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Neil Chatterjee

Neil Chatterjee

American lawyer

For Indian actor, see Neil Chatterjee (actor).

Indranil "Neil" Chatterjee[1] is an American lawyer, political advisor, and government official who was a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.[2] He was Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from August 10, 2017, to December 7, 2017, and again from October 24, 2018, until he was removed from the position by President Donald Trump on November 5, 2020.[3]

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Chatterjee previously served as energy policy advisor to United States Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.[4][5][6]

Chatterjee also worked for the United States House Committee on Ways and Means, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, and House Republican Conference Chairwoman Deborah Pryce.[7][8]

Chatterjee was confirmed by the United States Senate as a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on August 3, 2017. On August 10, 2017, President Donald Trump designated Chatterjee as chairman of FERC.[9] On December 7, 2017, Kevin J. McIntyre succeeded Chatterjee as the chairman of FERC. On October 24, 2018, President Donald Trump again designated Chatterjee as Chairman of the commission.[10] The day after the 2020 election, Chatterjee was fired as chairman.[3][11] He remained a commissioner until his term expired in 2021.

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    Traywick, Catherine (May 8, 2017). "Trump Names Nominees for U.S. Energy Agency Crippled by a Missing Quorum". Bloomberg. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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    "Trump appoints Chatterjee to chair energy commission". CNBC. Reuters. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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    "Neil Chatterjee: Trump's FERC pick is a rubber stamp for fossil fuel and utility interests". 22 March 2017.

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