Commissioner of Food and Drugs

The United States Commissioner of Food and Drugs is the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The commissioner is appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate. The commissioner reports to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

United States Commissioner of Food and Drugs
Incumbent
Stephen Hahn, MD
since December 17, 2019
Department of Health and Human Services
Food and Drug Administration
Reports toSecretary of Health and Human Services
Term lengthNo fixed term

Due to frequent controversies involving the FDA, appointments are not always prompt and the agency is often headed by an acting commissioner. For example, Andrew von Eschenbach's appointment was held up by senators who objected to the FDA's refusal to allow emergency contraception to be sold over the counter.

The commissioner has frequently been a physician, but this is not a requirement for the post.

On November 5, 2019, President Trump nominated Stephen Hahn to be the next permanent Commissioner.[1][2] Dr. Hahn was sworn in on December 17, 2019.[3]

List of Commissioners
No. Name Portrait Took Office Left Office President served under Notable for
1 Harvey Washington Wiley, MD January 1, 1907 March 15, 1912 Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft Chemist; advocacy of the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906; subsequent work at Good Housekeeping Institute laboratories
2 Carl L. Alsberg MD December 16, 1912 July 15, 1921 William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding
3 Walter G. Campbell July 16, 1921 June 30, 1924 Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge
4 Charles Albert Browne Jr. PhD July 1, 1924 June 30, 1927 Calvin Coolidge
3[5] Walter G. Campbell July 1, 1927 April 30, 1944 Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt
5 Paul B. Dunbar, PhD May 6, 1944 May 31, 1951 Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman
6 Charles W. Crawford June 1, 1951 July 31, 1954 Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower
7 George P. Larrick August 12, 1954 December 27, 1965 Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
8 James L. Goddard, MD January 17, 1966 July 1, 1968 Lyndon B. Johnson
9 Herbert L. Ley Jr., MD July 1, 1968 December 12, 1969 Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon
10 Charles C. Edwards, MD December 13, 1969 March 15, 1973 Richard Nixon
11 Alexander M. Schmidt, MD July 20, 1973 November 30, 1976 Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
12 Donald Kennedy, PhD April 4, 1977 June 30, 1979 Jimmy Carter
13 Jere E. Goyan, PhD October 21, 1979 January 20, 1981 Jimmy Carter
14 Arthur H. Hayes Jr., MD April 13, 1981 September 11, 1983 Ronald Reagan
15 Frank E. Young, MD, PhD July 15, 1984 December 17, 1989 Ronald Reagan
16 David A. Kessler, MD November 8, 1990 February 28, 1997 George H. W. Bush

Bill Clinton
17 Jane E. Henney, MD January 17, 1999 January 19, 2001 Bill Clinton
18 Mark McClellan, MD, Ph.D November 14, 2002 March 26, 2004 George W. Bush
19 Lester Crawford, D.V.M., PhD July 18, 2005 September 23, 2005 George W. Bush Charged with conflict of interest and lying about stock he and his wife owned in companies regulated by FDA.[6]
20 Andrew von Eschenbach, MD December 13, 2006 January 20, 2009 George W. Bush Member of the board of directors of BioTime, a biotechnology and regenerative medicine company.
21 Margaret Hamburg, MD May 22, 2009 April 1, 2015 Barack Obama
– Stephen Ostroff, MD[7] April 1, 2015 February 22, 2016 Barack Obama
22 Robert Califf, MD February 22, 2016 January 20, 2017 Barack Obama
– Stephen Ostroff, MD[7] January 20, 2017 May 11, 2017 Donald Trump
23 Scott Gottlieb, MD May 11, 2017 April 5, 2019 Donald Trump
– Norman Sharpless, MD April 5, 2019 November 1, 2019 Donald Trump
– ADM Brett Giroir, MD November 6, 2019[8][1] December 17, 2019 Donald Trump
24 Stephen Hahn, MD December 17, 2019 Present Donald Trump

See also

References
  1. McGinley, Laurie (2019-11-01). "Trump announces plan to nominate Texas cancer doctor to run FDA". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  2. "One Nomination Sent to the Senate". The White House. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  3. Wang, Beth (December 17, 2019). "Hahn Officially Sworn In As FDA Chief On Dec. 17, Vows To Uphold Sound Data". InsideHealthPolicy.com. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  4. "Don't eat or inject yourself with disinfectant, warns FDA commissioner". CNN. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  5. Campbell had previously served as Commissioner
  6. "Former F.D.A. Chief Is Charged With Conflict". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 Mar 2014.
  7. "Meet Stephen Ostroff, MD, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine". U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  8. ADM Brett P. Giroir, MD
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