Michael Astrue | |
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| Commissioner of the Social Security Administration | |
| In office February 12, 2007 – January 19, 2013 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jo Anne B. Barnhart Linda S. McMahon (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Saul Carolyn Colvin (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1, 1956 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Michael James Astrue (born October 1, 1956)[1] is an American lawyer and, under the pen name A. M. Juster, a poet and critic. He served as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration from 2007 to 2013. Astrue was Poetry Editor of First Things from 2018 to 2020, and became Poetry Editor of Plough Quarterly in 2020.
- ^ "Astrue, Michael James, 1956-". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 29 September 2020.