Norris Cochran

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. 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.