Department of Health and Human Services appointments by Donald Trump

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Appointments[]

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Health and Human Services	Alex Azar^[1]	January 29, 2018 (Confirmed January 24, 2018, 55–43)	January 20, 2021
Secretary of Health and Human Services	Eric Hargan^[2]	October 10, 2017	January 28, 2018
Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services	Eric Hargan^[2]	October 6, 2017 (Confirmed October 4, 2017, 57–38)
General Counsel of Health and Human Services	Robert Charrow	January 2, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Financial Resources)	Vacant
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Public Affairs)	^[3]	April 5, 2018 (Appointed March 9, 2018)
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Health)	Brett Giroir^[4]	February 15, 2018 (Confirmed February 7, 2018, voice vote)
Surgeon General of the United States	Jerome Adams^[5]	September 5, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Legislation)	^[6]	TBD (Confirmed March 21, 2020, voice vote)
	^[6]	June 2019^[7]
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)
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Children and Families)	Lynn A. Johnson^[8]	September 5, 2018 (Confirmed August 28, 2018, 67–28)
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Aging)	Lance Allen Robertson	August 11, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote)
Administrator for Community Living	Lance Allen Robertson	August 11, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health (Substance Use)	Elinore McCance-Katz^[4]	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^[9]	May 2018
	Misty May-Treanor^[9]
	Herschel Walker^[9]
Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition	^[9]
	Bill Belichick^[9]
	Johnny Damon^[9]
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	Lou Ferrigno^[9]
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	Nan Hayworth^[9]
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	Mehmet Oz^[9]
	Natalie Gulbis Rodarmel^[9]
	Shauna Rohbock^[9]
	Kyle Snyder^[9]
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Administration for Children and Families
Commissioner of the Administrator of Children, Youth, and Families	^[3]	TBD (Confirmed September 10, 2019, 57–37)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services	Seema Verma^[10]	March 14, 2017 (Confirmed March 14, 2017, 55–43)
Administration for Native Americans
Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans	Jeannie Hovland^[11]	July 10, 2018 (Confirmed June 21, 2018, voice vote)
Indian Health Service
Director of the Indian Health Service	^[12]	TBD (Confirmed April 21, 2020, voice vote)
Director of the Indian Health Service	^[12]	June 2017	TBD
Food and Drug Administration
Commissioner of Food and Drugs	Stephen Hahn^[13]	December 17, 2019 (Confirmed December 12, 2019, 72–18
National Cancer Institute
Director of the National Cancer Institute	Douglas R. Lowy	April 6, 2019

Previous officeholders[]

Office	Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
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.^[14]^[15]^[16] His tenure was the shortest in the office's history.^[16]
	Don J. Wright	September 29, 2017	October 10, 2017
Assistant Secretary for Health	Don J. Wright	February 10, 2017	February 15, 2018
Assistant Secretary for Health	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^[17]
	Judy Stecker	March 9, 2018	October 2019	Promoted to Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
	Ryan Murphy	October 2019	April 15, 2020	^[18]
	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.^[19]
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use	Elinore McCance-Katz	September 11, 2017	January 7, 2021	Resigned following the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol.^[20]
Deputy Director of Communications	Ximena Barreto	December 4, 2017	July 27, 2018	Resigned after reportedly making anti-Muslim comments.^[21]
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.^[22] Her tenure was the shortest in the office's history, excluding interim appointments.^[23]
	Anne Schuchat	January 20, 2017	July 7, 2017
	Anne Schuchat	January 31, 2018	March 26, 2018
Chief of Staff of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Kyle McGowan	March 2017	August 14, 2020	^[24]
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Amanda Campbell	2017	August 14, 2020	^[24]
Commissioner of Food and Drugs	Scott Gottlieb	May 11, 2017	April 5, 2019	Announced his resignation on March 5.^[25]
	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.^[26]^[27]
Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority	Rick Bright	November 15, 2016	April 22, 2020
HHS Inspector General	Daniel Levinson	September 8, 2004	May 31, 2019	Retired
HHS Inspector General	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.^[28]^[29]

References[]

^ "Trump picks Alex Azar to lead the Health and Human Services Department". November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
^ Phillips, Ariella (March 14, 2017). "Trump again taps Goldman Sachs alum in deputy secretary push". Washington Examiner. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
^ ^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. Miscimarra was first sworn in as a Member of the National Labor Relations Board on August 7, 2013 for a term that expires on December 16, 2017. ... MacDougall was designated acting Chair of the Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission in January 2017. In 2014, she was nominated to the Commission by then-President Obama and confirmed unanimously by the Senate.
^ "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.
^ ^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.
^ "Trump selects Seema Verma, a Medicaid cost-cutter, to helm CMS". November 29, 2016.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ Facher, Lev (February 16, 2018). "HHS communications head to depart for job at White House drug office". Stat. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
^ Budryk, Zack (April 15, 2020). "Trump names Caputo to HHS top communications role". The Hill.
^ Gregorian, Dareh (September 16, 2020). "Top HHS official takes leave of absence after Facebook rant about CDC conspiracies". NBC News.
^ "Statement from the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use". www.samhsa.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
^ Kaczynski, Andrew (July 28, 2018). "HHS official who made anti-Muslim comments and spread conspiracy theories resigns". CNN. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
^ Hellmann, Jessie (January 31, 2018). "CDC head resigns after report she traded tobacco stocks". The Hill. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
^ "Past CDC Directors/Administrators". Office of Enterprise Communication. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). February 19, 2009. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
^ Diamond, Dan (August 14, 2020). "CDC's chief of staff, deputy chief of staff jointly depart". Politico. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ Alltucker, Ken; O'Donnell, Jayne (March 5, 2019). "FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb resigns". USA Today. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
^ "READ: Statement from leader of federal vaccine agency about his reassignment". CNN. April 22, 2020.
^ Diamond, Jeremy; LeBlanc, Paul (October 6, 2020). "Ex-pandemic preparedness chief resigns from federal government". CNN.
^ Tribe, Meghan (January 21, 2020). "DLA Piper Taps Former HHS Official for Chief Administrative Role". Bloomberg Law. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020.
^ "Joanne M. Chiedi" (PDF). oig.hhs.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

[1] "Trump picks Alex Azar to lead the Health and Human Services Department". November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.

[deputy-secretary-push-2] Phillips, Ariella (March 14, 2017). "Trump again taps Goldman Sachs alum in deputy secretary push". Washington Examiner. Retrieved March 14, 2017.

[Trump_Announces_Key_Additions_to_his_Administration_03/09/2018-3] "Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 19, 2018 – via National Archives.

[trumppersonnel-4] "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. Miscimarra was first sworn in as a Member of the National Labor Relations Board on August 7, 2013 for a term that expires on December 16, 2017. ... MacDougall was designated acting Chair of the Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission in January 2017. In 2014, she was nominated to the Commission by then-President Obama and confirmed unanimously by the Senate.

[5] "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.

[6] "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.

[7] "Sarah Cudworth Arbes". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved November 1, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[8] "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.

[Trump_Announces_Intent_to_Nominate_and_Appoint_Personnel_to_Key_Administration_Posts_05/04/2018-9] ^ ^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.

[10] "Trump selects Seema Verma, a Medicaid cost-cutter, to helm CMS". November 29, 2016.

[whitehousenominations21318-11] "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved February 13, 2018 – via National Archives.

[October_22,_2019-12] "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved October 30, 2019 – via National Archives.

[November_1,_2019-13] "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved November 3, 2019 – via National Archives.

[baker-14] 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.

[:7-15] 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.

[cnn929-16] 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.

[17] Facher, Lev (February 16, 2018). "HHS communications head to depart for job at White House drug office". Stat. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.

[18] Budryk, Zack (April 15, 2020). "Trump names Caputo to HHS top communications role". The Hill.

[19] Gregorian, Dareh (September 16, 2020). "Top HHS official takes leave of absence after Facebook rant about CDC conspiracies". NBC News.

[20] "Statement from the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use". www.samhsa.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-08.

[21] Kaczynski, Andrew (July 28, 2018). "HHS official who made anti-Muslim comments and spread conspiracy theories resigns". CNN. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[22] Hellmann, Jessie (January 31, 2018). "CDC head resigns after report she traded tobacco stocks". The Hill. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.

[23] "Past CDC Directors/Administrators". Office of Enterprise Communication. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). February 19, 2009. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2009.

[24] Diamond, Dan (August 14, 2020). "CDC's chief of staff, deputy chief of staff jointly depart". Politico. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[25] Alltucker, Ken; O'Donnell, Jayne (March 5, 2019). "FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb resigns". USA Today. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.

[26] "READ: Statement from leader of federal vaccine agency about his reassignment". CNN. April 22, 2020.

[27] Diamond, Jeremy; LeBlanc, Paul (October 6, 2020). "Ex-pandemic preparedness chief resigns from federal government". CNN.

[28] Tribe, Meghan (January 21, 2020). "DLA Piper Taps Former HHS Official for Chief Administrative Role". Bloomberg Law. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020.

[29] "Joanne M. Chiedi" (PDF). oig.hhs.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

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