Eric Hargan | |
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United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services | |
Assumed office October 6, 2017 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Bill Corr |
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Acting | |
In office October 10, 2017 – January 25, 2018 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Don J. Wright (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Alex Azar |
In office February 4, 2007 – August 2007 Acting | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Alex M. Azar II |
Succeeded by | Tevi Troy |
Personal details | |
Born | Eric David Hargan June 3, 1968 Mounds, Illinois, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 2 |
Education | Harvard University (BA) Columbia University (JD)} |
Eric David Hargan (born June 3, 1968) is an American lawyer. From October 2017 to January 2018, he was the acting United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. He is the current United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, assuming office on October 6, 2017.[1] Hargan previously acted in this role from 2003 to 2007 in the George W. Bush administration.
On October 10, 2017, President Donald Trump appointed Hargan as acting United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.[2]