Sean Spicer

Sean Michael Spicer (born September 23, 1971) is an American political strategist. He was the 30th White House Press Secretary and Communications Director for President Trump until his resignation on July 21, 2017.^[3]

Sean Spicer
30th White House Press Secretary
In office January 20, 2017 – July 21, 2017
President	Donald Trump
Deputy	Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Preceded by	Josh Earnest
Succeeded by	Sarah Huckabee Sanders
White House Director of Communications
In office June 2, 2017[1] – July 21, 2017[2] Acting
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Mike Dubke
Succeeded by	Anthony Scaramucci
In office January 20, 2017 – March 6, 2017
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Jen Psaki
Succeeded by	Mike Dubke
Personal details
Born	Sean Michael Spicer (1971-09-23) September 23, 1971 (age 53) Manhasset, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Rebecca Miller ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	2
Education	Connecticut College (BA) Naval War College (MA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1999–present
Rank	Commander
Unit	U.S. Navy Reserve

Spicer was communications director of the Republican National Committee from 2011 to 2017 and its chief strategist from 2015 to 2017.^[4] On December 22, 2016, Spicer was named as Trump's White House Press Secretary and two days later Spicer was also named as the White House Communications Director.^[5][6] He assumed both positions with Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2017.

On July 21, 2017, Spicer announced his intention to resign as White House Press Secretary, and formally left the White House on August 31, 2017.^[7]

References

1. "Mysterious disappearance of Donald Trump's mouthpiece Sean Spicer". The New Zealand Herald. June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
2. Santos, Amanda Proença (July 31, 2017). "Scaramucci Sets New Record for Shortest Term as Communications Director". NBC News. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
3. "GOP Biography of Sean Spicer". GOP.com. Republican National Committee, USA. January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
4. "Sean Spicer: Executive Profile and Biography – Businessweek". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
5. "Sean Spicer Named Press Secretary". CNBC. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
6. Alex, Isenstadt. "Jason Miller Backs Out of Trump White House Job". Politico.com. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
7. Glenn Thrush, Sean Spicer Resigns as White House Press Secretary, New York Times (July 21, 2017).