | Edward H . Flesichman | Aulana L. Peters | Charles L. Marinccio |
| 1987 | Ronald Reagan | David S. Ruder | Charles Chapman Cox | Edward H . Flesichman | Aulana L. Peters | Charles L. Marinccio |
| 1988 | Ronald Reagan | David S. Ruder | Charles Chapman Cox | Edward H . Flesichman | Mary Shapiro | Charles L. Marinccio |
| 1989 | George H. W. Bush | Richard C. Breeden | Charles Chapman Cox | Edward H . Flesichman | Mary Shapiro | Charles L. Marinccio |
| 1990 | George H. W. Bush | Richard C. Breeden | Philip R. Lochner Jr. | Edward H . Flesichman | Mary Shapiro | Richard Y. Roberts |
| 1991 | George H. W. Bush | Richard C. Breeden | Vacant | Edward H . Flesichman | Mary Shapiro | Richard Y. Roberts |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush | Richard C. Breeden | Vacant | J. Carter Beese Jr. | Mary Shapiro | Richard Y. Roberts |
| 1993 | Bill Clinton | Arthur Levitt | Vacant | J. Carter Beese Jr. | Mary Shapiro | Richard Y. Roberts |
| 1994 | Bill Clinton | Arthur Levitt | Vacant | J. Carter Beese Jr. | Mary Shapiro | Richard Y. Roberts |
| 1995 | Bill Clinton | Arthur Levitt | Vacant | J. Carter Beese Jr. | Steven Wallman | Vacant |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton | Arthur Levitt | Norman S. Johnson | J. Carter Beese Jr. | Steven Wallman | Isaac C. Hunt Jr. |
| 1997 | Bill Clinton | Arthur Levitt | Norman S. Johnson | Laura Unger | Paul R. Carey | Isaac C. Hunt Jr. |
| 1998 | Bill Clinton | Arthur Levitt | Norman S. Johnson | Laura Unger | Paul R. Carey | Isaac C. Hunt Jr. |
| 1999 | Bill Clinton | Arthur Levitt | Norman S. Johnson | Laura Unger | Paul R. Carey | Isaac C. Hunt Jr. |
| 2000 | Bill Clinton | Arthur Levitt | Norman S. Johnson | Laura Unger | Paul R. Carey | Isaac C. Hunt Jr. |
| 2001 | George W. Bush | Harvey Pitt | Vacant | Laura Unger | Vacant | Isaac C. Hunt Jr. |
| 2002 | George W. Bush | Harvey Pitt | Cynthia Glassman | Paul S. Atkins | Harvey Goldschmid | Roel Campos |
| 2003 | George W. Bush | William H. Donaldson | Cynthia Glassman | Paul S. Atkins | Harvey Goldschmid | Roel Campos |
| 2004 | George W. Bush | William H. Donaldson | Cynthia Glassman | Paul S. Atkins | Harvey Goldschmid | Roel Campos |
| 2005 | George W. Bush | Christopher Cox | Cynthia Glassman | Paul S. Atkins | Harvey Goldschmid | Roel Campos |
| 2006 | George W. Bush | Christopher Cox | Kathleen L. Casey | Paul S. Atkins | Annette Nazareth | Roel Campos |
| 2007 | George W. Bush | Christopher Cox | Kathleen L. Casey | Paul S. Atkins | Annette Nazareth | Roel Campos |
| 2008 | George W. Bush | Christopher Cox | Kathleen L. Casey | Troy Paredes | Elisse B. Walter | Luis A. Aguilar |
| 2009 | Barack Obama | Mary Shapiro | Kathleen L. Casey | Troy Paredes | Elisse B. Walter | Luis A. Aguilar |
| 2010 | Barack Obama | Mary Shapiro | Kathleen L. Casey | Troy Paredes | Elisse B. Walter | Luis A. Aguilar |
| 2011 | Barack Obama | Mary Shapiro | Daniel M. Gallagher | Troy Paredes | Elisse B. Walter | Luis A. Aguilar |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | Mary Shapiro | Daniel M. Gallagher | Troy Paredes | Elisse B. Walter | Luis A. Aguilar |
| 2013 | Barack Obama | Mary Jo White | Daniel M. Gallagher | Michael Piwowar | Kara Stein | Luis A. Aguilar |
| 2014 | Barack Obama | Mary Jo White | Daniel M. Gallagher | Michael Piwowar | Kara Stein | Luis A. Aguilar |
| 2015 | Barack Obama | Mary Jo White | Vacant | Michael Piwowar | Kara Stein | Vacant |
| 2016 | Barack Obama | Mary Jo White | Vacant | Michael Piwowar | Kara Stein | Vacant |
| 2017 | Donald Trump | Jay Clayton | Vacant | Michael Piwowar | Kara Stein | Vacant |
| 2018 | Donald Trump | Jay Clayton | Hester Peirce | Elad Roisman | Kara Stein | Robert J. Jackson Jr. |
| 2019 | Donald Trump | Jay Clayton | Hester Peirce | Elad Roisman | Allison Lee | Robert J. Jackson Jr. |
| 2020 | Donald Trump | Jay Clayton | Hester Peirce | Elad Roisman | Allison Lee | Caroline A. Crenshaw |
| 2021 | Joe Biden | Gary Gensler | Hester Peirce | Elad Roisman | Allison Lee | Caroline A. Crenshaw |
| 2022 | Joe Biden | Gary Gensler | Hester Peirce | Mark Uyeda | Jaime Lizárraga | Caroline A. Crenshaw |