Pertschuk, Michael, 1933-2022
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- Washington Post obituaries website, viewed November 22, 2022(Michael Pertschuk, a former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission who played a key role in some of the most significant gains in the consumer protection movement, from tobacco control to auto safety regulation, died Nov. 16[, 2022] at his home in Santa Fe, N.M. He was 89...Michael Pertschuk was born in London on Jan. 12, 1933)
- United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Nominations--March, 1977 (subj.):t.p. (Michael Pertschuk) p. 58 (b. Jan. 22, 1933)
- Media advocacy, c1991:t.p. (Michael Pertschuk) p. iii (co-dir. of Advocacy Inst.; former chairman of Fed. Trade Comm.)
- Gale biog. in context, Sept. 20, 2010(Michael Pertschuk; b. Jan. 12, 1933, London, England; U.S. citizen born abroad; Yale University, J.D., 1959; professor of law, New York University Law School, 1986-)
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Michael Pertschuk (January 12, 1933 – November 16, 2022) was an American attorney and advocate for consumer protection and public health. He served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 1977 to 1984, and served as FTC Chair from 1977 to 1981. During his tenure, Pertschuk worked to strengthen the FTC's consumer protection powers. Prior to joining the FTC, Pertschuk worked on Capitol Hill, where he was nicknamed the "101st Senator" owing to his influence in passing consumer protection legislation. Pertschuk served as chief counsel and staff director to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation from 1965 to 1976 and was instrumental in drafting the landmark legislation requiring cigarette warning labels and banning broadcast advertising of tobacco products. He also helped pass automobile and product safety laws and the Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act.
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