Peter Navarro
Peter Kent Navarro (born July 15, 1949) is an American economist and author who has been the Senior Counselor to the President since 2025. He works in the Trump administration as the Assistant to the President, Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, and the national Defense Production Act policy coordinator.
Peter Navarro | |
|---|---|
 Navarro in 2018 | |
| Senior Counselor to the President | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Steve Ricchetti |
| Director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy | |
| In office April 29, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Director of the National Trade Council | |
| In office January 20, 2017 – April 29, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Kent Navarro 15 July 1949 (aged 76) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (1989–1991, 2018–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 1986, 1994–2018) Independent (1986–1989, 1991–1994) |
| Spouse(s) | Leslie Lebon
(m. 2001; div. 2020) |
| Education | Tufts University (BA) Harvard University (MPA, PhD) |
He was a Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the White House National Trade Council, a newly created job in the executive branch of the U.S. government.
He is also a professor emeritus of economics and public policy at the Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine, and the author of Death by China.[1]
After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and Donald Trump refused to concede, Navarro advanced conspiracy theories of election fraud and in February 2022 was subpoenaed twice by Congress. One subpoena required him to produce documents to the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack; the other subpoena required him to give testimony to the committee.[2] Navarro refused to comply, effectively ignoring both subpoenas, and was referred to the Justice Department. On June 2, 2022, a grand jury indicted him on two counts of contempt of Congress.[3] On September 7, 2023, he was convicted on both counts,[4] and on January 25, 2024, he was sentenced to four months in jail and fined $9,500.[5]
Appearing at the University of Michigan in 2012, Navarro discusses his work, Death by China, arguing China cheats in the world trade system.
Navarro taking questions from the press during a coronavirus update briefing, April 2, 2020
President Donald Trump signing Executive Orders, February 10, 2025, in the Oval Office. Navarro is standing behind Trump (left).
Navarro speaking with attendees at the Believers Summit at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, July 26, 2024
Navarro joins U.S. president Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping at their bilateral meeting, June 29, 2019.
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References
- ↑ "The wonkless White House". The Economist. February 2017. https://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2017/02/trump-s-cabinet. "Mr Navarro's views on trade are well outside the mainstream, and he is not a big hitter in academic circles.".
- ↑ Walsh, Joe. "White House Advisor Peter Navarro Releases Dubious Voter Fraud Report". Forbes. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ↑ Perez, Evan; Reid, Paula; Sneed, Tierney (June 3, 2022). Grand jury indicts former Trump adviser Peter Navarro for two misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress. CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/03/politics/peter-navarro-indicted/index.html.
- ↑ Montague, Zach (September 7, 2023). "Peter Navarro Convicted of Contempt of Congress Over Jan. 6 Subpoena". The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/us/politics/navarro-contempt-trial-jury.html. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ↑ Cole, Devan; Lybrand, Holmes (2024-01-25). "Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro sentenced to 4 months in jail for defying congressional subpoena". CNN. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
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