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Alex Michael Azar II (/ ˈ eɪ z ɑːr /; born June 17, 1967) is an American attorney, businessman, lobbyist, and former pharmaceutical executive who served as the U.S. secretary of health and human services from 2018 to 2021.
Alex Azar, the Health and Human Services Secretary, resigned earlier this week, citing the violent Capitol riot inflamed by President Donald Trump in his resignation letter obtained by NBC News.
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Alex Azar [1] January 29, 2018 (Confirmed January 24, 2018, 55–43) [2] January 20, 2021 Eric Hargan [3] October 10, 2017 January 28, 2018 Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services: October 6, 2017 (Confirmed October 4, 2017, 57–38) [4] General Counsel of Health and Human Services Robert Charrow ...
Secretary of Health and Human Services is a level I position in the Executive Schedule, [5] thus earning a salary of US$246,400, as of January 2024. [6] Xavier Becerra has served as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services since March 19, 2021, the first person of Latino descent to hold the post. [7]
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HHS Secretary Azar says states' focus should shift to vaccinating more people against COVID-19 rather than on precisely who is getting the shots.
The role of Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar was downsized, according to The Wall Street Journal, with Pence taking a larger role. [26] The Task Force livestreamed press briefings at whitehouse.gov to communicate updates, guidelines, and policy changes to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
On November 13, 2017, President Trump announced via Twitter that Alex Azar was his nominee to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services. [186] Azar was the former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under George W. Bush (2005–2007) [187] and president of Lilly USA, LLC, the largest affiliate of global ...