Robert Califf | |
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22nd and 25th Commissioner of Food and Drugs | |
In office February 17, 2022 – January 20, 2025 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Stephen Hahn |
Succeeded by | Marty Makary (nominee) |
In office February 22, 2016 – January 20, 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Margaret Hamburg |
Succeeded by | Scott Gottlieb |
Personal details | |
Born | 1951 (age 73–74) Anderson, South Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Duke University (BS, MD) |
Robert Califf (born 1951) is an American cardiologist and politician. He was the Commissioner of Food and Drugs from 2022 until 2025 during the Joe Biden administration. He held the same job from September 2015 to January 2017 during the Barack Obama presidency.[1]
President Joe Biden renominated Califf to head the Food and Drug Administration on November 12, 2021.[2] On February 15, 2022, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 50-46 vote.[3]