Ron Klain
White House Chief of Staff from 2021 to 2023
Ronald A. Klain (born August 8, 1961) is an American politician and lawyer. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was the 30th White House Chief of Staff from January 20, 2021 until February 8, 2023 in the Joe Biden administration.
Ron Klain | |
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30th White House Chief of Staff | |
In office January 20, 2021 – February 8, 2023 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Mark Meadows |
Succeeded by | Jeff Zients |
White House Ebola Response Coordinator | |
In office October 22, 2014 – February 15, 2015 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Chief of Staff to the Vice President | |
In office January 20, 2009 – January 14, 2011 | |
Vice President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | David Addington |
Succeeded by | Bruce Reed |
In office November 1, 1995 – August 3, 1999 | |
Vice President | Al Gore |
Preceded by | Jack Quinn |
Succeeded by | Charles Burson |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | August 8, 1961
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Monica Medina |
Children | 3 |
Education | Georgetown University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
He was the chief of staff to two U.S. vice presidents: Al Gore (1995–1999) and Joe Biden (2009–2011).
In early 2020, Klain joined Biden's presidential campaign as a senior advisor.[2][3]
On November 11, 2020 it was announced he would be the White House Chief of Staff for President Joe Biden.[4][5]
In January 2023, Klain announced his plans to resign as chief of staff in the weeks after President Biden's State of the Union Address in February.[6][7]
References
change- ↑ Warshaw, Shirley Anne (2014). The Clinton Years. Infobase Publishing. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-8160-7459-4. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ↑ "Biden for President: More Senior Advisors". Democracy in Action. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020.
- ↑ Parnes, Amie (September 27, 2020). "Meet Joe Biden's chief debate guru". The Hill. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020.
- ↑ Shear, Michael D.; Glueck, Katie; Haberman, Maggie; Kaplan, Thomas (November 11, 2020). "Biden Names Ron Klain as White House Chief of Staff". The New York Times.
- ↑ "President-elect Joe Biden Names Ron Klain as White House Chief of Staff". President-Elect Joe Biden. 2020-11-12. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ Baker, Peter; Rogers, Katie (2023-01-21). "Ron Klain Expected to Step Down as Biden's White House Chief of Staff". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
- ↑ Phil Mattingly; Kaitlan Collins (January 22, 2023). "Jeff Zients to replace Ron Klain as White House chief of staff". CNN. Retrieved January 22, 2023.