Jeffrey A. Rosen

Jeffrey Adam Rosen (born April 2, 1958)^[1] is an American lawyer. Rosen was the Acting United States Attorney General from December 24, 2020 to January 20, 2021. He was the 38th United States Deputy Attorney General from May 22, 2019 until he became acting Attorney General. He was the 21st United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation from May 18, 2017 to May 21, 2019. He was a senior partner at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis.

Jeff Rosen
United States Attorney General
Acting
In office December 24, 2020 – January 20, 2021
President	Donald Trump
Deputy	Richard Donoghue (acting)
Preceded by	William Barr
Succeeded by	Merrick Garland
38th United States Deputy Attorney General
In office May 22, 2019 – December 23, 2020
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Rod Rosenstein
Succeeded by	Lisa Monaco
21st United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation
In office May 18, 2017 – May 21, 2019
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Victor Mendez
Succeeded by	Polly Trottenberg
General Counsel of the United States Department of Transportation
In office December 2003 – June 2006
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Kirk Van Tine
Succeeded by	David Gribbin
Personal details
Born	Jeffrey Adam Rosen (1958-04-02) April 2, 1958 (age 66) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Kathleen Nichols
Children	3
Education	Northwestern University (BA) Harvard University (JD)

On February 19, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his plans to nominate Rosen for United States Deputy Attorney General replacing Rod Rosenstein. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 16.^[2]

On December 14, 2020, it was announced that Rosen would become acting Attorney General on December 24, when William Barr's resignation takes effect.^[3][4]

References

1. "PN102 - Nomination of Jeffrey A. Rosen to be Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. March 29, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
2. Balsamo, Michael (February 19, 2019). "Trump nominates Jeffrey Rosen for deputy attorney general". The Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
3. @realDonaldTrump (2020-12-14). "... Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen, an outstanding person, will become Acting Attorney General" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. "William Barr To Step Down As Attorney General Before Christmas". NPR.org. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.