Eric Hargan
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
In office
Acting: February 4, 2007 – August 5, 2007
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byAlex Azar
Succeeded byTevi Troy
Acting United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
In office
October 10, 2017 – January 29, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDon J. Wright
Succeeded byAlex Azar
Personal details
Born
Eric David Hargan

(1968-06-03) June 3, 1968 (age 55)
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Children2
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Columbia University (JD)

Eric David Hargan (born June 3, 1968)[1] 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.[2] 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,[3] which he held until January 29, 2018, when Alex Azar assumed the office.[4]

Early life and education

Hargan was born in 1968 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri[1] and raised in Mounds, Illinois.[5] He 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.[1]

Career

Hargan's HHS portrait during the George W. Bush administration

From 1997 to 2003, Hargan was a partner in the Chicago headquarters of the law firm of Winston & Strawn, where he specialized in corporate law, particularly mergers and acquisitions, securities, and venture capital transactions.[6]

From 2003 to 2005, Hargan served as Deputy General Counsel of HHS for the George W. Bush administration. From 2005 to 2007, he served the Department as Principal Associate Deputy Secretary and Acting Deputy Secretary.[6] Working closely with Secretary Mike Leavitt, Hargan oversaw the department's operations. He also served as the Regulatory Policy Officer for HHS, overseeing the development and approval of all HHS regulations and significant guidances.[7]

Hargan left the government in 2007 and joined the health law department of law firm McDermott Will & Emery. Hargan joined the health and FDA business development practice of law firm Greenberg Traurig in June 2010.[8]

In 2014, Hargan worked on Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner's health care transition team.[6]

Following the election of Donald Trump, Hargan was on the administration's HHS transition team.[6] On March 15, 2017, Hargan was nominated to be the United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services.[9] His confirmation hearing was held on June 7, 2017.[10] Hargan was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 4, 2017.[11]

He is the founder of the Hargan Strategies.[12]

Personal life

Hargan lives in Virginia with his wife Emily, and their two sons.[5] Hargan served as a professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, teaching healthcare regulations and administrative law.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nominations Of Eric D. Hargan, David Malpass, Andrew K. Maloney and Brent James McIntosh" (PDF). U.S. Senate Finance Committee. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Eric Hargan sworn in as HHS deputy secretary". Fierce Healthcare. October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "Trump Announces Eric Hargan as Acting HHS Secretary". KTLA. October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  4. ^ Mangan, Dan (January 29, 2018). "Alex Azar sworn in as Trump's new health-care chief". www.cnbc.com. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Affairs (ASPA), Assistant Secretary for Public (October 10, 2017). "Eric D. Hargan". HHS.gov. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d Rasmussen, Kristen (March 15, 2017). "Greenberg Traurig Partner Nominated for HHS Deputy Secretary Has Vast Big Law, Gov't Experience". National Law Journal. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017.
  7. ^ Rasmussen, Kristen (March 16, 2017). "Greenberg Traurig Partner Nominated for HHS Deputy Secretary Has Vast Big Law, Gov't Experience". Inside Counsel. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  8. ^ "Hargan, Eric D." www.gtlaw.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  9. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. March 14, 2017 – via National Archives.
  10. ^ "Hearing to Consider the Nominations of Eric D. Hargan, David Malpass, Andrew K. Maloney, and Brent James McIntosh". United States Senate Committee on Finance. June 7, 2017.
  11. ^ Roubein, Rachel (October 4, 2017). "Senate confirms No. 2 spot at HHS, days after Price resigns". The Hill. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  12. ^ "Hargan Strategies". Hargan Strategies. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  13. ^ "Eric D. Hargan". The Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.

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