Until 1979, there was one Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, uniting this department with the Department of Health and Human Services, which is now headed by a separate Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Name | Term of Office | President(s) served under |
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Shirley Hufstedler | November 30, 1979 - January 20, 1981 | Jimmy Carter |
Terrell Bell | January 22, 1981 - January 20, 1985 | Ronald Reagan |
William J. Bennett | February 6, 1985 - 1988 | Ronald Reagan |
Lauro Cavazos | September 20, 1988 - December 12, 1990 | Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush |
Lamar Alexander | March 22, 1991 - January 20, 1993 | George H. W. Bush |
Richard Riley | January 21, 1993 - January 20, 2001 | Bill Clinton |
Roderick Paige | January 20, 2001 - present | George W. Bush |