List of secretaries of health and human services




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Secretaries of Health, Education, and Welfareedit

No. Portrait Name State of residence Took office Left office President(s)
1 Hobby-Oveta-Culp.jpg Oveta Culp Hobby Texas April 11, 1953 July 31, 1955 Dwight D. Eisenhower
2 Folsom.jpg Marion B. Folsom New York August 2, 1955 July 31, 1958
3 ArthurSFlemming.jpg Arthur S. Flemming Ohio August 1, 1958 January 19, 1961
4 Ribicoff.jpg Abraham A. Ribicoff Connecticut January 21, 1961 July 13, 1962 John F. Kennedy
5 Celebrez.jpg Anthony J. Celebrezze Ohio July 31, 1962 August 17, 1965
Lyndon B. Johnson
6 John W. Gardner, U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.jpg John W. Gardner California August 18, 1965 March 1, 1968
7 Wilburportrait.jpg Wilbur J. Cohen Michigan May 16, 1968 January 20, 1969
8 RobertHFinch.jpg Robert H. Finch California January 21, 1969 June 23, 1970 Richard Nixon
9 ElliotLeeRichardson.jpg Elliot L. Richardson Massachusetts June 24, 1970 January 29, 1973
10 Caspar Weinberger official photo.jpg Caspar Weinberger California February 12, 1973 August 8, 1975
Gerald Ford
11 F. David Mathews.jpg F. David Mathews Alabama August 8, 1975 January 20, 1977
12 JAC AR 2007.jpg Joseph A. Califano Jr. District of Columbia January 25, 1977 August 3, 1979 Jimmy Carter
13 Patricia R. Harris official portrait.jpg Patricia Roberts Harris District of Columbia August 3, 1979 May 4, 1980

Secretaries of Health and Human Servicesedit

No. Portrait Name State of residence Took office Left office President(s)
13 Patricia R. Harris official portrait.jpg Patricia Roberts Harris District of Columbia May 4, 1980 January 20, 1981 Jimmy Carter
14 Secretary Richard Schweiker.jpg Richard S. Schweiker Pennsylvania January 22, 1981 February 3, 1983 Ronald Reagan
– Speedy Long.jpg Speedy Long Louisiana February 3, 1983 March 9, 1983
15 Mmheckler.JPG Margaret M. Heckler Massachusetts March 9, 1983 December 13, 1985
16 Otis R. Bowen.jpg Otis R. Bowen Indiana December 13, 1985 March 1, 1989
17 SullivanLouis.jpg Louis Wade Sullivan Georgia March 1, 1989 January 20, 1993 George H. W. Bush
18 Shalala portrait.jpg Donna Shalala Wisconsin January 22, 1993 January 20, 2001 Bill Clinton
19 Tommy Thompson 1.jpg Tommy G. Thompson Wisconsin February 2, 2001 January 26, 2005 George W. Bush
20 Mike Leavitt.jpg Michael O. Leavitt Utah January 26, 2005 January 20, 2009
– JohnsonCharlesE.jpg Charles E. Johnson Utah January 20, 2009 April 28, 2009 Barack Obama
21 Kathleen Sebelius official portrait (cropped).jpg Kathleen Sebelius Kansas April 28, 2009 June 9, 2014
22 Sylvia Mathews Burwell official portrait (cropped).jpg Sylvia Mathews Burwell District of Columbia June 9, 2014 January 20, 2017
– Norris Cochran (cropped).jpg Norris Cochran Florida January 20, 2017 February 10, 2017 Donald Trump
23 Tom Price official photo (cropped).jpg Tom Price Georgia February 10, 2017 September 29, 2017
– Don J. Wright official portrait (cropped).jpg Don J. Wright Virginia September 29, 2017 October 10, 2017
– Eric Hargan official portrait (cropped).jpg Eric Hargan Illinois October 10, 2017 January 29, 2018
24 Alex Azar official portrait (cropped).jpg Alex Azar Indiana January 29, 2018 Incumbent

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