United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
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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 is a member of the President's Cabinet.
Until 1979, there was one Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, uniting this department with the Department of Education, which is now headed by a separate Secretary of Education.
| Name | Term of Office | President(s) served under |
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| Patricia Roberts Harris | August 3, 1979 - January 20, 1981 | Jimmy Carter |
| Richard Schultz Schweiker | January 22, 1981 - February 3, 1983 | Ronald Reagan |
| Margaret Heckler | March 9, 1983 - December 13, 1985 | Ronald Reagan |
| Otis Ray Bowen | December 13, 1985 - January 20, 1989 | Ronald Reagan |
| Louis Wade Sullivan | March 1, 1989 - January 20, 1993 | George H. W. Bush |
| Donna Edna Shalala | January 22, 1993 - January 20, 2001 | Bill Clinton |
| Tommy George Thompson | February 2, 2001 - January 26, 2005 | George W. Bush |
| Michael Orkerlund Leavitt | January 26, 2005 - present | George W. Bush |