Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

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Background

The son of Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy, Kennedy spent decades as an environmental lawyer. He ran for president in 2024, first as a Democrat and then as an independent, before endorsing Donald Trump, who named him health secretary.

Born: January 17, 1954 in Washington, D.C. (age 72)
Home state: California
Education: Harvard University; University of Virginia School of Law; Pace University

Career

Secretary of Health and Human Services (2025–)
Independent presidential candidate (2023–2024)
Founder and chairman, Children's Health Defense
Environmental lawyer with Riverkeeper and the Natural Resources Defense Council

Notable record

Confirmed as health secretary by the Senate, 52–48, in February 2025
Leads the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda
Won cases as a Riverkeeper lawyer that helped clean up New York's Hudson River

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