Robert F. Kennedy

At-a-Glance

Serves as the 26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services since 2025.
Founded the nonprofit environmental group Waterkeeper Alliance in 1999.
Founded Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine advocacy group, and served as its former chairman.
Authored books including "The Riverkeepers" (1997), "Crimes Against Nature" (2004), "The Real Anthony Fauci" (2021), and "A Letter to Liberals" (2022).
Served as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan and an adjunct professor of environmental law at Pace University School of Law.
Was a candidate in the 2024 presidential election.

Biography

Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., born on January 17, 1954, is an American politician, environmental lawyer, and author. He is slated to serve as the 26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services starting in 2025. A member of the prominent Kennedy family, he is the son of Senator and US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and a nephew of US President John F. Kennedy.

Kennedy began his career as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan.