--- description: "You know he knows how to do it," Hillary said of her husband, former president Bill Clinton title: Hillary Clinton Wants Bill Clinton to Handle the Economy image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcca683bb73a4880a/698893430b72e3490a6e9630/gettyimages-531642272.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2016 Election](/tag/2016-election/) ## 2016 Election Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Hillary Clinton Says Bill Clinton Would Be in Charge of the Economy After Election ## Video: Hilary Says She will Put Bill in Charge of Economy [Watch (HLS stream): Hilary Says She will Put Bill in Charge of Economy](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/MOM6iBSE.m3u8) (0:21)  _Published 2016-05-16. Hilary Clinton announce at the campaign event in Louisville, Kentucky that she will put husband Bill Clinton in charge of the economy if she is elected President._ by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 15, 2023 1:25 AM CUTPublished: May 16, 2016 2:26 PM CUT  Hillary Clinton addresses the crowd during a campaign stop at the Union of Carpenters and Millwrights Training Center in Louisville, Kentucky, May 15, 2016. Hillary Clinton addresses the crowd during a campaign stop at the Union of Carpenters and Millwrights Training Center in Louisville, Kentucky, May 15, 2016.John Sommers II—Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 15, 2023 1:25 AM CUTPublished: May 16, 2016 2:26 PM CUT Hillary Clinton says she has [found a role for her husband](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bill-clinton-charge-revitalizing-economy-hillary-clinton/story?id=39132832 "undefined"), former president [Bill Clinton](http://time.com/3968132/bill-clinton-george-bush-interview/ "undefined"), in her future administration, should she be elected next November. During a campaign stop in Kentucky on Sunday, Clinton said Bill would be in charge of “economic revitalization” if she were to be elected, a role she has hinted at but has not explicitly spelled out. “My husband, who I’m going to put in charge of revitalizing the economy, cause you know he knows how to do it,” Clinton said at a rally on Sunday, [_ABC News_](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bill-clinton-charge-revitalizing-economy-hillary-clinton/story?id=39132832 "undefined") reports. “And especially in places like coal country and inner cities and other parts of our country that have really been left out.” Asked on Monday to clarify her husband’s role, Clinton said only that [he would not be a member of her cabinet](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hillary-clinton-bill-serve-cabinet/story?id=39145531 "undefined"), ABC News reports. Clinton has previously said her husband has “[more ideas a minute than anybody I know](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bill-clinton-charge-revitalizing-economy-hillary-clinton/story?id=39132832 "undefined"),” while talking about jobs in Kentucky earlier this year. There is much speculation about the role Bill Clinton would have in the White House, given that he would be the nation’s first “First Gentleman” and the first former president whose spouse is elected. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4336918/hillary-clinton-bill-clinton-economy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4336918/hillary-clinton-bill-clinton-economy/"},"headline":"Hillary Clinton Says Bill Clinton Would Be in Charge of the Economy After Election","datePublished":"2016-05-16T14:26:01.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-15T01:25:57.000Z","description":"If she gets elected president next November","url":"https://time.com/4336918/hillary-clinton-bill-clinton-economy/","keywords":["2016 Election","Hillary Clinton","2016 Election topic","Jobs","Economy","Bill Clinton","Democrats 2016"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcca683bb73a4880a/698893430b72e3490a6e9630/gettyimages-531642272.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcca683bb73a4880a/698893430b72e3490a6e9630/gettyimages-531642272.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton Campaigns In Louisville, Kentucky","caption":"Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton Campaigns In Louisville, Kentucky","creditText":"John Sommers II—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4336918/hillary-clinton-bill-clinton-economy/","name":"Hillary Clinton Says Bill Clinton Would Be in Charge of the Economy After Election"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Hilary Says She will Put Bill in Charge of Economy","description":"Hilary Clinton announce at the campaign event in Louisville, Kentucky that she will put husband Bill Clinton in charge of the economy if she is elected President.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/MOM6iBSE/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-05-16T17:36:49.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/MOM6iBSE.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4336918/hillary-clinton-bill-clinton-economy/","duration":"PT21S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4336918/hillary-clinton-bill-clinton-economy/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```