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US President Donald Trump, who harshly criticized pharmaceutical firms during his campaign, said Monday he has chosen an executive from the industry to be his new secretary of health. "Happy to announce, I am nominating Alex Azar to be the next HHS Secretary. He will be a star for better healthcare and lower drug prices!" Trump said in a tweet. Azar worked for a decade at Eli Lilly and Company and most recently headed the pharmaceutical giant's US operations.
He left in January 2017 and formed strategic consulting firm Seraphim Strategies, according to Azar's LinkedIn profile. Azar also has high-level experience in the department he is being asked to head. He served as deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services from 2005 to 2007 during the George W. Bush administration, and as its general counsel for the four years prior.

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