D. John Sauer

D. John Sauer
Official portrait, 2025
49th Solicitor General of the United States
Assumed office
April 4, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byElizabeth Prelogar
Solicitor General of Missouri
In office
January 9, 2017 – January 3, 2023
GovernorEric Greitens
Mike Parson
Preceded byJames Layton
Succeeded byJosh Divine
Personal details
BornDean John Sauer
(1974-11-13) November 13, 1974
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Education

Dean John Sauer (/saʊər/; born November 13, 1974) is an American lawyer who has served as the solicitor general of the United States since 2025. He previously served as solicitor general of Missouri from 2017 to 2023. In 2024, he represented Donald Trump in his successful appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in Trump v. United States.