Robert Kennedy Jr.
Secretary of Health and Human Services for United States
Who they are, where they came from
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. serves as the 26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, a position he has held since February 13, 2025. In this role he leads the federal department responsible for public health, human services programs, and related regulatory agencies. Kennedy is a member of the Kennedy family — a son of Senator and U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and a nephew of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Ted Kennedy. Before entering the cabinet, he worked as an environmental lawyer and author, and became widely known as a prominent critic of vaccine policy. He sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2023 before running as an independent candidate in the 2024 presidential election, ultimately withdrawing from that race.
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