List of chairmen of the Federal Communications Commission


The following is a list of the chairmen of the Federal Communications Commission.
CommissionerPartyHome stateStartEndNotes
Eugene SykesDemocratMississippiJuly 11, 1934March 8, 1935
Anning S. PrallDemocratNew YorkMarch 9, 1935July 23, 1937
Frank McNinchDemocratNorth CarolinaOctober 1, 1937August 31, 1939
Larry FlyDemocratTexasSeptember 1, 1939November 13, 1944
Ewell K. JettIndependentMarylandNovember 16, 1944December 20, 1944Acting
Paul A. PorterDemocratKentuckyDecember 21, 1944February 25, 1946
Charles R. DennyDemocratDistrict of ColumbiaFebruary 26, 1946October 31, 1947Acting until December 3, 1946
Paul A. WalkerDemocratOklahomaNovember 3, 1947December 28, 1947Acting
Wayne CoyDemocratIndianaDecember 29, 1947February 21, 1952
Paul WalkerDemocratOklahomaFebruary 28, 1952April 17, 1953
Rosel H. HydeRepublicanIdahoApril 18, 1953October 3, 1954
George McConnaugheyRepublicanOhioOctober 4, 1954June 30, 1957
John C. DoerferRepublicanWisconsinJuly 1, 1957March 10, 1960
Frederick W. FordRepublicanWest VirginiaMarch 15, 1960March 1, 1961
Newton N. MinowDemocratIllinoisMarch 2, 1961June 1, 1963
E. William HenryDemocratTennesseeJune 2, 1963May 1, 1966
Rosel H. HydeRepublicanIdahoMay 1, 1966October 31, 1969Acting until June 27, 1966
Dean BurchRepublicanArizonaOctober 31, 1969March 8, 1974
Richard E. WileyRepublicanIllinoisMarch 8, 1974October 13, 1977
Charles D. FerrisDemocratMassachusettsOctober 17, 1977February 4, 1981
Robert LeeRepublicanIllinoisFebruary 5, 1981May 18, 1981Acting until April 13, 1981
Mark S. FowlerRepublicanCanadaMay 18, 1981April 17, 1987
Dennis R. PatrickRepublicanCaliforniaApril 18, 1987August 7, 1989
Alfred C. SikesRepublicanMissouriAugust 8, 1989January 19, 1993
James H. QuelloDemocratMichiganFebruary 5, 1993November 28, 1993Acting
Reed HundtDemocratMarylandNovember 29, 1993November 3, 1997
William KennardDemocratCaliforniaNovember 3, 1997January 19, 2001
Michael PowellRepublicanVirginiaJanuary 22, 2001March 17, 2005
Kevin J. MartinRepublicanNorth CarolinaMarch 18, 2005January 19, 2009
Michael CoppsDemocratWisconsinJanuary 22, 2009June 28, 2009Acting
Julius GenachowskiDemocratWashington, D.C.June 29, 2009May 17, 2013
Mignon ClyburnDemocratSouth CarolinaMay 20, 2013November 4, 2013Acting
Tom WheelerDemocratCaliforniaNovember 4, 2013January 20, 2017
Ajit PaiRepublicanKansasJanuary 23, 2017presentIncumbent