Eric Hargan
Eric Hargan | |
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Official portrait, 2017 | |
| 23rd United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services | |
| In office October 6, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Bill Corr |
| Succeeded by | Andrea Palm |
| Acting February 4, 2007 – August 5, 2007 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Alex Azar |
| Succeeded by | Tevi Troy |
| United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | |
| Acting October 10, 2017 – January 29, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Don J. Wright |
| Succeeded by | Alex Azar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eric David Hargan June 3, 1968 Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
Eric David Hargan (born June 3, 1968) 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. 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, which he held until January 29, 2018, when Alex Azar assumed the office.