1. Eric David Hargan was born on June 3,1968 and 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.
12 Facts About Eric Hargan
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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.
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Eric Hargan was born in 1968 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and raised in Mounds, Illinois.
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Eric Hargan received his BA in philosophy from Harvard University and his JD from Columbia Law School, where he was a senior editor of the Columbia Law Review.
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From 2003 to 2005, Hargan served as Deputy General Counsel of HHS for the George W Bush administration.
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Eric Hargan served as the Regulatory Policy Officer for HHS, overseeing the development and approval of all HHS regulations and significant guidances.
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Eric Hargan joined the health and FDA business development practice of law firm Greenberg Traurig in June 2010.
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In 2014, Eric Hargan worked on Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner's health care transition team.
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On March 15,2017, Eric Hargan was nominated to be the United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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Eric Hargan's confirmation hearing was held on June 7,2017.
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Eric Hargan was confirmed by the US Senate on October 4,2017.
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Eric Hargan served as a professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, teaching healthcare regulations and administrative law.