Sidney L. Jones
| Sidney L. Jones | |
|---|---|
| Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy | |
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In office October 31, 1989 – January 11, 1993 |
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| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Michael R. Darby |
| Succeeded by | Alicia Munnell |
| Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs | |
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In office October 3, 1983 – November 1985 |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Robert G. Dederick |
| Succeeded by | Robert T. Ortner |
| Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy | |
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In office July 17, 1975 – January 20, 1977 |
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| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Edgar Fiedler |
| Succeeded by | Daniel H. Brill |
| Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs | |
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In office June 1973 – July 1974 |
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| President | Richard Nixon |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 23, 1933 Ogden, Utah, United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
Utah State University Stanford University |
| Religion | LDS Church |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1954–1956 |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
Sidney Lewis Jones (born September 23, 1933) is an American economist and former official in the United States federal government. Educated at Utah State University and Stanford University, he initially taught in universities until he was recruited to join the staff of the Council of Economic Advisers. From there he held a number of positions in and out of government, including senior roles in the Departments of Commerce and the Treasury. A Republican, he has held strong views during his career about controlling inflation and federal government spending but was nonetheless well regarded as an economist across the political spectrum.
Sidney Lewis Jones was born September 23, 1933, in Ogden, Utah. He is of Welsh descent. He spent a significant portion of his childhood in California, where his father earned a doctorate in bacteriology at Stanford University. In 1953 he married Marlene Stewart. They had five children.
He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He has played several leadership roles in the church: he was a bishop as of 1984 and a member of the presidency of the Washington D.C. Temple as of 2006.
In 1954 Jones earned a B.S. in economics from Utah State University. He was valedictorian, a Distinguished Military Student, and a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Alpha Kappa Psi. He played varsity tennis, a hobby he maintained during his career as an economist. From August 1954 to September 1956 he served in the United States Army, first at Fort Lee in Virginia and then at the Sierra Army Depot in California. He left the Army as a First Lieutenant.
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