What are the names of the persons who have served as the Secretary of HEW/HHS?

Answer:

Secretaries of HEW:

1. Oveta Culp Hobby, April 11, 1953 - July 31, 1955
2. Marion B. Folsom, August 1, 1955 - July 31, 1958
3. Arthur S. Flemming, August 1, 1958 - January 19, 1961
4. Abraham Ribicoff, January 21, 1961 - July 13, 1962
5. Anthony J. Celebrezze, July 31, 1962 - August 17, 1965
6. John W. Gardner, August 18, 1965 - March 1, 1968
7. Wilbur J. Cohen, May 16, 1968 - January 20, 1969
8. Robert H. Finch, January 21, 1969 - June 23, 1970
9. Elliot L. Richardson, June 24, 1970 - January 29, 1973
10. Caspar W. Weinberger, February 12, 1973 - August 8, 1975
11. David Mathews, August 8, 1975 - January 20, 1977
12. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., January 25, 1977 - August 3, 1979
13. Patricia Roberts Harris, August 3, 1979 - May 3, 1980

Secretaries of HHS:

1. Patricia Roberts Harris, May 4, 1980 - January 20, 1981
2. Richard S. Schweiker, January 22, 1981 - February 3, 1983
3. Margaret M. Heckler, March 9, 1983 - December 13, 1985
4. Otis R. Bowen, M.D., December 13, 1985 - January 20, 1989
5. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., March 1, 1989 - January 20, 1993
6. Donna E. Shalala, January 22, 1993 - January 20, 2001
7. Tommy G. Thompson, February 2, 2001 - January 26, 2005
8. Michael O. Leavitt, January 26, 2005 - Present
   
   

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