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The United States secretary of health and human services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, concerned with health matters. The Secretary is a member of the president's Cabinet. The office was formerly Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. In 1980, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was renamed the Department of Health and Human Services, and its education functions and Rehabilitation Services Administration were transferred to the new Department of Education. Patricia Roberts Harris headed the department before and after it was renamed. Nominations to the office of Secretary of HHS are referred to the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over Medicare and Medicaid, before confirmation is considered by the full United States Senate. Donald Trump selected then-Congressman Tom Price to be the 23rd secretary of the health and human services. Price was confirmed by

The duties of the secretary revolve around human conditions and concerns in the United States. This includes advising the president on matters of health, welfare, and income security programs. The secretary strives to administer the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out approved programs and make the public aware of the objectives of the department. The Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) was reorganized into a Department of Education and a Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS). The Department of Health and Human Services oversees 11 agencies including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Parties    Democratic (8)    Republican (15)    Independent (1) Secretaries of Health, Education, and Welfare edit No. Portrait Name State of residence Took office Left office President(s) 1 Oveta Culp Hobby Texas April 11, 1953 July 31, 1955 Dwight D. Eisenhower 2 Marion B. Folsom New York August 2, 1955 July 31, 1958 3 Arthur S. Flemming Ohio August 1, 1958 January 19, 1961 4 Abraham A. Ribicoff Connecticut January 21, 1961 July 13, 1962 John F. Kennedy 5 Anthony J. Celebrezze Ohio July 31, 1962 August 17, 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson 6 John W. Gardner California August 18, 1965 March 1, 1968 7 Wilbur J. Cohen Michigan May 16, 1968 January 20, 1969 8 Robert H. Finch California January 21, 1969 June 23, 1970 Richard Nixon 9 Elliot L. Richardson Massachusetts June 24, 1970 January 29, 1973 10 Caspar Weinberger California February 12, 1973 August 8, 1975 Gerald Ford 11

The line of succession for the Secretary of Health and Human Services is as follows: Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services. General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Administration Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Commissioner of Food and Drugs Director of the National Institutes of Health Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Other Assistant Secretaries (following in the order they took the oath of office) Assistant Secretary for Health Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Assistant Secretary for Legislation Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources Assistant Secretary for Aging Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director, Region 4 (Atlanta, Georgia)

Department of Health, Education, and Welfare edit As of November 2020, there are two living former secretaries of health, education and welfare, the older being Joseph A. Califano Jr. (served 1977–1979, born 1931). The most recent secretary of health, education and welfare to die was Caspar Weinberger (served 1973–1975, born 1917), on March 28, 2006. The most recently serving secretary to die was Patricia Roberts Harris (served 1979–1980, born 1924) on March 23, 1985. Name Term Date of birth (and age) F. David Mathews 1975–1977 ( 1935-12-06 ) December 6, 1935 (age 84) Joseph A. Califano Jr. 1977–1979 ( 1931-05-15 ) May 15, 1931 (age 89) Department of Health and Human Services edit As of November 2020, there are seven living former secretaries of health and human services, the oldest being Louis W. Sullivan (served 1989–1993, born 1933); The most recent secretary of health and human services to die was Margaret Heckler (served 1983–1985, born 1931), on August 6, 2018.