Eric Hargan

Eric Hargan
United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services
In office
October 6, 2017 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byBill Corr
Succeeded byAndrea Palm
Acting
February 4, 2007 – August 5, 2007
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byAlex Azar
Succeeded byTevi Troy
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
Acting
October 10, 2017 – January 29, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDon J. Wright
Succeeded byAlex Azar
Personal details
Born
Eric David Hargan

(1968-06-03) June 3, 1968 (age 56)
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Children2
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Columbia University (JD)

Eric David Hargan (born June 3, 1968)[1] is an American lawyer and government official who served as United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services from October 2017 to January 2021.[2] A member of the Republican Party, Hargan previously acted in this role in 2007 under the George W. Bush administration.

On October 10, 2017, President Donald Trump appointed Hargan as acting United States Secretary of Health and Human Services,[3] which he held until January 29, 2018, when Alex Azar assumed the office.[4]

  1. ^ "Nominations Of Eric D. Hargan, David Malpass, Andrew K. Maloney and Brent James McIntosh" (PDF). U.S. Senate Finance Committee. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Eric Hargan sworn in as HHS deputy secretary". Fierce Healthcare. October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "Trump Announces Eric Hargan as Acting HHS Secretary". KTLA. October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  4. ^ Mangan, Dan (January 29, 2018). "Alex Azar sworn in as Trump's new health-care chief". www.cnbc.com. Retrieved March 29, 2019.