Andrew Saul was removed from his position of Commissioner at the Social Security Administration of the United States on Friday by President Joe Biden after refusing to submit his own resignation, according to US media reports quoting the White House statements.

Saul had been serving as the chief of the Social Security Administration since June 2019 and was hired for a six-year term, which was scheduled to terminate in January 2025. He had been put in charge of the administration under former US President Donald Trump, a member of the Republican party.

Saul completed his education from the renowned University of Pennsylvania from the Wharton Business School and has been married to Denise Saul for over 50 years. He has two children and a total of three grandchildren. 

The former chief of the Social Security Administration has been a part of the United States’ political sphere since decades and has worked in various arms of both the state and federal government. Between 2002 and 2011, Saul served as the chair of The Federal Thrift Investment Board, working under two US Presidents at the position. He was backed by former US President George W. Bush in front of the United States Senate and continued working under his successor and Democratic President Barack Obama after getting the upper houses’ approval.

Before stepping into the federal sphere of service in the government, Saul was the chairperson of the Finance Committee of the New York Transportation Authority. Commissioner Saul also has served as Vice Chairman of the Mount Sinai Health System, and Chairman of its Audit and Compliance Committee. 

In 2019, the United States Senate appointed Saul as the chief of the Social Security Administration by a tally of 77-16, according to a tweet by Iowa’s Republican Senator Chuck Grassley. The vote is being defined as a bipartisan effort by multiple Republicans who now accuse Biden of using the federal agency as a tool of politics, according to reports from the Associated Press.