List of chairs of the Federal Communications Commission

The following is a list of the chairs of the Federal Communications Commission.List of FCC commissioners from 1934 to present at the FCC website

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CommissionerPartyHome stateStartEndNotesEugene Sykes DemocraticMississippiJuly 11, 1934 March 8, 1935Anning S. PrallDemocraticNew YorkMarch 9, 1935 July 23, 1937Frank McNinchDemocraticNorth CarolinaOctober 1, 1937 August 31, 1939Larry FlyDemocraticTexasSeptember 1, 1939 November 13, 1944Ewell K. JettIndependentMarylandNovember 16, 1944 December 20, 1944ActingPaul A. PorterDemocraticKentuckyDecember 21, 1944 February 25, 1946Charles R. DennyDemocraticDistrict of ColumbiaFebruary 26, 1946 October 31, 1947Acting until December 3, 1946Paul A. WalkerDemocraticOklahomaNovember 3, 1947 December 28, 1947ActingWayne CoyDemocraticIndianaDecember 29, 1947 February 21, 1952Paul WalkerDemocraticOklahomaFebruary 28, 1952 April 17, 1953Rosel H. HydeRepublicanIdahoApril 18, 1953 October 3, 1954George McConnaugheyRepublicanOhioOctober 4, 1954 June 30, 1957John C. DoerferRepublicanWisconsinJuly 1, 1957 March 10, 1960Frederick W. FordRepublicanWest VirginiaMarch 15, 1960 March 1, 1961Newton N. MinowDemocraticIllinoisMarch 2, 1961 June 1, 1963E. William HenryDemocraticTennesseeJune 2, 1963 May 1, 1966Rosel H. HydeRepublicanIdahoMay 1, 1966 October 31, 1969Acting until June 27, 1966Dean BurchRepublicanArizonaOctober 31, 1969 March 8, 1974Richard E. WileyRepublicanIllinoisMarch 8, 1974 October 13, 1977Charles D. FerrisDemocraticMassachusettsOctober 17, 1977 February 4, 1981Robert LeeRepublicanIllinoisFebruary 5, 1981 May 18, 1981Acting until April 13, 1981Mark S. FowlerRepublicanCanadaMay 18, 1981 April 17, 1987Dennis R. PatrickRepublicanCaliforniaApril 18, 1987 August 7, 1989Alfred C. SikesRepublicanMissouriAugust 8, 1989 January 19, 1993James H. QuelloDemocraticMichiganFebruary 5, 1993 November 28, 1993ActingReed HundtDemocraticMarylandNovember 29, 1993 November 3, 1997William KennardDemocraticCaliforniaNovember 3, 1997 January 19, 2001Michael PowellRepublicanVirginiaJanuary 22, 2001 March 17, 2005Kevin J. MartinRepublicanNorth CarolinaMarch 18, 2005 January 19, 2009Michael CoppsDemocraticWisconsinJanuary 22, 2009June 28, 2009ActingJulius GenachowskiDemocraticWashington, D.C.June 29, 2009May 17, 2013Mignon ClyburnDemocraticSouth CarolinaMay 20, 2013November 4, 2013ActingTom WheelerDemocraticCaliforniaNovember 4, 2013January 20, 2017Ajit PaiRepublicanKansasJanuary 23, 2017January 20, 2021Jessica RosenworcelDemocraticConnecticutDecember 7, 2021January 20, 2025Brendan Carr RepublicanWashington, D.C.January 20, 2025

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