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William Barr
Attorney General · 1991–2021
William Barr, Attorney General. 2 financial disclosure and ethics filings with the Office of Government Ethics, most recently Feb 17, 2021. The Senate voted 54–45 on the nomination on Feb 14, 2019 (Nomination Confirmed). William Pelham Barr (born May 23, 1950) is an American attorney who served as United States Attorney General in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1991 to 1993 and again in the first administration of President Donald Trump from 2019 to 2020. Born and raised in New York City, Barr was educated at the Horace Mann School, Columbia University, and George…
- Ethics filings
- 2
- Latest filing
- Feb 17, 2021
- Senate votes
- 1
Positions
- Attorney General1991-08-16–1991-11-26
- Attorney General1991-11-26–1993-01-20
- Attorney General2019-02-14–2020-12-23
Financial disclosure and ethics filings
- Ethics AgreementJan 13, 2019
- TerminationFeb 17, 2021
Filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Form 278 reports list assets, income and debts; ethics agreements list what the official promised to sell or step away from.
Senate confirmation votes
- Attorney General
116th Congress · Nomination Confirmed54–45 · Feb 14, 2019
Biography
William Pelham Barr (born May 23, 1950) is an American attorney who served as United States Attorney General in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1991 to 1993 and again in the first administration of President Donald Trump from 2019 to 2020. Born and raised in New York City, Barr was educated at the Horace Mann School, Columbia University, and George Washington University Law School.
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