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 | |||
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No. | Name | Years | President(s) served under |
1 | Oveta Culp Hobby | 1953–1955 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
2 | Marion Bayard Folsom | 1955–1958 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
3 | Arthur Sherwood Flemming | 1958–1961 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
4 | Abraham A. Ribicoff | 1961–1962 | John F. Kennedy |
5 | Anthony J. Celebrezze | 1962–1965 | John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson |
6 | John William Gardner | 1965–1968 | Lyndon Johnson |
7 | Wilbur J. Cohen | 1968–1969 | Lyndon Johnson |
8 | Robert H. Finch | 1969–1970 | Richard Nixon |
9 | Elliot Lee Richardson | 1970–1973 | Richard Nixon |
10 | Caspar Weinberger | 1973–1975 | Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford |
11 | Forrest David Mathews | 1975–1977 | Gerald Ford |
12 | Joseph A. Califano Jr. | 1977–1979 | Jimmy Carter |
13 | Patricia Roberts Harris | 1979–1979 | Jimmy Carter |