Michael J. Astrue

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Michael J. Astrue, official photograph
Michael J. Astrue, official photograph

Michael J. Astrue is the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, nominated by President George W. Bush on September 14, 2006 and confirmed by the US Senate on February 2, 2007. He was sworn in on February 12, 2007 and is expected to serve a 6-year term.[1]

After obtaining his secondary education at The Roxbury Latin School, Astrue has a bachelor's degree from Yale University, where he served as President of the Yale Political Union, and a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard University.[2]

[edit] Prior Experience

Astrue formerly served in the Social Security Administration as Counselor to the Commissioner. He also served as General Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Leigislation and Counsel of the US Department of Health and Human Services. He also served as Associate Council to the President of the United States under the Reagan and Bush administrations. In the private field, he served as a senior executive at several biotechnology companies.[3]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ http://www.ssa.gov/pressoffice/factsheets/astrue.htm
  2. ^ News Release, Feb. 12, 2007, U.S. Social Security Administration, at [1].
  3. ^ http://www.ssa.gov/pressoffice/factsheets/astrue.htm

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