Josh Earnest

Josh Earnest
29th White House Press Secretary
In office
June 20, 2014 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
DeputyEric Schultz
Preceded byJay Carney
Succeeded bySean Spicer
White House Deputy Press Secretary
In office
February 11, 2011 – June 20, 2014
PresidentBarack Obama
LeaderJay Carney
Preceded byBill Burton
Succeeded byEric Schultz
Personal details
Born
Joshua Ryan Henry Earnest

(1975-01-22) January 22, 1975 (age 49)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Natalie Wyeth
(m. 2012)
Children2
EducationRice University (BA)

Joshua Ryan Henry Earnest[1] (born January 22, 1975)[2] is an American political advisor who served as White House press secretary under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017. He was Obama's third Press Secretary and the 29th to hold the position. He succeeded Jay Carney as Obama's press secretary, in 2014, and was succeeded by President Donald Trump's first presidential press secretary, Sean Spicer. He is Executive Vice President of Communications and Advertising for United Airlines.

  1. ^ "Weddings: Earnest/Wyeth". The New York Times. August 26, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  2. ^ Allen, Mike. "Josh Earnest turns 40". Retrieved January 22, 2015.