Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs

The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs is the head of the Office of Legislative Affairs in the United States Department of the Treasury. The office is currently held by Alastair M. Fitzpayne.

According to U.S. statute, there are ten Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate.[1] The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs reports directly to the United States Secretary of the Treasury and the United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.

List of Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs (Incomplete List)

Name Assumed Office Left Office President Appointed By Secretary Served Under
Frederick L. Webber[2] Richard Nixon
Harold F. Eberle, Jr.[3] 1975 1977 Gerald Ford William E. Simon
Michael B. Levy[4] 1993 1995 Bill Clinton Lloyd Bentsen
John Duncan[5] 2001 George W. Bush Paul O'Neill, John W. Snow
Kevin Fromer[6] August 2005 January 2009 George W. Bush John W. Snow, Henry Paulson
Kim N. Wallace[7] 2009 2011 George W. Bush Henry Paulson, Timothy Geithner
Alastair M. Fitzpayne[8] 2012 Present Barack Obama Timothy Geithner

References

  1. 31 U.S.C. § 301(e)
  2. Webber profile
  3. Eberle obituary
  4. Michael B. Levy profile, Nomination
  5. Profile from Livingston Group
  6. Washington Business Journal article, LinkedIn
  7. Treasury Dept. press release
  8. Bloomberg News Article
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