After finishing school, Azar clerked for US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, and he worked as an associate independent counsel from 1994 to 1996 for the Whitewater Independent Counsel which investigated President Bill Clinton.

Alex Michael Azar II (/ ˈ eɪ z ɑːr /; born June 17, 1967) is an American attorney, businessman, lobbyist, and former pharmaceutical executive who served as the U.S. secretary of health and human services from 2018 to 2021. He was also chairman of the White House Coronavirus Task Force from its inception in January 2020 to February 2020, when he was replaced by Vice President Mike Pence.

From 1994 to 1996, he worked as an Associate Independent Counsel in the office of Whitewater Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr, who investigated President Bill Clinton. From 1996 to 2001, he worked as a partner with the law firm Wiley Rein LLP.

Nov 13, 2017 · Azar was one of two assistant independent counsels in Washington working on the investigation, which eventually led to the impeachment of President Clinton on charges stemming from a sexual ...

Nov 3, 2017 · President Donald Trump recently selected Alex Azar for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Former colleagues describe him as whip-smart and industry-friendly with a background in Republican politics and past experience investigating former President Bill Clinton.

Nov 13, 2017 · Azar brings with him solid conservative credentials: After graduating from Yale Law School, he clerked for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. He also worked under special prosecutor Kenneth...

Nov 18, 2024 · When an unexpected pandemic struck, former HHS secretary Alex Azar knew how to lead and manage the effort to get a vaccine out in record time, at tremendous personal financial cost.

Dec 17, 2017 · When discussing Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HSS), the New York Times described Alex Azar as follows: In addition to his experience as a...

Nov 17, 2017 · In September 1994, Ken Starr hired Azar as an assistant independent counsel in the investigation of President Bill Clinton. In this position, he argued that the White House must turn over notes of meetings between First Lady Hillary Clinton, her private lawyer and the White House counsel because members of the federal government are not ...

Jul 14, 2020 · The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a law we have examined before, was passed by a Republican-led Congress and signed by Democratic President Bill Clinton in 1996.