Michael J. Astrue

Michael Astrue
15th Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
In office
February 12, 2007 – January 19, 2013
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded byLinda S. McMahon (acting)
Succeeded byCarolyn Colvin (acting)
Personal details
Born (1956-10-01) October 1, 1956
PartyRepublican
EducationYale University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Michael James Astrue (born October 1, 1956) is an American lawyer and, under the pen name A. M. Juster, a poet and critic. He served as the 15th Commissioner of the Social Security Administration from 2007 to 2013. Astrue was Poetry Editor of First Things from 2018 to 2020, and was Poetry Editor of Plough Quarterly from 2020 to 2024.