HEALTH · IL · 2019-2021
Nirav Shah
State Health Officer / Commissioner / Secretary · Illinois
On the record
Daily COVID briefings made him a household name; later Biden CDC Principal Deputy Director
Background
Between 2019 and 2021, Nirav Shah held the State Health Officer / Commissioner / Secretary seat in Illinois, a 2-year tenure. Took office after Lamar Hasbrouck; succeeded by Sameer Vohra. Note: Daily COVID briefings made him a household name; later Biden CDC Principal Deputy Director. Same-year political environment (2019): Governor JB Pritzker; Attorney General Kwame Raoul; Secretary of State Jesse White.
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Others who held this office in Illinois
- Sameer Vohra (2022-present)
- Lamar Hasbrouck (2012-2015)
- Damon Arnold (2007-2011)
- Eric Whitaker (2003-2007)
- John Lumpkin (1991-2003)