Xavier Becerra

Xavier Becerra (born January 26, 1958) is an American attorney and politician who is the governor-elect of California. He served as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services under President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Becerra served from 2017 to 2021 as the 33rd attorney general of California and from 1993 to 2017 as a U.S. representative from California. Upon taking office, Becerra will be the first Hispanic or Latino governor of California since 1875, when Romualdo Pacheco ascended to the governorship to serve out the term of Newton Booth.