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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
People · Earnings

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

American politician (born 1954) · U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

Latest 182d ago
Organization
United States Department of Health and Human Services
Role
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Born
1954 (age 71–72)
Also known as
RFK Jr.
Nationality
American
Reference
Wikipedia

Profile by The Voices DeskReviewed under editorial standardsUpdated September 26, 2026Corrections

Who is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is an American politician, environmental lawyer, and author. He is the 26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, a role he will assume in 2025. He is known for his work in environmental protection, including his involvement with Riverkeeper and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Kennedy also founded Pace University's Environmental Litigation Clinic and the Waterkeeper Alliance. He is also described as a conspiracy theorist and anti-vaccine activist.

Career

Kennedy began his career as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan. In the mid-1980s, he joined environmental nonprofits Riverkeeper and the Natural Resources Defense Council. He became an adjunct professor of environmental law at Pace University School of Law in 1986 and founded its Environmental Litigation Clinic in 1987. In 1999, he founded the Waterkeeper Alliance. Kennedy ran for president in the 2024 election as a Democrat and then an independent, before endorsing the Republican Party's nominee. He has promoted vaccine misinformation since 2005, prior to being named the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.

What is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. known for?

  • American politician
  • Environmental lawyer
  • Author
  • Anti-vaccine activist
  • U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said

No statements from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reported yet. The Quote Desk watches this account and publishes when a post is newsworthy; each piece quotes the post word for word and links to the original.

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President Trump says he’ll nominate Dr. Erica Schwartz to direct the CDC

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Who is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is an American politician, environmental lawyer, and author. He is the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, a role he will assume in 2025.
What is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. known for?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is known for his work in environmental protection, including founding the Waterkeeper Alliance and serving as an environmental law professor. He is also known as an anti-vaccine activist and for promoting vaccine misinformation.
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Statements are reported from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s own public posts, quoted verbatim, checked against the original before publication, and linked to it. The profile is drawn from the public record, principally the person’s encyclopedia entry, and was last reviewed September 26, 2026. We do not publish net worth estimates or family details; a birth year appears only where the public record states it. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Robert F. Kennedy Jr.. Stories are AI-assisted and human-reviewed under the Gokhshtein Media editorial standards; errors are logged on the corrections page. Inclusion here is editorial and is not an endorsement of any view, product, or asset. Something wrong or out of date? content@gokhshtein.com.