United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

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 reports to the President of the United States. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet.

List of secretaries
 Parties
 (9)
 (15)
 (2)

Status

Health, education, and welfare
No.PortraitNameState of residenceTook officeLeft officePresident(s)75pxTexasApril 11, 1953July 31, 1955(1953–1961)75pxNew YorkAugust 2, 1955July 31, 195875pxOhioAugust 1, 1958January 19, 196175pxConnecticutJanuary 21, 1961July 13, 1962(1961–1963)75pxOhioJuly 31, 1962August 17, 1965(1963–1969)75pxCaliforniaAugust 18, 1965March 1, 196875pxMichiganMay 16, 1968January 20, 196975pxCaliforniaJanuary 21, 1969June 23, 1970(1969–1974)75pxMassachusettsJune 24, 1970January 29, 197375pxCaliforniaFebruary 12, 1973August 8, 1975(1974–1977)75pxAlabamaAugust 8, 1975January 20, 197775pxDistrict of ColumbiaJanuary 25, 1977August 3, 1979(1977–1981)75pxDistrict of ColumbiaAugust 3, 1979May 4, 1980Harris was Secretary on May 4, 1980, when the office changed names from Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to Secretary of Health and Human Services. Because the department merely changed names, she did not need to be confirmed again, and her term continued uninterrupted.

Health and human services
No.PortraitNameState of residenceTook officeLeft officePresident(s)75pxDistrict of ColumbiaMay 4, 1980January 20, 1981(1977–1981)75pxPennsylvaniaJanuary 22, 1981February 3, 1983(1981–1989)75pxMassachusettsMarch 10, 1983December 13, 198575pxIndianaDecember 13, 1985March 1, 198975pxGeorgiaMarch 1, 1989January 20, 1993(1989–1993)75pxWisconsinJanuary 22, 1993January 20, 2001(1993–2001)75pxWisconsinFebruary 2, 2001January 26, 2005(2001–2009)75pxUtahJanuary 26, 2005January 20, 200975pxUtahJanuary 20, 2009April 28, 2009(2009–2017)75pxKansasApril 28, 2009June 9, 201475pxWest VirginiaJune 9, 2014January 20, 201775pxFloridaJanuary 20, 2017February 10, 2017(2017–2021)border|75pxGeorgiaFebruary 10, 2017September 29, 201775pxVirginiaSeptember 29, 2017October 10, 201775pxIllinoisOctober 10, 2017January 29, 2018border|75pxIndianaJanuary 29, 2018January 20, 202175pxFloridaJanuary 20, 2021March 19, 2021(2021–2025)border|75pxCaliforniaMarch 19, 2021January 20, 202575pxPennsylvaniaJanuary 20, 2025February 13, 2025 (2025–present)frameless|100x100pxRobert F. Kennedy Jr.CaliforniaFebruary 13, 2025Incumbent

References

Category:United States Secretaries of Health and Human Services
Category:1980 establishments in the United States