Randall Williams

Randall Williams, director of the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, submitted his resignation Tuesday. In this file photo, Williams speaks before the House Committee on Health and Mental Health Policy on Feb. 3 at the Capitol in Jefferson City. The hearing lasted nearly three hours and covered Missouri’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

JEFFERSON CITY — After four years as Missouri’s health director, Randall Williams announced Tuesday that he is stepping down from the position, effective immediately.

Gov. Mike Parson said he received Williams’s letter of resignation Tuesday morning but did not give a reason for his departure.

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