Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin Makary has exited the post after 13 sometimes stormy months on the job, the White House said.

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned his position, stepping aside amid a swirl of reports that his tenure was coming to an end.

Dr. Marty Makary is out as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, the fourth high-profile departure of a member of the Trump administration this year, according to two people familiar with

Commissioner Marty Makary is resigning from his role on Tuesday. Makary is stepping down after just 13 months overseeing the agency, Politico first reported, citing an anonymous administration official.

His departure became official after Trump signed off last week on a plan to fire Makary, The Wall Street Journal previously reported. Makary was planning to resign today, accordin

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned from the agency Tuesday, according to multiple reports, in the wake of reports that President Donald Trump had been considering firing him for months as he faced Republican backlash over his resistance to their push to limit abortion pills.

His tenure was marked by organizational upheaval, controversies over drug approvals and tensions with the White House.

U.S. Food and Drug Commissioner Marty Makary resigned on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said, the latest leadership change at the federal health department which comes after weeks of public speculation and a mounting pressure campaign.