Norris Cochran
Acting United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
In office
January 20, 2021 – March 19, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byAlex Azar
Succeeded byXavier Becerra
In office
January 20, 2017 – February 10, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded bySylvia Mathews Burwell
Succeeded byTom Price
Personal details
Born (1970-06-09) June 9, 1970
California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (BA)
University of Texas at Austin (MPA)

Norris Whitehouse Cochran IV (born June 9, 1970) is an American government official who served as the acting United States Secretary of Health and Human Services from January to March 2021, having also served in this role previously in 2017.[1] He serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Budget, and was Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources in the United States Department of Health and Human Services throughout most of the Trump administration.[2]

Education and career

Cochran received a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara in history of public policy in 1993.[3][4][5] He earned a Master of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin's Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs in 1995.[5][6]

Cochran first worked for the federal government in 1996 when he joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between 2001 and 2006 he worked for the Health Division of the Office of Management and Budget.[5]

On February 5, 2006, he joined the Department of Health and Human Services.[5] As of 2007, he was the Director of the Division of Discretionary Programs.[7] He has been Deputy Assistant Secretary of Budget, a Senior Executive Service position, since March 2009.[8][9] This position involves being the Director of the HHS Office of Budget.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Norris Cochran Named Acting HHS Head as Becerra Awaits Hearing". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Key Personnel". U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ Warner, David C.; Program, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs U. S.-Mexican Policy Studies (1997). NAFTA and Trade in Medical Services Between the U.S. and Mexico: A Research Project. Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin. ISBN 978-0-89940-326-7. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ Cochran, Norris (1996). "When Goals Diverge: Social Security Reform in Mexico". LBJ Journal of Public Affairs. 8: 26. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Norris Cochran". U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. January 18, 2017. Archived from the original on January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Class Notes". LBJ School of Public Affairs. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  7. ↑ Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2008: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session. U.S. House Committee on Appropriations. 2007.
  8. ↑ "Norris W. Cochran". LinkedIn. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  9. ↑ Cheney, Kyle (May 9, 2012). "GOP grills HHS on spending". Politico. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
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