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 WelfareNo.NameYearsPresident(s) served under1Oveta Culp Hobby1953–1955Dwight D. Eisenhower2Marion Bayard Folsom1955–1958Dwight D. Eisenhower3Arthur Sherwood Flemming1958–1961Dwight D. Eisenhower4Abraham A. Ribicoff1961–1962John F. Kennedy5Anthony J. Celebrezze1962–1965John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson6John William Gardner1965–1968Lyndon Johnson7Wilbur J. Cohen1968–1969Lyndon Johnson8Robert H. Finch1969–1970Richard Nixon9Elliot Lee Richardson1970–1973Richard Nixon10Caspar Weinberger1973–1975Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford11Forrest David Mathews1975–1977Gerald Ford12Joseph A. Califano Jr.1977–1979Jimmy Carter13Patricia Roberts Harris1979–1979Jimmy Carter

 Living former secretaries of health, education, and welfare 
As of , there are two living former health, education, and welfare, the older of the two being Joseph A. Califano Jr. (served 1977-1979). The most recent death of a former secretary of health, education, and welfare was that of Caspar W. Weinberger (served 1973-1975) on March 28, 2006. The living former secretaries of health, education, and welfare, in order of service, are: