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'''Eric David Hargan''' (born June 3, 1968)<ref>{{cite web|title=Nominations Of Eric D. Hargan, David Malpass, Andrew K. Maloney and Brent James McIntosh|url=https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/30209.pdf|publisher=U.S Senate Finance Committee|accessdate=February 6, 2019}}</ref> is an American lawyer and government official who served as the [[United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services]] from October 6, 2017<ref name="assumingoffice">{{cite web |url=http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/healthcare/eric-hargan-sworn-as-hhs-deputy-secretary |title=Eric Hargan sworn in as HHS deputy secretary |accessdate=October 6, 2017|date=October 6, 2017|work=Fierce Healthcare}}</ref> to January 29, 2018. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], Hargan previously acted in this role in 2007 under the [[George W. Bush]] administration.
'''Eric David Hargan''' (born June 3, 1968)<ref name = "Nominations">{{cite web|title=Nominations Of Eric D. Hargan, David Malpass, Andrew K. Maloney and Brent James McIntosh|url=https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/30209.pdf|publisher=U.S. Senate Finance Committee|access-date=February 6, 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref name="assumingoffice">{{cite web |url=http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/healthcare/eric-hargan-sworn-as-hhs-deputy-secretary |title=Eric Hargan sworn in as HHS deputy secretary |access-date=October 6, 2017|date=October 6, 2017|work=Fierce Healthcare}}</ref> A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|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]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ktla.com/2017/10/10/trump-announces-eric-hargan-as-acting-hhs-secretary/|title=Trump Announces Eric Hargan as Acting HHS Secretary |publisher=KTLA |accessdate=October 10, 2017|date=October 10, 2017}}</ref> which he held until January 29, 2018, when [[Alex Azar]] assumed the office.
On October 10, 2017, President [[Donald Trump]] appointed Hargan as acting [[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ktla.com/2017/10/10/trump-announces-eric-hargan-as-acting-hhs-secretary/|title=Trump Announces Eric Hargan as Acting HHS Secretary |publisher=KTLA |access-date=October 10, 2017|date=October 10, 2017}}</ref> which he held until January 29, 2018, when [[Alex Azar]] assumed the office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/29/watch-alex-azar-sworn-in-as-trumps-new-health-care-chief.html|title=Alex Azar sworn in as Trump's new health-care chief|last=Mangan|first=Dan|date=2018-01-29|website=www.cnbc.com|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Hargan was born in 1968 and raised in [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nominations Of Eric D. Hargan, David Malpass, Andrew K. Maloney and Brent James McIntosh|url=https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/30209.pdf|publisher=U.S Senate Finance Committee|accessdate=February 6, 2019}}</ref> 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]]''.
Hargan was born in 1968 in [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri]]<ref name="Nominations" /> and raised in [[Mounds, Illinois]].<ref name="HHS">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hhs.gov/about/leadership/eric-d-hargan/index.html|title=Eric D. Hargan|last=Affairs (ASPA)|first=Assistant Secretary for Public|date=2017-10-10|website=HHS.gov|language=en|access-date=2019-07-08}}</ref> 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]]''.<ref name = "Nominations" />


==Career==
==Career==
[[File:Eric Hargan official portrait.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Hargan's HHS portrait during the George W. Bush administration]]
[[File:Eric Hargan official portrait.jpg|thumb|left|150px|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.<ref name="NLJ"/>
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.<ref name="NLJ"/>


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.<ref name="NLJ"/> 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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rasmussen|first1=Kristen|title=Greenberg Traurig Partner Nominated for HHS Deputy Secretary Has Vast Big Law, Gov't Experience|url=http://www.insidecounsel.com/2017/03/16/greenberg-traurig-partner-nominated-for-hhs-deputy?ref=footer-news|accessdate=June 14, 2017 |publisher=Inside Counsel|date=March 16, 2017}}</ref> In addition, he led a number of initiatives at the department, including implementing the President's Management Agenda, combating bio-terrorism, and public health emergency preparedness. He represented Leavitt on the boards of the American Red Cross and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
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.<ref name="NLJ"/> 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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rasmussen|first1=Kristen|title=Greenberg Traurig Partner Nominated for HHS Deputy Secretary Has Vast Big Law, Gov't Experience|url=http://www.insidecounsel.com/2017/03/16/greenberg-traurig-partner-nominated-for-hhs-deputy?ref=footer-news|access-date=June 14, 2017|publisher=Inside Counsel|date=March 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807193841/http://www.insidecounsel.com/2017/03/16/greenberg-traurig-partner-nominated-for-hhs-deputy?ref=footer-news|archive-date=August 7, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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. He is a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig's Health & FDA Business Practice.<ref name="gtbio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gtlaw.com/People/EricDHargan|title=Hargan, Eric D.|website=www.gtlaw.com|access-date=January 4, 2017}}</ref>
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.<ref name="gtbio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gtlaw.com/People/EricDHargan|title=Hargan, Eric D.|website=www.gtlaw.com|access-date=January 4, 2017|archive-date=March 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311154944/http://www.gtlaw.com/People/EricDHargan|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In 2014, Hargan worked on Illinois Governor [[Bruce Rauner]]'s health care transition team.<ref name="NLJ">{{cite news |last1=Rasmussen |first1=Kristen |title=Greenberg Traurig Partner Nominated for HHS Deputy Secretary Has Vast Big Law, Gov't Experience|url=http://www.nationallawjournal.com/id=1202781371169?slreturn=20170220032656|work=National Law Journal|date=March 15, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320233142/http://www.nationallawjournal.com/id%3D1202781371169?slreturn=20170220032656|archivedate=March 20, 2017 |deadurl=yes}}</ref>
In 2014, Hargan worked on Illinois Governor [[Bruce Rauner]]'s health care transition team.<ref name="NLJ">{{cite news |last1=Rasmussen |first1=Kristen |title=Greenberg Traurig Partner Nominated for HHS Deputy Secretary Has Vast Big Law, Gov't Experience|url=http://www.nationallawjournal.com/id=1202781371169?slreturn=20170220032656|work=National Law Journal|date=March 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320233142/http://www.nationallawjournal.com/id%3D1202781371169?slreturn=20170220032656|archive-date=March 20, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


Following the election of [[Donald Trump]], Hargan was on the administration's HHS transition team.<ref name="NLJ"/> On March 15, 2017, Hargan was nominated to be the [[United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services]].<ref>{{cite web|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Key Administration Posts|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/03/14/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-key-administration |publisher=The White House|language=en|date=March 14, 2017}}</ref> His confirmation hearing was held on June 7, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hearing to Consider the Nominations of Eric D. Hargan, David Malpass, Andrew K. Maloney, and Brent James McIntosh|url=https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hearing-to-consider-the-nominations-of-eric-d-hargan-david-malpass-andrew-k-maloney-and-brent-james-mcintosh|publisher=United States Senate Committee on Finance |language=en |date=June 7, 2017}}</ref> Hargan was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 4, 2017.<ref name=hill>{{cite news |last1=Roubein |first1=Rachel |title=Senate confirms No. 2 spot at HHS, days after Price resigns|url=http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/353926-senate-confirms-no-2-spot-at-hhs-days-after-price-resigns |accessdate=October 5, 2017|publisher=The Hill|date=October 4, 2017}}</ref>
Following the election of [[Donald Trump]], Hargan was on the administration's HHS transition team.<ref name="NLJ"/> On March 15, 2017, Hargan was nominated to be the [[United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services]].<ref>{{cite web|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Key Administration Posts|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2017/03/14/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-key-administration |via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|date=March 14, 2017}}</ref> His confirmation hearing was held on June 7, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hearing to Consider the Nominations of Eric D. Hargan, David Malpass, Andrew K. Maloney, and Brent James McIntosh|url=https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hearing-to-consider-the-nominations-of-eric-d-hargan-david-malpass-andrew-k-maloney-and-brent-james-mcintosh|publisher=United States Senate Committee on Finance|date=June 7, 2017}}</ref> Hargan was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 4, 2017.<ref name=hill>{{cite news |last1=Roubein |first1=Rachel |title=Senate confirms No. 2 spot at HHS, days after Price resigns|url=https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/353926-senate-confirms-no-2-spot-at-hhs-days-after-price-resigns/ |access-date=October 5, 2017|work=The Hill|date=October 4, 2017}}</ref>

He is the founder of the Hargan Strategies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hargan Strategies |url=https://www.harganstrategies.com/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Hargan Strategies |language=en}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Hargan lives in the suburbs of [[Chicago]], Illinois, with his wife, Emily, and their two sons.<ref name="gtbio"/> Hargan served as a professor at [[Loyola University Chicago School of Law]], teaching healthcare regulations and administrative law.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eric D. Hargan |url=https://www.luc.edu/law/centers/healthlaw/about/hargan.shtml|publisher=The Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref>
Hargan lives in [[Virginia]] with his wife Emily, and their two sons.<ref name="HHS"/> Hargan served as a professor at [[Loyola University Chicago School of Law]], teaching healthcare regulations and administrative law.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eric D. Hargan|url=https://www.luc.edu/law/centers/healthlaw/about/hargan.shtml|publisher=The Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy|access-date=October 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013014324/https://www.luc.edu/law/centers/healthlaw/about/hargan.shtml|archive-date=October 13, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://www.hhs.gov/about/leadership/eric-d-hargan/index.html Eric Hargan current HHS biography]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070713024819/http://www.hhs.gov/about/bios/deputysecretary.html HHS Biography in 2007]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070713024819/http://www.hhs.gov/about/bios/deputysecretary.html HHS Biography in 2007]
*{{C-SPAN|107570}}

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Latest revision as of 07:06, 1 December 2024

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
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
Born
Eric David Hargan

(1968-06-03) June 3, 1968 (age 56)
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

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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

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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

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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

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  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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