# List of Department of Health and Human Services appointments by Donald Trump

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## Color key

Denotes appointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees confirmed by the Senate.
Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.
Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.
Denotes nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.

## Appointments (first administration)

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | Alex Azar | January 29, 2018 (Confirmed January 24, 2018, 55–43) | January 20, 2021 |
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | Eric Hargan | October 10, 2017 | January 28, 2018 |
| Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services | Eric Hargan | October 6, 2017 (Confirmed October 4, 2017, 57–38) | |
| General Counsel of Health and Human Services | Robert Charrow | January 2, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote) | |
| Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Financial Resources) | Vacant | | |
| Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Public Affairs) | Judy Stecker | April 5, 2018 (Appointed March 9, 2018) | |
| Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Health) | Brett Giroir | February 15, 2018 (Confirmed February 7, 2018, voice vote) | |
| Surgeon General of the United States | Jerome Adams | September 5, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) | |
| Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Legislation) | Sarah Arbes | TBD (Confirmed March 21, 2020, voice vote) | |
| Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Legislation) | Sarah Arbes | June 2019 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Planning and Evaluation) | Vacant | | |
| Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Preparedness and Response) | Robert Kadlec | August 18, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) | |
| Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Children and Families) | Lynn A. Johnson | September 5, 2018 (Confirmed August 28, 2018, 67–28) | |
| Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Aging) | Lance Allen Robertson | August 11, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) | |
| Administrator for Community Living | Lance Allen Robertson | August 11, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) | |
| Assistant Secretary for Mental Health (Substance Use) | Elinore McCance-Katz | September 11, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) | January 7, 2021 |
| Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services | Christi Grimm | January 1, 2020 | |
| Office of Public Health and Science ||||
| Co-Chair and Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Mariano Rivera | May 2018 | |
| Co-Chair and Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Misty May-Treanor | May 2018 | |
| Co-Chair and Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Herschel Walker | May 2018 | |
| Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Brenda Becker | May 2018 | |
| Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Bill Belichick | May 2018 | |
| Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Johnny Damon | May 2018 | |
| Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Trevor Drinkwater | May 2018 | |
| Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Lou Ferrigno | May 2018 | |
| Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Robert Goldman | May 2018 | |
| Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Nan Hayworth | May 2018 | |
| Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Matthew Hesse | May 2018 | |
| Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Ashlee Lundvall | May 2018 | |
| Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Jacob Olson | May 2018 | |
| Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Mehmet Oz | May 2018 | |
| Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Natalie Gulbis Rodarmel | May 2018 | |
| Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Shauna Rohbock | May 2018 | |
| Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Kyle Snyder | May 2018 | |
| Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Stephen Soloway | May 2018 | |
| Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Julie Teer | May 2018 | |
| Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Chris Tisi | May 2018 | |
| Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Robert Charles Wilkins | May 2018 | |
| Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Samuel James Worthington Jr. | May 2018 | |
| Member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition | Linda Yaccarino | May 2018 | |
| Administration for Children and Families ||||
| Commissioner of the Administrator of Children, Youth, and Families | Elizabeth Darling | TBD (Confirmed September 10, 2019, 57–37) | |
| Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ||||
| Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | Seema Verma | March 14, 2017 (Confirmed March 14, 2017, 55–43) | |
| Administration for Native Americans ||||
| Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans | Jeannie Hovland | July 10, 2018 (Confirmed June 21, 2018, voice vote) | |
| Indian Health Service ||||
| Director of the Indian Health Service | Michael Weahkee | TBD (Confirmed April 21, 2020, voice vote) | |
| Director of the Indian Health Service | Michael Weahkee | June 2017 | TBD |
| Food and Drug Administration ||||
| Commissioner of Food and Drugs | Stephen Hahn | December 17, 2019 (Confirmed December 12, 2019, 72–18 | |
| National Cancer Institute ||||
| Director of the National Cancer Institute | Douglas R. Lowy | April 6, 2019 | |

## Previous officeholders (first administration)

| Office | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | Norris Cochran | January 20, 2017 | February 10, 2017 | |
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | Tom Price | February 10, 2017 | September 29, 2017 | Resigned following scrutiny of his use of private charters and military aircraft for travel. His tenure was the shortest in the office's history. |
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | Don J. Wright | September 29, 2017 | October 10, 2017 | |
| Assistant Secretary for Health | Don J. Wright | February 10, 2017 | February 15, 2018 | |
| Assistant Secretary for Health | Karen DeSalvo | October 2014 | February 10, 2017 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Public Affairs) | Charmaine Yoest | May 14, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | Left to join the Office of National Drug Control Policy |
| Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Public Affairs) | Judy Stecker | March 9, 2018 | October 2019 | Promoted to Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations |
| Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Public Affairs) | Ryan Murphy | October 2019 | April 15, 2020 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Public Affairs) | Michael Caputo | April 16, 2020 | September 16, 2020 | Took a leave of absence with serious health issues. Previously, Caputo accused career scientists at CDC of political bias. Murphy assumed Caputo's duties. |
| Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use | Elinore McCance-Katz | September 11, 2017 | January 7, 2021 | Resigned following the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol. |
| Deputy Director of Communications | Ximena Barreto | December 4, 2017 | July 27, 2018 | Resigned after reportedly making anti-Muslim comments. |
| Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Brenda Fitzgerald | July 7, 2017 | January 31, 2018 | Resigned due to scrutiny of her financial holdings, which included stock in Japan Tobacco. Her tenure was the shortest in the office's history, excluding interim appointments. |
| Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Anne Schuchat | January 20, 2017 | July 7, 2017 | |
| Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Anne Schuchat | January 31, 2018 | March 26, 2018 | |
| Chief of Staff of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Kyle McGowan | March 2017 | August 14, 2020 | |
| Deputy Chief of Staff of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Amanda Campbell | 2017 | August 14, 2020 | |
| Commissioner of Food and Drugs | Scott Gottlieb | May 11, 2017 | April 5, 2019 | Announced his resignation on March 5. |
| Commissioner of Food and Drugs | Norman Sharpless | April 5, 2019 | November 1, 2019 | Sharpless is also the Director of the National Cancer Institute. |
| Commissioner of Food and Drugs | Brett Giroir | November 6, 2019 | December 16, 2019 | Dr. Giroir was also Assistant Secretary for Health. |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response | Rick Bright | November 15, 2016 | April 22, 2020 | Dr. Bright filed a whistleblower complaint alleging that his removal was politically motivated. He was reassigned to NIH, where he developed a plan to implement a national coronavirus testing infrastructure. NIH leadership ignored his work, and he resigned in protest on October 6. |
| Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority | Rick Bright | November 15, 2016 | April 22, 2020 | Dr. Bright filed a whistleblower complaint alleging that his removal was politically motivated. He was reassigned to NIH, where he developed a plan to implement a national coronavirus testing infrastructure. NIH leadership ignored his work, and he resigned in protest on October 6. |
| HHS Inspector General | Daniel Levinson | September 8, 2004 | May 31, 2019 | Retired |
| HHS Inspector General | Joanne Chiedi | June 1, 2019 | December 27, 2019 | Retired after three decades of government service. In January 2020, she became chief administrative officer of DLA Piper. |

## Appointments (second administration)

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | February 13, 2025 (Confirmed February 13, 2025, 52–48) | |
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | Dorothy Fink | January 20, 2025 | February 13, 2025 |
| Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services | Jim O'Neill | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Surgeon General of the United States | Janette Nesheiwat | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ||||
| Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Dave Weldon | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Susan Monarez | January 23, 2025 | |
| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ||||
| Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Mehmet Oz | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Stephanie Carlton | January 31, 2025 | |
| Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Jeffrey Wu | January 20, 2025 | January 31, 2025 |
| Food and Drug Administration ||||
| Commissioner of Food and Drugs | Marty Makary | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Commissioner of Food and Drugs | Sara Brenner | January 24, 2025 | |
| National Institutes of Health ||||
| Director of the National Institutes of Health | Jay Bhattacharya | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Director of the National Institutes of Health | Matthew Memoli | January 22, 2025 | |