Eric Hargan

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.

Early life and education Hargan was born in 1968 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri He received his B.A. in philosophy from Harvard University and his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a senior editor of the Columbia Law Review.

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.

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

Following the election of Donald Trump, Hargan was on the administration's HHS transition team. His confirmation hearing was held on June 7, 2017. Hargan was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 4, 2017.

He is the founder of the Hargan Strategies.

Personal life Hargan lives in Virginia with his wife Emily, and their two sons.