FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is resigning

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Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is leaving his post as the nation’s top health regulator after two years in the role.

Gottlieb, who’s waged a pitched battle against teen smoking in recent months, is resigning to spend more time with his family, people close to Gottlieb said Tuesday.

The physician has been commuting from his home in Westport, Connecticut, where he has a wife and three young daughters, the people said. He plans to stay on at the agency for another month; his successor hasn’t been named yet, they said.

Tobacco stocks immediately jumped on the news. Shares of Altria Group rose 1.2 percent while shares of British American Tobacco traded in the U.S. were up by almost 2 percent.

“Scott’s leadership inspired historic results from the FDA team, which delivered record approvals of both innovative treatments and affordable generic drugs, while advancing important policies to confront opioid addiction, tobacco and youth e-cigarette use, chronic disease, and more,” Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said in a statement.

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