The assistant secretary of the treasury for economic policy is the head of the Office of Economic Policy in the United States Department of the Treasury. The position is held by Ben Harris. President Joe Biden announced he would nominate Ben Harris to the role on March 11, 2021. Harris was confirmed by the Senate on November 3, 2021, and sworn in on November 15, 2021
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. The assistant secretary of the treasury for economic policy 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 Economic Policy
NameAssumed officeLeft officePresidentTreasury SecretaryMurray WeidenbaumJune 23, 1969August 13, 1971Richard NixonDavid M. Kennedy, John ConnallyEdgar FiedlerDecember 12, 1971July 16, 1975Richard Nixon, Gerald FordJohn Connally, George P. Shultz, William E. SimonSidney L. JonesJuly 17, 1975January 20, 1977Gerald FordWilliam E. SimonDaniel H. BrillMay 16, 1977September 30, 1979Jimmy CarterW. Michael Blumenthal, G. William MillerCurtis A. HesslerApril 4, 1980January 20, 1981Jimmy CarterG. William MillerPaul Craig RobertsMarch 13, 1981February 1, 1982Ronald ReaganDonald ReganManuel H. JohnsonDecember 10, 1982February 7, 1986Ronald ReaganDonald Regan, James BakerMichael R. DarbyJuly 14, 1986May 22, 1989Ronald Reagan, George H. W. BushJames Baker, Nicholas F. BradySidney L. JonesOctober 31, 1989January 11, 1993George H. W. BushNicholas F. BradyAlicia MunnellMay 20, 1993December 22, 1995Bill ClintonLloyd Bentsen, Robert RubinJoshua GotbaumDecember 19951997Bill ClintonRobert RubinDavid W. WilcoxNovember 6, 1997January 19, 2001Bill ClintonRobert RubinRichard ClaridaFebruary 7, 2002May 16, 2003George W. BushPaul O'Neill, John W. SnowMark J. WarshawskyMarch 18, 2004July 28, 2006George W. BushJohn W. SnowPhillip SwagelDecember 11, 2006January 9, 2009George W. BushHenry PaulsonAlan KruegerMay 7, 2009November 4, 2010Barack ObamaTimothy GeithnerJohn Bellows (Acting)November 2010September 2011Barack ObamaTimothy GeithnerJanice EberlyOctober 21, 2011April 26, 2013Barack ObamaTimothy Geithner, Jack LewKaren DynanJune 26, 2014January 20, 2017Barack ObamaJack LewMichael FaulkenderAugust 6, 2019January 20, 2021Donald TrumpSteve MnuchinBen HarrisNovember 15, 2021March 30, 2023Joe BidenJanet YellenSamuel Brown (Acting)March 30, 2023IncumbentJoe BidenDonald TrumpJanet YellenScott Bessent
See also Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
References
United States Department of the Treasury. History of the Office of Economic Policy. Accessed Jan. 11, 2014.