Nomination of Norman B. Ture To Be Under Secretary of the Treasury

The President announced today his intention to nominate Norman B. Ture as Under Secretary of the Treasury.

Since 1971 Mr. Ture has been president of Norman B. Ture, Inc., where he is an economic consultant. Since 1977 he has been president of the Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation.

Mr. Ture is an adjunct scholar with the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. From 1968 to 1971, he was a principal of the Planning Research Corp. From 1961 to 1969, he was director of tax studies, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

From 1955 to 1961, Mr. Ture was with the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress. From 1951 to 1955, he served in the Office of the Secretary, Department of the Treasury.

Mr. Ture received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He resides in Alexandria, Va., and is 57 years old.