Rohit Chopra

Rohit Chopra
3rd Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
In office
October 12, 2021 – Febreuay 1, 2025
PresidentJoe Biden
Donald Trump
Preceded byKathleen Kraninger
Succeeded byScott Bessent (acting)
Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
In office
May 2, 2018 – October 12, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byJoshua D. Wright
Succeeded byAlvaro Bedoya
Personal details
Born (1982-01-30) January 30, 1982 (age 43)
Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationHarvard University (BA)
University of Pennsylvania (MBA)
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Rohit Chopra (born January 30, 1982) is an American consumer activist and politician. In May 2018, he became Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission.[1]

On January 17, 2021, then President-elect Joe Biden nominated Chopra to be director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.[2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 30, 2021 with a 50–48 vote.[3]

On February 1, 2025, Chopra was fired by President Donald Trump, as part of the change in administration.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Rohit Chopra · Consumer Federation of America". Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Biden taps Warren ally Chopra to lead Consumer Bureau". POLITICO. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  3. ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Rohit Chopra, of the District of Columbia, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection)". United States Senate. September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau". AP News. 2025-02-01. Retrieved 2025-02-01.

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