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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Background
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has served as the 26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services since 2025.
The Senate confirmed him by a vote of 52 to 48 in February 2025.
He co-founded the Waterkeeper Alliance and served as its president for 21 years.
Key facts
- Born
- January 17, 1954, at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.source
- Office
- 26th United States secretary of health and human services since 2025source
- Senate confirmation
- 52 to 48 vote, February 2025source
- Waterkeeper Alliance
- Served as its president for 21 yearssource
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts in American history and literature, Harvard University, 1976source
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