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Department of Health and Human Services*
Mike Leavitt, Secretary, HHS
Chronology of HHS Secretaries
| Name |
In Office from |
To |
| Oveta Culp Hobby |
April 11, 1953 |
July 31, 1955 |
| Marion B. Folsom |
August 1, 1955 |
July 31, 1958 |
| Arthur S. Flemming |
August 1, 1958 |
January 1, 1961 |
| Abraham A. Ribicoff |
January 20, 1961 |
July 13, 1962 |
| Anthony J. Celebrezze |
July 31, 1962 |
August 17, 1965 |
| John W. Gardner |
August 18, 1965 |
February 29, 1968 |
| Wilbur J. Cohen |
May 9, 1968 |
January 19, 1969 |
| Robert H. Finch |
January 22, 1969 |
June 24, 1970 |
| Elliot L. Richardson |
June 24, 1970 |
January 29, 1973 |
| Caspar W. Weinberger |
February 12, 1973 |
August 10, 1975 |
| David Mathews |
August 8, 1975 |
January 20, 1977 |
| Joseph A. Califano, Jr. |
January 26, 1977 |
July 19, 1979 |
| Patricia Roberts Harris |
July 27, 1979 |
January 19, 1981 |
| Richard S. Schweiker |
January 22, 1981 |
February 3, 1983 |
| Margaret M. Heckler |
March 9, 1983 |
December 12, 1985 |
| Otis R. Bowen |
December 13, 1985 |
January 20, 1989 |
| Louis Sullivan |
March 1, 1989 |
January1993 |
| Donna Shalala |
January 22, 1993 |
January 19, 2001 |
| Tommy G. Thompson |
February 2, 2001 |
January 25, 2005 |
| Mike Leavitt |
January 26, 2005 |
present |
*Name changed from Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
on May 14, 1980; separate Department of Education formed.
This page was last reviewed on
June 6, 2008
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