Henry C. Whitaker

Henry C. Whitaker
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel
Acting
Assumed office
January 20, 2025
Preceded byChristopher Fonzone
9th Solicitor General of Florida
In office
July 1, 2021  January 17, 2025
Attorney GeneralAshley Moody
Preceded byAmit Agarwal
Personal details
Born (1978-04-29) April 29, 1978
Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationYale University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
Occupation

Henry Charles Whitaker (born April 29, 1978) is an American legal scholar who served as the Solicitor General of Florida from 2021 to 2025. Previously he was the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice in the District of Columbia. Donald Trump appointed him in January 2025 as acting head of the Office of Legal Counsel.