David Shulkin
David Shulkin | |
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Official portrait, 2017 | |
| 9th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs | |
| In office February 14, 2017 – March 28, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Thomas G. Bowman |
| Preceded by | Bob McDonald |
| Succeeded by | Robert Wilkie |
| 11th Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health | |
| In office July 6, 2015 – February 13, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Robert Petzel |
| Succeeded by | Shereef Elnahal (2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Jonathon Shulkin July 22, 1959 Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse | Merle Bari |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Hampshire College (BA) Drexel University (MD) |
David Jonathon Shulkin (born July 22, 1959) is an American physician who served as the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 2017 to 2018 under President Donald Trump, after serving as the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health from 2015 to 2017, under President Barack Obama. On March 28, 2018, Trump dismissed Shulkin from his position by tweet, and announced that Physician to the President Ronny Jackson would be nominated as Shulkin's successor. (Jackson's nomination was withdrawn a month later.)