Xavier Becerra's Biography
Contact Information
Office
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, Southwest
Washington, 20201
Full Name:
Xavier Becerra
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Carolina; 3 Children: Clarisa, Olivia, Natalia
Birth Date:
01/26/1958
Birth Place:
Sacramento, CA
Home City:
Los Angeles, CA
Religion:
Roman Catholic
JD, Stanford University Law School, 1984
BA, Economics, Stanford University, 1980
Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2021-present
Attorney General, State of California, 2017-2021
Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 34, 1993-2017
Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 1990-1992
Secretary, Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group Steering Committee
Former Vice Chair, House Democratic Caucus
Vice Chair, Minority Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, United States House Ways and Means Committee
Chair, Minority Caucus, United States House of Representatives, 2013-2017
Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 1997-1998
Former Assistant to the Speaker, United States House of Representatives
Deputy Attorney General, California Department of Justice, 1987-1990
Administrative Assistant, Office of California Senator Art Torres, 1986
Staff Attorney, Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts, 1984-1985
Member, Board of Regents, Smithsonian Institution, present
Co-Chair, Congressional Friends of Spain, present
Board Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, present
Member, Hispanic Outreach Advisory Board, National Parent Teacher Association, present
Member, Mexican American Bar Association, present
Member, Mexican American State Legislators Policy Institute, present
Council Member, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institute, present
Vice Chair, United States-Korea Interparliamentary Exchange, present
Former Board Member, Close Up Foundation
Former Board Member, Pitzer College
Astrological Sign:
Aquarius