Don J. Wright
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United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Acting |
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Assumed office September 29, 2017 |
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| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Colleen Barros (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Tom Price |
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United States Assistant Secretary for Health Acting |
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Assumed office February 10, 2017 |
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| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Karen DeSalvo (Acting) |
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In office September 4, 2007 – March 28, 2008 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John O. Agwunobi |
| Succeeded by | Joxel García |
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Texas Tech University, Lubbock (BS) University of Texas, Austin (MD) Medical College of Wisconsin (MPH) |
Don J. Wright is an American physician and government official. He is the current acting United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. Wright was designated by Donald Trump after his predecessor, Tom Price, resigned on September 29, 2017, amid a charter-flight scandal.
Wright received his undergraduate degree from Texas Tech University and his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He completed his family medicine residency training at Baylor College of Medicine. In addition to his medical degree, he holds a Master of Public Health degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin.
After completing his residency, Wright worked for 15 years in the private sector, maintaining an extensive clinical and consulting practice in Central Texas.
From 2003 to 2007, Wright was Director of the Office of Occupational Medicine for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Wright started at HHS in 2007, as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health. In 2009, he became Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Care Quality, and in 2012, he was named Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health and Director of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. He will continue in those positions while serving as the acting Secretary of HHS.
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