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Meet Andrew Ferguson, the new chairman of the FTC who has vowed to go after Big Tech's 'vendetta against competition'

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Andrew Ferguson is the new chair of the Federal Trade Commission .

He has vowed to uphold President Donald Trump 's agenda as chair.

Ferguson will oversee cases involving unfair, deceptive, and fraudulent business practices.

A former general counsel says he expects the FTC to focus on traditional enforcement approaches at the agency.

Ferguson was confirmed to serve as one of the FTC 's five commissioners in March 2024 .

He was nominated by the Biden administration as part of Biden 's initiative to include bipartisan nominations to key offices.

Ferguson served as Virginia 's solicitor general in 2022 and served as chief counsel to Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky .

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