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Wilbur L. Ross Jr.
Secretary of Commerce · 2017–2021
Wilbur L. Ross Jr., Secretary of Commerce. 3 financial disclosure and ethics filings with the Office of Government Ethics, most recently Jun 8, 2021. The Senate voted 72–27 on the nomination on Feb 27, 2017 (Nomination Confirmed). Wilbur Louis Ross Jr. (born November 28, 1937) is an American businessman who served as the 39th United States secretary of commerce from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Ross was previously chairman and chief executive officer of WL Ross & Co from 2000 to 2017. Ross ran the bankruptcy restructuring practice at N M Rothschild & Sons in New York…
- Ethics filings
- 3
- Latest filing
- Jun 8, 2021
- Senate votes
- 1
Positions
- Secretary of Commerce2017-02-28–2021-01-20
Financial disclosure and ethics filings
- Ethics AgreementFeb 15, 2017
- 278 TransactionJan 5, 2021
- Termination (Amended 05/25/2021)Jun 8, 2021
Filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Form 278 reports list assets, income and debts; ethics agreements list what the official promised to sell or step away from.
Senate confirmation votes
- Secretary of Commerce
115th Congress · Nomination Confirmed72–27 · Feb 27, 2017
Biography
Wilbur Louis Ross Jr. (born November 28, 1937) is an American businessman who served as the 39th United States secretary of commerce from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Ross was previously chairman and chief executive officer of WL Ross & Co from 2000 to 2017. Ross ran the bankruptcy restructuring practice at N M Rothschild & Sons in New York beginning in the late 1970s.
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