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{{Short description|Head of the US Department of Health and Human Services}} |
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| incumbent = [[Xavier Becerra]] |
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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]], and serves as the principal advisor to the [[president of the United States]] on all health matters. The secretary is a member of the [[United States Cabinet]]. The office was formerly Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. In 1980, the [[United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare|Department of Health, Education, and Welfare]] was renamed the Department of Health and Human Services, and its education functions and [[Rehabilitation Services Administration]] were transferred to the new [[United States Department of Education]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fwu4iZpmCNMC&q=979%2C+the+Department+of+Health%2C+Education%2C+and+Welfare+was+renamed+the+Department+of+Health+and+Human+Services%2C&pg=PA51|title=Foundations of Education: History and theory of teaching children and youths with visual impairments |last=Holbrook |first=M. Cay|date=February 6, 2017|publisher=American Foundation for the Blind |isbn=9780891283409|language=en}}</ref> [[Patricia Roberts Harris]] headed the department before and after it was renamed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://millercenter.org/president/essays/harris-1977-secretary-of-housing-and-urban-development|title=Patricia R. Harris (1977–1979)—Miller Center|website=millercenter.org|language=en|access-date=February 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207112800/http://millercenter.org/president/essays/harris-1977-secretary-of-housing-and-urban-development|archive-date=February 7, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
The '''United States secretary of health and human services''' is the head of the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services]], and serves as the principal advisor to the [[president of the United States]] on all health matters. The secretary is a member of the [[Cabinet of the United States|United States Cabinet]]. The office was formerly Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. In 1980, the [[United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare|Department of Health, Education, and Welfare]] was renamed the Department of Health and Human Services, and its education functions and [[Rehabilitation Services Administration]] were transferred to the new [[United States Department of Education]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fwu4iZpmCNMC&q=979%2C+the+Department+of+Health%2C+Education%2C+and+Welfare+was+renamed+the+Department+of+Health+and+Human+Services%2C&pg=PA51|title=Foundations of Education: History and theory of teaching children and youths with visual impairments |last=Holbrook |first=M. Cay|date=February 6, 2017|publisher=American Foundation for the Blind |isbn=9780891283409|language=en}}</ref> [[Patricia Roberts Harris]] headed the department before and after it was renamed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://millercenter.org/president/essays/harris-1977-secretary-of-housing-and-urban-development|title=Patricia R. Harris (1977–1979)—Miller Center|website=millercenter.org|language=en|access-date=February 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207112800/http://millercenter.org/president/essays/harris-1977-secretary-of-housing-and-urban-development|archive-date=February 7, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Nominations to the office of Secretary of HHS are referred to the [[United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor |
Nominations to the office of Secretary of HHS are referred to the [[United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions|Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee]] and the [[United States Senate Committee on Finance]], which has jurisdiction over Medicare and Medicaid,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.finance.senate.gov/about/jurisdiction|title=Jurisdiction {{!}} The United States Senate Committee on Finance|website=finance.senate.gov|language=en|access-date=February 6, 2017|archive-date=February 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207031354/https://www.finance.senate.gov/about/jurisdiction|url-status=dead}}</ref> before confirmation is considered by the full [[United States Senate]]. |
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Secretary of Health and Human Services is a [[Executive Schedule#Level I|level I position in the Executive Schedule]],<ref>{{UnitedStatesCode|5|5312}}</ref> thus earning a salary of [[ |
Secretary of Health and Human Services is a [[Executive Schedule#Level I|level I position in the Executive Schedule]],<ref>{{UnitedStatesCode|5|5312}}</ref> thus earning a salary of [[United States dollar|US$]]221,400, as of January 2021.<ref name="Salary">{{cite web|url= https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2021/EX.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123013351/https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2021/EX.pdf |archive-date=January 23, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Salary Table No. 2021-EX Rates of Basic Pay for the Executive Schedule (EX)}}</ref> |
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[[Xavier Becerra]] has served as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services since March 19, 2021, the first person of Hispanic descent to hold the post. |
[[Xavier Becerra]] has served as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services since March 19, 2021, the first person of Hispanic descent to hold the post. |
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==Duties== |
==Duties== |
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[[File:Flag of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.png|thumb|left|upright|The flag of the secretary of health, education, and welfare, the predecessor to the current office |
[[File:Flag of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.png|thumb|left|upright|The flag of the secretary of health, education, and welfare, the predecessor to the current office]] |
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The duties of the secretary revolve around human conditions and concerns in the [[United States]]. This includes advising the |
The duties of the secretary revolve around human conditions and concerns in the [[United States]]. This includes advising the president on matters of [[health]], [[welfare]], and income security programs. The secretary strives to administer the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out approved programs and make the public aware of the objectives of the department.<ref>{{cite web|title=The President's Cabinet|url=http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/government/national/cabinet.html|publisher=Ben's Guide|date=February 1, 2007|access-date=November 15, 2007}}</ref> |
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The |
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) was reorganized into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS). |
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The Department of Health and Human Services oversees 11 agencies including the [[Food and Drug Administration|Food and Drug Administration (FDA)]], [[Centers for Disease Control|Centers for Disease Control (CDC)]], [[National Institutes of Health|National Institutes of Health (NIH)]], [[Administration for Children and Families|Administration for Children and Families (ACF)]] and [[Centers for Medicare |
The Department of Health and Human Services oversees 11 agencies including the [[Food and Drug Administration|Food and Drug Administration (FDA)]], [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Centers for Disease Control (CDC)]], [[National Institutes of Health|National Institutes of Health (NIH)]], [[Administration for Children and Families|Administration for Children and Families (ACF)]], and [[Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services|Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hhs.gov/about/foa/opdivs/index.html|title=HHS Agencies & Offices {{!}} HHS.gov |access-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref> |
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==List of secretaries== |
==List of secretaries== |
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|August 3, 1979 |
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|May 4, 1980<ref name=PatriciaHarris>Harris 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.</ref> |
|May 4, 1980<ref name=PatriciaHarris>Harris 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.</ref> |
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#General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services |
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#Assistant Secretary for Administration |
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#[[Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation]] |
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#Administrator of the [[Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services]] |
#Administrator of the [[Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services|Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services]] |
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#[[Commissioner of Food and Drugs]] |
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#Director of the [[National Institutes of Health]] |
#Director of the [[National Institutes of Health]] |
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#Assistant Secretary for [[Administration for Children and Families|Children and Families]] |
#Assistant Secretary for [[Administration for Children and Families|Children and Families]] |
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#Other assistant secretaries (following in the order they took the oath of office) |
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##Assistant Secretary for Legislation |
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United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | |
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United States Department of Health and Human Services | |
Style | Mr. Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
Member of | Cabinet |
Reports to | President of the United States |
Seat | Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Washington, D.C. |
Appointer | President of the United States with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | At the President's Pleasure |
Constituting instrument | Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 67 Stat. 631 42 U.S.C. § 3501 |
Formation | April 11, 1953 |
First holder | Oveta Culp Hobby |
Succession | Twelfth[1] |
Deputy | Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services |
Salary | Executive Schedule, Level I |
Website | www.hhs.gov |
The United States secretary of health and human services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all health matters. The secretary is a member of the United States Cabinet. The office was formerly Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. In 1980, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was renamed the Department of Health and Human Services, and its education functions and Rehabilitation Services Administration were transferred to the new United States Department of Education.[2] Patricia Roberts Harris headed the department before and after it was renamed.[3]
Nominations to the office of Secretary of HHS are referred to the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the United States Senate Committee on Finance, which has jurisdiction over Medicare and Medicaid,[4] before confirmation is considered by the full United States Senate.
Secretary of Health and Human Services is a level I position in the Executive Schedule,[5] thus earning a salary of US$221,400, as of January 2021.[6]
Xavier Becerra has served as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services since March 19, 2021, the first person of Hispanic descent to hold the post.
Duties
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The duties of the secretary revolve around human conditions and concerns in the United States. This includes advising the president on matters of health, welfare, and income security programs. The secretary strives to administer the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out approved programs and make the public aware of the objectives of the department.[7]
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) was reorganized into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS).
The Department of Health and Human Services oversees 11 agencies including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).[8]
List of secretaries
- Parties
Democratic (9) Republican (15) Independent (1)
Status
Denotes acting HHS Secretary
Nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services
Health, education, and welfare | |||||||
No. | Portrait | Name | State of residence | Took office | Left office | President(s) | |
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Oveta Culp Hobby | Texas | April 11, 1953 | July 31, 1955 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
2 | ![]() |
Marion B. Folsom | New York | August 2, 1955 | July 31, 1958 | ||
3 | ![]() |
Arthur S. Flemming | Ohio | August 1, 1958 | January 19, 1961 | ||
4 | ![]() |
Abraham A. Ribicoff | Connecticut | January 21, 1961 | July 13, 1962 | John F. Kennedy | |
5 | ![]() |
Anthony J. Celebrezze | Ohio | July 31, 1962 | August 17, 1965 | ||
Lyndon B. Johnson | |||||||
6 | ![]() |
John W. Gardner | California | August 18, 1965 | March 1, 1968 | ||
7 | ![]() |
Wilbur J. Cohen | Michigan | May 16, 1968 | January 20, 1969 | ||
8 | ![]() |
Robert H. Finch | California | January 21, 1969 | June 23, 1970 | Richard Nixon | |
9 | ![]() |
Elliot L. Richardson | Massachusetts | June 24, 1970 | January 29, 1973 | ||
10 | ![]() |
Caspar Weinberger | California | February 12, 1973 | August 8, 1975 | ||
Gerald Ford | |||||||
11 | ![]() |
F. David Mathews | Alabama | August 8, 1975 | January 20, 1977 | ||
12 | ![]() |
Joseph A. Califano Jr. | District of Columbia | January 25, 1977 | August 3, 1979 | Jimmy Carter | |
13 | ![]() |
Patricia Roberts Harris | District of Columbia | August 3, 1979 | May 4, 1980[9] | ||
Health and human services | |||||||
No. | Portrait | Name | State of residence | Took office | Left office | President(s) | |
13 | ![]() |
Patricia Roberts Harris | District of Columbia | May 4, 1980[9] | January 20, 1981 | Jimmy Carter | |
14 | ![]() |
Richard S. Schweiker | Pennsylvania | January 22, 1981 | February 3, 1983 | Ronald Reagan | |
15 | Margaret M. Heckler | Massachusetts | March 10, 1983 | December 13, 1985 | |||
16 | ![]() |
Otis R. Bowen | Indiana | December 13, 1985 | March 1, 1989 | ||
17 | ![]() |
Louis Wade Sullivan | Georgia | March 1, 1989 | January 20, 1993 | George H. W. Bush | |
18 | ![]() |
Donna Shalala | Wisconsin | January 22, 1993 | January 20, 2001 | Bill Clinton | |
19 | ![]() |
Tommy G. Thompson | Wisconsin | February 2, 2001 | January 26, 2005 | George W. Bush | |
20 | ![]() |
Michael O. Leavitt | Utah | January 26, 2005 | January 20, 2009 | ||
– | ![]() |
Charles E. Johnson | Utah | January 20, 2009 | April 28, 2009 | Barack Obama | |
21 | ![]() |
Kathleen Sebelius | Kansas | April 28, 2009 | June 9, 2014 | ||
22 | ![]() |
Sylvia Mathews Burwell | West Virginia | June 9, 2014 | January 20, 2017 | ||
– | ![]() |
Norris Cochran | Florida | January 20, 2017 | February 10, 2017 | Donald Trump | |
23 | ![]() |
Tom Price | Georgia | February 10, 2017 | September 29, 2017 | ||
– | ![]() |
Don J. Wright | Virginia | September 29, 2017 | October 10, 2017 | ||
– | ![]() |
Eric Hargan | Illinois | October 10, 2017 | January 29, 2018 | ||
24 | ![]() |
Alex Azar | Indiana | January 29, 2018 | January 20, 2021 | ||
– | ![]() |
Norris Cochran | Florida | January 20, 2021 | March 19, 2021 | Joe Biden | |
25 | ![]() |
Xavier Becerra | California | March 19, 2021 | Incumbent |
Line of succession
The line of succession for the secretary of health and human services is as follows:[10]
- Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services.
- General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services
- Assistant Secretary for Administration
- Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
- Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Commissioner of Food and Drugs
- Director of the National Institutes of Health
- Assistant Secretary for Children and Families
- Other assistant secretaries (following in the order they took the oath of office)
- Assistant Secretary for Health
- Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
- Assistant Secretary for Legislation
- Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources
- Assistant Secretary for Aging
- Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Director, Region 4 (Atlanta, Georgia)
References
- ^ "3 U.S. Code § 19 - Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ Holbrook, M. Cay (February 6, 2017). Foundations of Education: History and theory of teaching children and youths with visual impairments. American Foundation for the Blind. ISBN 9780891283409.
- ^ "Patricia R. Harris (1977–1979)—Miller Center". millercenter.org. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ "Jurisdiction | The United States Senate Committee on Finance". finance.senate.gov. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ 5 U.S.C. § 5312
- ^ "Salary Table No. 2021-EX Rates of Basic Pay for the Executive Schedule (EX)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 23, 2021.
- ^ "The President's Cabinet". Ben's Guide. February 1, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2007.
- ^ "HHS Agencies & Offices | HHS.gov". Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ a b Harris 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.
- ^ "Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Health and Human Services". Federal Register. February 20, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Department Of Health And Human Services Meeting Notices and Rule Changes Archived December 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine from The Federal Register RSS Feed