Andrew Puzder
Andrew Puzder | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to the European Union Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Succeeding | Mark Gitenstein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Franklin Puzder July 11, 1950 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Lisa Fierstein
(m. 1973; div. 1987)Deanna Descher (m. 1987) |
| Children | 6 |
| Education | Cleveland State University (BA) Washington University in St. Louis (JD) |
Andrew Franklin Puzder (/ˈpʌzdər/; born July 11, 1950) is an American attorney, author, and businessman. He is the former chief executive officer of CKE Restaurants, the parent company of Hardee's and Carl's Jr., a position he held from September 2000 to March 2017. He was previously a commercial trial lawyer in private practice from 1978 to 1995 who handled many high-profile cases and was active in the anti-abortion movement. On January 22, 2025, President Trump announced his nomination of Puzder to serve as United States Ambassador to the European Union in his second administration.
Puzder is a frequent commentator on economic and political issues.
Puzder co-authored the book entitled Job Creation: How It Really Works and Why Government Doesn't Understand It. On December 8, 2016, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Puzder to serve as Secretary of Labor, but on February 15, 2017, he withdrew due to lack of votes needed for his confirmation.
After withdrawing, Puzder published his second book entitled The Capitalist Comeback: The Trump Boom and the Left's Plot to Stop It in 2018.