Eric Hargan

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Eric Hargan

| image = Eric D. Hargan official photo.jpg

| office = 23rd United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services

| president = Donald Trump

| term_start = October 6, 2017

| term_end = January 20, 2021

| predecessor = Bill Corr

| successor = Andrea Palm

| president1 = George W. Bush

| termlabel1 = Acting

| term_start1 = February 4, 2007

| term_end1 = August 5, 2007

| predecessor1 = Alex Azar

| successor1 = Tevi Troy

| office2 = United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

| termlabel2 = Acting

| president2 = Donald Trump

| term_start2 = October 10, 2017

| term_end2 = January 29, 2018

| predecessor2 = Don J. Wright

| successor2 = Alex Azar

| birth_name = Eric David Hargan

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|6|3}}

| birth_place = Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Republican Party

| spouse =

| children = 2

| education = Harvard University (BA)
Columbia University (JD)

| caption = Official portrait, 2017

}}

Eric David Hargan (born June 3, 1968){{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}} 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.{{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}} 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,{{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}} which he held until January 29, 2018, when Alex Azar assumed the office.{{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}}

Early life and education

Hargan was born in 1968 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and raised in Mounds, Illinois.{{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}} 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.

Career

File:Eric Hargan official portrait.jpg

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.

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. 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.{{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}}

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.{{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}}

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

Following the election of Donald Trump, Hargan was on the administration's HHS transition team. On March 15, 2017, Hargan was nominated to be the United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services.{{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=National Archives|work=whitehouse.gov|date=March 14, 2017}} His confirmation hearing was held on June 7, 2017.{{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}} Hargan was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 4, 2017.{{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}}

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

Personal life

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