Assistant Secretary for Health
Assistant Secretary for Health | |
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Philip R. Lee | |
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The assistant secretary for health (ASH) is a senior U.S. government official within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The position is a statutory office (42 U.S.C. § 202) and the holder of the office serves as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services's primary advisor on matters involving the nation's public health. The assistant secretary oversees all matters pertaining to the United States Public Health Service (PHS), the main division of the Department of Health and Human Services, for the secretary and provides strategic and policy direction. The Public Health Service comprises almost all of the agency divisions of the Department of Health and Human Services including the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, one of the eight federal uniformed services, comprising more than 6,500 uniformed health professionals who serve with the Department of Health and Human Services, or are assigned to work within other federal agencies, including the United States Armed Forces.
The assistant secretary is a civilian or a uniformed officer of the
History
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and Scientific Affairs was established on January 1, 1967, following
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
As of 2018, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health oversees 12 core public health offices, 10 regional health offices, and 10 presidential and secretarial advisory committees.[6] Prior to 2010, the office was known as the Office of Public Health and Science.[7]
List of Assistant Secretaries for Health
No. | Assistant secretary | Term | Pay schedule or Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Philip R. Lee | November 2, 1965 | 1969 | 3 years | Executive Schedule IV | |
2 | Roger O. Egeberg | July 14, 1969 | 1971 | 2 years | Executive Schedule IV | |
3 | Merlin K. DuVal | July 1, 1971 | January 20, 1973 | 1 year, 203 days | Executive Schedule IV | |
4 | Charles C. Edwards | April 18, 1973 | January 5, 1975 | 1 year, 262 days | Executive Schedule IV | |
5 | Theodore Cooper | July 1, 1975 | 1977 | 2 years | Executive Schedule IV | |
6 | Vice Admiral Julius B. Richmond | July 13, 1977 | May 14, 1981 | 3 years, 305 days | U.S. Public Health Service | |
7 | Edward Brandt Jr. | 1981 | 1984 | 3 years | Executive Schedule IV | |
8 | 1986 | 1989 | 3 years | Executive Schedule IV | ||
9 | Admiral James O. Mason | 1989 | 1993 | 4 years | U.S. Public Health Service | |
10 | Philip R. Lee | July 2, 1993 | 1998 | 5 years | Executive Schedule IV | |
11 | Admiral David Satcher | February 13, 1998 | January 20, 2001 | 2 years, 342 days | U.S. Public Health Service | |
- | Rear Admiral Arthur J. Lawrence[8] Acting | January 20, 2001 | February 8, 2002 | 1 year, 19 days | U.S. Public Health Service | |
12 | Eve Slater | February 8, 2002 | February 5, 2003 | 362 days | Executive Schedule IV | |
- | Rear Admiral Cristina V. Beato Acting | February 5, 2003 | January 4, 2006 | 2 years, 333 days | U.S. Public Health Service | |
13 | Admiral John O. Agwunobi | January 4, 2006 | September 4, 2007 | 1 year, 243 days | U.S. Public Health Service | |
- | Don J. Wright Acting | September 4, 2007 | March 28, 2008 | 206 days | Executive Schedule IV | |
14 | Admiral Joxel García | March 28, 2008 | January 20, 2009 | 298 days | U.S. Public Health Service | |
- | Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson Acting | January 22, 2009 | June 22, 2009 | 151 days | U.S. Public Health Service | |
15 | June 22, 2009 | August 1, 2014 | 5 years, 40 days | Executive Schedule IV | ||
- | Karen B. DeSalvo[9] Acting | October 2014 | January 3, 2017 | More than 2 years | Executive Schedule IV | |
- | Don J. Wright Acting | January 4, 2017 | February 15, 2018 | 1 year, 42 days | Executive Schedule IV | |
16 | Admiral Brett P. Giroir | February 15, 2018 | January 19, 2021 | 2 years, 339 days | U.S. Public Health Service | |
- | Rear Admiral Felicia L. Collins Acting | January 21, 2021 | March 26, 2021 | 64 days | U.S. Public Health Service | |
17 | Admiral Rachel L. Levine[10] | March 26, 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 14 days | U.S. Public Health Service |
References
- ^ a b If also serving in uniform as a Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officer.
- ^ "PHSCC Uniforms". Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2008.
- ^ a b "42 USC 207. Grades, ranks, and titles of commissioned corps". Retrieved January 19, 2008.
- ^ "Regular Corps Assimilation Program" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2008.
- ^ a b [1] Records of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health [OASH].
- ^ "Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH)". HHS.gov. March 30, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ "Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH)". September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ "Rear Admiral Arthur J. Lawrence". Council on Strategic Risks. April 24, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ Received a recess appointment extension on January 1, 2016, under 5 U.S.C. § 3346(b)(2), to continue serving as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Health until the end of fiscal year 2016.
- ^ Received her commission and four-star rank on October 19, 2021.