Ralph Abraham

Ralph Lee Abraham Jr. is an American veterinarian, physician, and politician who served as the principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from December 2025 to February 2026. Prior to that, he was Louisiana Surgeon General from 2024 to 2025. He served as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district from 2015 to 2021 as a member of the Republican Party. Abraham ran for governor of Louisiana in 2019, but failed to advance to the runoff.