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Czar, in the context of the administrative state, refers to an informal title used for a person with responsibility for a specific policy area.[1] A notable example in the American political context is the Drug Czar, the informal title of the official tasked with overseeing drug-control policy.

Background

The word comes from the Russian pronunciation of Caesar and made famous by the Romanov Dynasty. It was first used in the United States when President Woodrow Wilson (D) appointed Bernard Baruch as head of the War Industries Board, which the press dubbed the first industry czar.[2] Presidents have used Czars regularly since World War II.[3]

Below is a table with the number of czars appointed by presidential administrations since Franklin Roosevelt:

President's name Party In office Number of
czar titles 		Number of
appointees 		Appointees not
confirmed by Senate
Franklin Roosevelt D 1933–1945 11 19 18
Harry Truman D 1945–1953 6 6 5
Dwight Eisenhower R 1953–1961 1 1 0
Lyndon Johnson D 1963–1969 3 3 1
Richard Nixon R 1969–1974 3 5 5
Gerald Ford R 1974–1977 2 2 2
Jimmy Carter D 1977–1981 2 3 2
Ronald Reagan R 1981–1989 1 1 1
George H. W. Bush R 1989–1993 2 3 0
Bill Clinton D 1993–2001 8 11 7
George W. Bush R 2001–2009 33 49 28
Barack Obama D 2009–2017 38 50 39
Donald Trump R 2017–2021 2 42 40
Joe Biden D 2021– TBD TBD TBD

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Time Magazine, "A Brief History of White House Czars," September 23, 2009
  2. ↑ Teagan Goddard’s Political Dictionary, "Czar," July 18, 2018
  3. ↑ Intellectual Takeout, "The President's Tsars, Czars, and Tzars," July 18, 2018
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