Eric Hargan

Eric Hargan
Official portrait, 2017
23rd United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services
In office
October 6, 2017 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byBill Corr
Succeeded byAndrea Palm
Acting
February 4, 2007 – August 5, 2007
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byAlex Azar
Succeeded byTevi Troy
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
Acting
October 10, 2017 – January 29, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDon J. Wright
Succeeded byAlex Azar
Personal details
BornEric David Hargan
(1968-06-03) June 3, 1968
PartyRepublican
Children2
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Columbia University (JD)
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Eric David Hargan (born June 3, 1968) 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. A member of the Republican Party, Hargan previously acted in this role in 2007 under the George W. Bush administration.

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.