List of Department of Health and Human Services appointments by Donald Trump
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Appointments
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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![]() Secretary of Health and Human Services |
![]() Alex Azar[1] |
January 29, 2018 (Confirmed January 24, 2018, 55–43)[2] |
January 20, 2021 |
![]() Eric Hargan[3] |
October 10, 2017 | January 28, 2018 | |
![]() Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services |
October 6, 2017 (Confirmed October 4, 2017, 57–38)[4] |
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![]() General Counsel of Health and Human Services |
![]() Robert Charrow |
January 2, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote) |
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![]() Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Financial Resources) |
Vacant | ||
![]() Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Public Affairs) |
![]() Judy Stecker[5] |
April 5, 2018 (Appointed March 9, 2018) |
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![]() Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Health) |
![]() Brett Giroir[6] |
February 15, 2018 (Confirmed February 7, 2018, voice vote) |
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![]() Surgeon General of the United States |
![]() Jerome Adams[7] |
September 5, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) |
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![]() Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Legislation) |
![]() Sarah Arbes[8] |
TBD (Confirmed March 21, 2020, voice vote) |
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June 2019[9] | |||
![]() Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Planning and Evaluation) |
Vacant | ||
![]() Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Preparedness and Response) |
![]() Robert Kadlec |
August 18, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) |
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![]() Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Children and Families) |
![]() Lynn A. Johnson[10] |
September 5, 2018 (Confirmed August 28, 2018, 67–28)[11] |
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![]() Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Aging) |
![]() Lance Allen Robertson |
August 11, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) |
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![]() Administrator for Community Living |
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![]() Assistant Secretary for Mental Health (Substance Use) |
![]() Elinore McCance-Katz[6] |
September 11, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) |
January 7, 2021 |
![]() Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services |
![]() Christi Grimm |
January 1, 2020 | |
Office of Public Health and Science | |||
![]() Co-Chair and Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition |
![]() Mariano Rivera[12] |
May 2018 | |
![]() Misty May-Treanor[12] |
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![]() Herschel Walker[12] |
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![]() Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition |
![]() Brenda Becker[12] |
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![]() Bill Belichick[12] |
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![]() Johnny Damon[12] |
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![]() Trevor Drinkwater[12] |
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![]() Lou Ferrigno[12] |
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![]() Robert Goldman[12] |
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![]() Nan Hayworth[12] |
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![]() Matthew Hesse[12] |
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![]() Ashlee Lundvall[12] |
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![]() Jacob Olson[12] |
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![]() Mehmet Oz[12] |
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![]() Natalie Gulbis Rodarmel[12] |
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![]() Shauna Rohbock[12] |
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![]() Kyle Snyder[12] |
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Stephen Soloway[12] | |||
![]() Julie Teer[12] |
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![]() Chris Tisi[12] |
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![]() Robert Charles Wilkins[12] |
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![]() Samuel James Worthington Jr.[12] |
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![]() Linda Yaccarino[12] |
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Administration for Children and Families | |||
![]() Commissioner of the Administrator of Children, Youth, and Families |
Elizabeth Darling[5] | TBD (Confirmed September 10, 2019, 57–37)[13] |
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | |||
![]() Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
![]() Seema Verma[14] |
March 14, 2017 (Confirmed March 14, 2017, 55–43)[15] |
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Administration for Native Americans | |||
Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans | ![]() Jeannie Hovland[16] |
July 10, 2018 (Confirmed June 21, 2018, voice vote) |
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Indian Health Service | |||
![]() Director of the Indian Health Service |
![]() Michael Weahkee[17] |
TBD (Confirmed April 21, 2020, voice vote) |
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June 2017 | TBD | ||
Food and Drug Administration | |||
![]() Commissioner of Food and Drugs |
![]() Stephen Hahn[18] |
December 17, 2019 (Confirmed December 12, 2019, 72–18[19] |
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National Cancer Institute | |||
![]() Director of the National Cancer Institute |
![]() Douglas R. Lowy |
April 6, 2019 |
Previous officeholders
Office | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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![]() Secretary of Health and Human Services |
![]() Norris Cochran |
January 20, 2017 | February 10, 2017 | |
![]() Tom Price |
February 10, 2017 | September 29, 2017 | Resigned following scrutiny of his use of private charters and military aircraft for travel.[20][21][22] His tenure was the shortest in the office's history.[22] | |
![]() Don J. Wright |
September 29, 2017 | October 10, 2017 | ||
![]() Assistant Secretary for Health |
February 10, 2017 | February 15, 2018 | ||
![]() Karen DeSalvo |
October 2014 | February 10, 2017 | ||
![]() Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Public Affairs) |
![]() Charmaine Yoest |
May 14, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | Left to join the Office of National Drug Control Policy[23] |
![]() Judy Stecker |
March 9, 2018 | October 2019 | Promoted to Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations | |
Ryan Murphy | October 2019 | April 15, 2020 | [24] | |
![]() Michael Caputo |
April 16, 2020 | September 16, 2020 | Took a leave of absence with serious health issues. Previously, Caputo accused career scientists at CDC of political bias. Murphy assumed Caputo's duties.[25] | |
![]() Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use |
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September 11, 2017 | January 7, 2021 | Resigned following the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol.[26] |
![]() Deputy Director of Communications |
Ximena Barreto | December 4, 2017 | July 27, 2018 | Resigned after reportedly making anti-Muslim comments.[27] |
![]() Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
![]() Brenda Fitzgerald |
July 7, 2017 | January 31, 2018 | Resigned due to scrutiny of her financial holdings, which included stock in Japan Tobacco.[28] Her tenure was the shortest in the office's history, excluding interim appointments.[29] |
![]() Anne Schuchat |
January 20, 2017 | July 7, 2017 | ||
January 31, 2018 | March 26, 2018 | |||
![]() Chief of Staff of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Kyle McGowan | March 2017 | August 14, 2020 | [30] |
![]() Deputy Chief of Staff of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Amanda Campbell | 2017 | ||
![]() Commissioner of Food and Drugs |
![]() Scott Gottlieb |
May 11, 2017 | April 5, 2019 | Announced his resignation on March 5.[31] |
![]() Norman Sharpless |
April 5, 2019 | November 1, 2019 | Sharpless is also the Director of the National Cancer Institute. | |
![]() Brett Giroir |
November 6, 2019 | December 16, 2019 | Dr. Giroir was also Assistant Secretary for Health. | |
![]() Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response |
![]() Rick Bright |
November 15, 2016 | April 22, 2020 | Dr. Bright filed a whistleblower complaint alleging that his removal was politically motivated. He was reassigned to NIH, where he developed a plan to implement a national coronavirus testing infrastructure. NIH leadership ignored his work, and he resigned in protest on October 6.[32][33] |
![]() Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority | ||||
![]() HHS Inspector General |
![]() Daniel Levinson |
September 8, 2004 | May 31, 2019 | Retired |
![]() Joanne Chiedi |
June 1, 2019 | December 27, 2019 | Retired after three decades of government service. In January 2020, she became chief administrative officer of DLA Piper.[34][35] |
References
- ^ "Trump picks Alex Azar to lead the Health and Human Services Department". The Washington Post. November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Alex Michael Azar II, of Indiana, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Phillips, Ariella (March 14, 2017). "Trump again taps Goldman Sachs alum in deputy secretary push". Washington Examiner. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Eric D. Hargan, of Illinois, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 19, 2018 – via National Archives.
- ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. April 21, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017 – via National Archives.
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- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Jerome M. Adams to the Public Health Service", The White House Office of the Press Secretary, June 29, 2017.
- ^ "PN1248 – Nomination of Sarah C. Arbes for Department of Health and Human Services, 116th Congress (2019–2020)". www.congress.gov. October 30, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ "Sarah Cudworth Arbes". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved November 1, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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 Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2018 – via National Archives.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Elizabeth Darling, of Texas, to be Commissioner on Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Health and Human Services)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Trump selects Seema Verma, a Medicaid cost-cutter, to helm CMS". November 29, 2016.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Seema Verma, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved February 13, 2018 – via National Archives.
- ^ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved October 30, 2019 – via National Archives.
- ^ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved November 3, 2019 – via National Archives.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Stephen Hahn, of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Baker, Peter; Thrush, Glenn; Haberman, Maggie (September 29, 2017). "Health Secretary Tom Price Resigns After Drawing Ire for Chartered Flights". The New York Times. New York. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ Pradhan, Rachana; Diamond, Dan. "Price took military jets to Europe, Asia for over $500K". Politico. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ^ a b Producer, Kevin Liptak, CNN White House. "Price out as HHS secretary after private plane scandal". CNN. Archived from the original on September 30, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
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