Vanita Gupta

American lawyer

Vanita Gupta (born November 15, 1974)[1] is an American politician and lawyer. She was the United States Associate Attorney General from April 22, 2021 to February 2, 2024. Gupta was the president and chief executive officer of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and as the head of the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice from 2014 to 2017.[2]

Vanita Gupta
19th United States Associate Attorney General
In office
April 22, 2021 – February 2, 2024
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byRachel Brand
Succeeded byTBD
United States Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights
Acting
In office
October 20, 2014 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byMolly Moran
Succeeded byThomas Wheeler
Personal details
Born (1974-11-15) November 15, 1974 (age 49)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Spouse(s)Chinh Le
Children2
RelativesRajiv L. Gupta (father)
EducationYale University (BA)
New York University (JD)

On January 7, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Gupta to be Associate Attorney General.[3] She was confirmed by the Senate on April 21, 2021.[4]

On January 31, 2024, it was reported that Gupta would leave her role as associate attorney general the following week.[5]

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