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Alex Michael Azar II (/ ˈeɪzɑːr /; born June 17, 1967) is an American attorney, businessman, lobbyist, and former pharmaceutical executive who served as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2018 to 2021. Azar was nominated to his post by President Donald Trump on November 13, 2017, and confirmed by the United States Senate on January 24, 2018. He was also chairman of the ...
^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Lynn A. Johnson to be Assistant Secretary for Family Support at the Department of Health and Human Services", The White House Office of the Press Secretary, June 7, 2017. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Lynn A. Johnson, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Family Support)". US ...
On November 13, 2017, President Trump announced via Twitter that Alex Azar was his nominee to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services. [ 184 ] Azar was the former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under George W. Bush (2005–2007) [ 185 ] and president of Lilly USA, LLC, the largest affiliate of ...
The United States secretary of health and human services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all health matters. The secretary is a member of the United States Cabinet. The office was formerly Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. In 1980, the Department of Health ...
On November 29, 2016, Price was nominated for United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) by President-elect Donald Trump. [217] On February 1, 2017, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved his nomination by a vote of 11–0 with all Democrats boycotting the vote, sending the nomination to the Senate ...
Xavier Becerra. Xavier Becerra (/ hɑːviˈɛər bɪˈsɛrə / hah-vee-AIR beh-SEHR-ə; Latin American Spanish: [xaˈβjeɾ βeˈsera]; born January 26, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services, a position he has held since March 2021.
The deputy secretary is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. [2] The deputy secretary is paid at level II of the Executive Schedule. [3] The deputy secretary is assisted by a principal associate deputy secretary of health and human services, two associate deputy secretaries, and three staff assistants. [4] The position of deputy secretary was originally held by an under ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist, appears to be angling for a role in Donald Trump's cabinet, potentially as secretary of health and human services.