Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American environmental lawyer and politician; US Secretary of Health and Human Services from February 2025.
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- Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born 17 January 1954, Washington, D.C.) is an American politician, environmental lawyer and author, a son of Senator Robert F.
- Kennedy.
- He worked for Riverkeeper and the Natural Resources Defense Council from the mid-1980s, founded Pace Law School's Environmental Litigation Clinic in 1987 and the Waterkeeper Alliance in 1999.
- He founded and chaired Children's Health Defense, which Wikipedia describes as an anti-vaccine advocacy group.
- He ran for president in 2024 first as a Democrat, then as an independent, then withdrew and endorsed Donald Trump.
- The Senate confirmed him as Secretary of Health and Human Services in February 2025 (in office as of October 2026).
Key facts
- Born
- 17 January 1954, Washington, D.C.1
- Secretary of Health and Human Services
- From 13 February 2025 (as of October 2026)1
- Founded
- Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic (1987), Waterkeeper Alliance (1999), Children's Health Defense1
- Books
- The Riverkeepers (1997), Crimes Against Nature (2004), The Real Anthony Fauci (2021), A Letter to Liberals (2022)1
- Education
- Harvard (BA), University of Virginia (JD), Pace (LLM)1
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