Luis A. Aguilar
Luis A. Aguilar | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission | |
| In office July 31, 2008 – December 31, 2015 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Chairperson | Christopher Cox Mary Schapiro Elisse B. Walter Mary Jo White |
| Preceded by | Roel C. Campos |
| Succeeded by | Hester M. Peirce |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luis Alberto Aguilar November 21, 1953 Cuba |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Denise Traylor |
| Education | Georgia Southern University (BS) University of Georgia (JD) Emory University (MLT) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Luis Alberto Aguilar (born November 21, 1953) is an American lawyer and former U.S. government official.
He was the Democratic commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from July 31, 2008, until December 2015 (after his term expired). He had been appointed by U.S. President George W. Bush on March 31, 2008, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 27, 2008; he was sworn in as a commissioner on July 31, 2008. He was reappointed by President Barack Obama in 2011. At the time his tenure ended he was the eight longest-serving Commissioner in SEC history and was one of only three Commissioners to have been nominated by two U.S. Presidents from two different political parties.