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  Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and Science Advisor to the President
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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive > Office of Science and Technology Policy
OfficeDirector
HonorificDirector - Abbr: Director
Type Confirmation
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Polls Open May 28, 2021 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Close May 28, 2021 - 12:00pm Central
Term Start June 01, 2021 - 12:00pm
Term End February 18, 2022 - 12:00pm
ContributorQbanito
Last ModifiedCharlotte K-A March 18, 2022 01:28pm
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Description On January 15, 2021, Biden nominated Eric Lander, founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, who was the lead author of the first paper announcing the details of the human genome, as director of Office of Science and Technology Policy and adviser on science. He is the first life scientist to have that job.

Biden has elevated the position to a cabinet post.

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Confirmed by voice vote on 5/28/21.

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TERM END DUE TO RESIGNATION
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won02/18/2022
NameAlondra Nelson Votes1 (100.00%)
Term02/18/2022 - 10/03/2022 Margin1 (+100.00%)
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