Margaret Hamburg
Peggy Hamburg | |
|---|---|
Hamburg in 2015 | |
| 21st Commissioner of Food and Drugs | |
| In office May 22, 2009 – April 1, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Andrew von Eschenbach |
| Succeeded by | Robert Califf |
| Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation | |
| In office 1997–2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Peter Edelman |
| Succeeded by | Bobby Jindal |
| Health Commissioner of New York City | |
| In office December 24, 1991 – April 15, 1997 Acting: June 11, 1991 – December 24, 1991 | |
| Mayor | David Dinkins Rudy Giuliani |
| Preceded by | Woody Myers |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Mojica |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 12, 1955 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Relatives | Beatrix Hamburg (Mother) David A. Hamburg (Father) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, MD) |
Margaret Ann "Peggy" Hamburg (born July 12, 1955, Chicago, Illinois) is an American physician and public health administrator, who is serving as the chair of the board of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and co-chair of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP). She served as the 21st Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from May 2009 to April 2015.