Ferguson, one of two Republicans at the five-member antitrust and consumer protection agency, joined the FTC in April. Before that, he served as Virginia’s solicitor general, representing the state in key lawsuits.
US President-elect Donald Trump has selected Andrew Ferguson, a Republican member of the US Federal Trade Commission, to serve as the agency’s chair, a politically charged role currently held by Lina Khan.
“Andrew has a proven record of standing up to Big Tech censorship, and protecting Freedom of Speech in our Great Country,” Trump said in a statement posted to his Truth Social network on Tuesday evening. “Andrew will be the most America First, and pro-innovation FTC Chair in our Country’s History.”
