Chris Jones will resign as North Dakota’s Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner effective Sept. 15th.
Jones is pursuing a position as vice president and senior fellow at the Texas-based Cicero Institute, a nonpartisan public policy organization.
In 2017, Gov. Burgum appointed Jones as executive director of the Department of Human Services.
Jones has served as H-H-S commissioner since September 2022, following the integration of the departments of Health and Human Services.
Burgum has appointed H-H-S Deputy Commissioner Sara Stolt to serve as interim commissioner, effective Sept. 16.