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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= | 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 == | ||