Michelle King (government official)
{{Short description|American government official}}
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| name = Michelle King
| office = Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
| status = Acting
| president = Donald Trump
| term_start = January 20, 2025
| term_end = February 16, 2025
| predecessor = Carolyn Colvin (acting)
| successor = Leland Dudek (acting)
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| education = Augustana College (BA)
Northern Illinois University (MPA)
| image = SSA Acting Commissioner Michelle King.png
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Michelle King is an American government official who was appointed as the acting United States Commissioner of Social Security Administration by Donald Trump on his inauguration day, January 20, 2025,{{Cite web |date=2025-01-20 |title=President Trump Announces Acting Cabinet and Cabinet-Level Positions |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/designation-of-acting-leaders/ |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=The White House |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2025-01-20 |title=Here's who is leading federal agencies as Trump nominees await confirmation |url=https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/01/heres-who-leading-federal-agencies-trump-nominees-await-confirmation/402346/ |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=Government Executive |language=en}} and resigned on February 16, 2025.{{cite news |title=Social Security Administration acting commissioner steps down |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-acting-commissioner-steps-down/ |access-date=February 18, 2025 |work=CBS News |date=February 18, 2025}}{{cite news |last1=Glenza |first1=Jessica |title=Acting social security head who denied access to Musk team leaves agency |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/18/musk-social-security-administration-michelle-king |access-date=February 18, 2025 |work=The Guardian |date=February 18, 2025}}
Education
King gained her Masters of Public Administration from Northern Illinois University in 1997 with a concentration in Public Policy and Organizational Development. She graduated cum laude with a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Public Administration from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois in 1993 and earned a minor in Speech Communications.{{Cite web |title=Commissioner |url=https://www.ssa.gov/agency/commissioner/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207161316/https://www.ssa.gov/agency/commissioner/ |archive-date=February 7, 2025 |access-date=January 29, 2025 |website=Social Security Administration |language=en}}
Career
King worked at the Social Security Administration for 30 years. She resigned in February 2025 after refusing a request to grant the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to sensitive information.
References
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Category:21st-century American women civil servants
Category:Augustana College (Illinois) alumni
Category:Commissioners of the Social Security Administration
Category:Northern Illinois University alumni