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The position was established in 2019 by the [[first Trump administration]]. On February 2, 2019, former [[Physician to the President|physician to the president]] [[Ronny Jackson]] was selected to serve as chief medical advisor and assistant to President [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2, 2019 |title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President |url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-appointments-executive-office-president-4/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120202423/https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-appointments-executive-office-president-4/ |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |access-date=2021-01-21 |website=The White House |language=en-US}}</ref> Jackson's job included advising Trump on [[public health policy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trump promotes Ronny Jackson, the former White House physician once embroiled in controversy |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-promotes-white-house-physician-ronny-jackson/story?id=60911460 |access-date=2020-12-08 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> Jackson left at the end of 2019, and the Trump administration did not name a successor.
The position was established in 2019 by the [[first Trump administration]]. On February 2, 2019, former [[Physician to the President|physician to the president]] [[Ronny Jackson]] was selected to serve as chief medical advisor and assistant to President [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2, 2019 |title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President |url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-appointments-executive-office-president-4/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120202423/https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-appointments-executive-office-president-4/ |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |access-date=2021-01-21 |website=The White House |language=en-US}}</ref> Jackson's job included advising Trump on [[public health policy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trump promotes Ronny Jackson, the former White House physician once embroiled in controversy |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-promotes-white-house-physician-ronny-jackson/story?id=60911460 |access-date=2020-12-08 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> Jackson left at the end of 2019, and the Trump administration did not name a successor.


On December 4, 2020, the [[Presidential transition of Joe Biden|transition team]] of the incoming [[Biden administration]] announced that Anthony Fauci, then the director of the [[National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases]], would serve in the role.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Walsh|first=Joe|title=Biden Asks Fauci To Serve As 'Chief Medical Advisor' During Covid Crisis|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2020/12/03/biden-asks-fauci-to-serve-as-chief-medical-advisor-during-covid-crisis/|access-date=2020-12-07|website=[[Forbes]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-04|title=Biden Taps Murthy To Be Surgeon General, Fauci As Chief Medical Adviser|url=https://khn.org/morning-breakout/biden-taps-murthy-to-be-surgeon-general-fauci-as-chief-medical-adviser/|access-date=2020-12-07|website=Kaiser Health News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Choi|first=Matthew|title=Biden asks Fauci to stay on Covid team, become chief medical adviser|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/03/biden-fauci-covid-team-442739|access-date=2020-12-07|website=[[Politico]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Guzman|first=Joseph|date=2020-12-04|title=Biden asks Fauci to be chief medical advisor in new administration|url=https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/longevity/528773-biden-asks-fauci-to-be-chief-medical-advisor-in-new|access-date=2020-12-07|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Baltimore|first=Kenya Evelynin|date=2020-12-04|title=Fauci accepts offer of chief medical adviser role in Biden administration|language=en-GB|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/04/fauci-accepts-biden-offer-chief-medical-adviser|access-date=2020-12-07|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Fauci stepped into the job on January 21, 2021, the day after Biden took office. Fauci advised on public health policy related to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 7, 2020 |title=President-elect Joe Biden Announces Key Members of Health Team |url=https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/president-elect-joe-biden-announces-key-members-health-team/ |access-date=2020-12-08 |website=Insider NJ |language=en-US}}</ref> On August 22, 2022, Fauci announced that he would step down from his position in December.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kopecki |first=Dawn |title=White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci to step down in December after more than 50 years of public service |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/22/white-house-chief-medical-advisor-anthony-fauci-to-step-down-in-december-after-more-than-50-years-of-public-service.html |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=[[CNBC]]|date=August 22, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> He stepped down on December 31 of that same year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-25 |title='I had to fulfil my responsibility': Fauci on his career, Covid and stepping down |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/25/fauci-interview-covid-trump-biden |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref>
On December 4, 2020, the [[Presidential transition of Joe Biden|transition team]] of the incoming [[Biden administration]] announced that Anthony Fauci, then the director of the [[National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases]], would serve in the role.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Walsh|first=Joe|title=Biden Asks Fauci To Serve As 'Chief Medical Advisor' During Covid Crisis|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2020/12/03/biden-asks-fauci-to-serve-as-chief-medical-advisor-during-covid-crisis/|access-date=2020-12-07|website=[[Forbes]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-04|title=Biden Taps Murthy To Be Surgeon General, Fauci As Chief Medical Adviser|url=https://khn.org/morning-breakout/biden-taps-murthy-to-be-surgeon-general-fauci-as-chief-medical-adviser/|access-date=2020-12-07|website=Kaiser Health News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Choi|first=Matthew|title=Biden asks Fauci to stay on Covid team, become chief medical adviser|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/03/biden-fauci-covid-team-442739|access-date=2020-12-07|website=[[Politico]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Guzman|first=Joseph|date=2020-12-04|title=Biden asks Fauci to be chief medical advisor in new administration|url=https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/longevity/528773-biden-asks-fauci-to-be-chief-medical-advisor-in-new|access-date=2020-12-07|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Baltimore|first=Kenya Evelynin|date=2020-12-04|title=Fauci accepts offer of chief medical adviser role in Biden administration|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/04/fauci-accepts-biden-offer-chief-medical-adviser|access-date=2020-12-07|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Fauci stepped into the job on January 21, 2021, the day after Biden took office. Fauci advised on public health policy related to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 7, 2020 |title=President-elect Joe Biden Announces Key Members of Health Team |url=https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/president-elect-joe-biden-announces-key-members-health-team/ |access-date=2020-12-08 |website=Insider NJ |language=en-US}}</ref> On August 22, 2022, Fauci announced that he would step down from his position in December.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kopecki |first=Dawn |title=White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci to step down in December after more than 50 years of public service |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/22/white-house-chief-medical-advisor-anthony-fauci-to-step-down-in-december-after-more-than-50-years-of-public-service.html |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=[[CNBC]]|date=August 22, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> He stepped down on December 31 of that same year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-25 |title='I had to fulfil my responsibility': Fauci on his career, Covid and stepping down |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/25/fauci-interview-covid-trump-biden |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref>


== Chief medical advisors ==
== Chief medical advisors ==

Latest revision as of 22:16, 14 March 2025

Not to be confused with Physician to the President.

Template:Infobox Political Post The chief medical advisor to the president is a position within the White House Office, which is part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. Established in 2019, the position has been vacant since December 31, 2022, when Anthony Fauci stepped down.

History

The position was established in 2019 by the first Trump administration. On February 2, 2019, former physician to the president Ronny Jackson was selected to serve as chief medical advisor and assistant to President Donald Trump.[1] Jackson's job included advising Trump on public health policy.[2] Jackson left at the end of 2019, and the Trump administration did not name a successor.

On December 4, 2020, the transition team of the incoming Biden administration announced that Anthony Fauci, then the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, would serve in the role.[3][4][5][6][7] Fauci stepped into the job on January 21, 2021, the day after Biden took office. Fauci advised on public health policy related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] On August 22, 2022, Fauci announced that he would step down from his position in December.[9] He stepped down on December 31 of that same year.[10]

Chief medical advisors

No. Officeholder Portrait Term start Term end President
1 Ronny Jackson File:Ronny L. Jackson.jpg February 2, 2019 December 1, 2019 Donald Trump
Vacant
December 1, 2019 – January 20, 2021 (1 year, 50 days)
2 Anthony Fauci File:Anthony Fauci 2020.jpg January 20, 2021 December 31, 2022 Joe Biden
Vacant
December 31, 2022 – present (2 years, 342 days)

References

  1. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President" (in en-US). February 2, 2019. https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-appointments-executive-office-president-4/. 
  2. ↑ "Trump promotes Ronny Jackson, the former White House physician once embroiled in controversy" (in en). https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-promotes-white-house-physician-ronny-jackson/story?id=60911460. 
  3. ↑ Walsh, Joe. "Biden Asks Fauci To Serve As 'Chief Medical Advisor' During Covid Crisis" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2020/12/03/biden-asks-fauci-to-serve-as-chief-medical-advisor-during-covid-crisis/. 
  4. ↑ "Biden Taps Murthy To Be Surgeon General, Fauci As Chief Medical Adviser" (in en-US). 2020-12-04. https://khn.org/morning-breakout/biden-taps-murthy-to-be-surgeon-general-fauci-as-chief-medical-adviser/. 
  5. ↑ Choi, Matthew. "Biden asks Fauci to stay on Covid team, become chief medical adviser" (in en). https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/03/biden-fauci-covid-team-442739. 
  6. ↑ Guzman, Joseph (2020-12-04). "Biden asks Fauci to be chief medical advisor in new administration" (in en). https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/longevity/528773-biden-asks-fauci-to-be-chief-medical-advisor-in-new. 
  7. ↑ Baltimore, Kenya Evelynin (2020-12-04). "Fauci accepts offer of chief medical adviser role in Biden administration" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/04/fauci-accepts-biden-offer-chief-medical-adviser. 
  8. ↑ "President-elect Joe Biden Announces Key Members of Health Team" (in en-US). December 7, 2020. https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/president-elect-joe-biden-announces-key-members-health-team/. 
  9. ↑ Kopecki, Dawn (August 22, 2022). "White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci to step down in December after more than 50 years of public service" (in en). https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/22/white-house-chief-medical-advisor-anthony-fauci-to-step-down-in-december-after-more-than-50-years-of-public-service.html. 
  10. ↑ "'I had to fulfil my responsibility': Fauci on his career, Covid and stepping down" (in en). 2022-12-25. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/25/fauci-interview-covid-trump-biden. 
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