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v. t. e. Donald Trump assumed office as president of the United States on January 20, 2017, and his term ended on January 20, 2021. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution.
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 ...
Nominations to the office of Secretary of HHS are referred to the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the United States Senate Committee on Finance, which has jurisdiction over Medicare and Medicaid, [4] before confirmation is considered by the full United States Senate.
^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces His Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018 – via National Archives. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Robert A. Destro, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor)". US Senate.
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.
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.