Eric David Hargan (born June 3, 1968)[1] is an American lawyer and government official who served as United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services from October 2017 to January 2021.

On October 10, 2017, President Donald Trump appointed Hargan as acting United States Secretary of Health and Human Services,[3] which he held until January 29, 2018, when Alex Azar assumed the office.

Hargan joined the health and FDA business development practice of law firm Greenberg Traurig in June 2010.

[8] In 2014, Hargan worked on Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner's health care transition team.

[6] On March 15, 2017, Hargan was nominated to be the United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services.