Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Kennedy worked as an environmental attorney and co-founded Waterkeeper Alliance and Children’s Health Defense before leading HHS.
- Current office
- Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Seat or institution
- Health and Human Services
- Research date
- October 19, 2026
Career context
Kennedy worked as an environmental attorney and co-founded Waterkeeper Alliance and Children’s Health Defense before leading HHS.
- Service began
- Not independently verified in this edition
- Scheduled term end
- No fixed electoral term for this appointed office
How this appointment was confirmed
On February 13, 2025, the Senate recorded: Nomination Confirmed (52-48).
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Selected public records
This is an illustrative collection across documented service, not an exhaustive career archive or a complete statement of policy positions. Missing records do not establish opposition, absence, or inaction. How the examples were selected →
| Date | Type | Documented example |
|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2025 | personnel_action | Directed removal of the 17 sitting members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and announced plans to replace them. |
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Sources you can check
- The Cabinet · White HouseSection: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.Research used an official indexed excerpt; full page text was not archived.
- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. · U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesSection: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.Research used an official indexed excerpt; full page text was not archived.
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Research checked October 19, 2026. Source publication dates may be earlier. Read the coverage and limitations →