LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon has resigned.
Gordon made the announcement without explanation Friday, just hours after signing a revised order to allow restaurants to resume indoor dining on Feb. 1.
Gordon issued sweeping orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s powers were upended by a court ruling, and in recent months he helped with President Joe Biden’s transition.
Whitmer, a Democrat, appointed Elizabeth Hertel to succeed Gordon at the state Department of Health and Human Services, effectively immediately.
Hertel currently is the agency’s senior chief deputy director for administration.
FILE – In this June 26, 2019 file photo, Robert Gordon, director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, speaks at a news conference in Lansing, Mich. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says the state will make it easier for low-income residents to qualify for public assistance by raising the limit on the value of assets they can have. The Democrat announced the changes Thursday Oct. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/David Eggert File)
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