United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
- United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
The United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare was the head of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The Secretary was a member of the President's Cabinet. In 1979, there was a division of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare's position into separate secretaries of Health and Human Services and Education.
Secretaries of Health, Education, and Welfare| No. | Name | Year appointed | President(s) served under |
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| 1 | Oveta Culp Hobby |
1953–1955 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
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| 2 | Marion Bayard Folsom |
1955–1958 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
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| 3 | Arthur Sherwood Flemming |
1958–1961 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
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| 4 | Abraham A. Ribicoff |
1961–1962 | John F. Kennedy |
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| 5 | Anthony J. Celebrezze |
1962–1965 | John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson |
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| 6 | John William Gardner |
1965–1968 | Lyndon Johnson |
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| 7 | Wilbur J. Cohen |
1968–1969 | Lyndon Johnson |
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| 8 | Robert H. Finch |
1969–1970 | Richard Nixon |
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| 9 | Elliot Lee Richardson |
1970–1973 | Richard Nixon |
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| 10 | Caspar Weinberger |
1973–1975 | Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford |
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| 11 | Forrest David Mathews |
1975–1977 | Gerald Ford |
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| 12 | Joseph A. Califano, Jr. |
1977–1979 | Jimmy Carter |
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| 13 | Patricia Roberts Harris |
1979–1979 | Jimmy Carter |
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See also
* Health education
* United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
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