ALEX AZAR

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OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Alex Michael Azar II

BORN:
June 17, 1967;
Johnstown, Pennsylvania

EDUCATION:
Dartmouth College (BA)
Yale University (JD)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2001-2005:
General Counsel, Department of Health and Human Services
2005-2007:
Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services
2007-2017:
Senior Executive, Eli Lilly and Company 
2018-2021:
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
1/28/2020-2/26/2020
Chairman, White House Coronavirus Task Force

RESOURCES:
White House
Department of Health and Human Services
Wikipedia

PORTRAIT:

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MEDIA COVERAGE:

President Donald J. Trump, joined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, participates in a tour Monday, July 27, 2020, at the Bioprocess Innovation Center at Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies in Morrisville, N.C. during the COVID-19 pandemic.  (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

HHS NOMINATION (11/13/2017):
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New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Politico

HHS CONFIRMATION (1/24/2018):
New York Times
Washington Post
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Politico

POTENTIAL REPLACEMENT (4/26/2020)
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Politico