United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
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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.
| Name | Year appointed | President(s) served under |
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| Oveta Culp Hobby | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
| Marion Bayard Folsom | <center>1955–1958 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Arthur Sherwood Flemming | <center>1958–1961 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Abraham A. Ribicoff | <center>1961–1962 | John F. Kennedy |
| Anthony J. Celebrezze Sr. | <center>1962–1965 | John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson |
| John William Gardner | <center>1965–1968 | Lyndon Johnson |
| Wilbur J. Cohen | <center>1968–1969 | Lyndon Johnson |
| Robert H. Finch | <center>1969–1970 | Richard Nixon |
| Elliot Lee Richardson | <center>1970–1973 | Richard Nixon |
| Caspar Weinberger | <center>1973–1975 | Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford |
| Forrest David Matthews | <center>1975–1977 | Gerald Ford |
| Joseph A. Califano, Jr. | <center>1977–1979 | Jimmy Carter |
| Patricia Roberts Harris | <center>1979–1979 | Jimmy Carter |