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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 ...
The Department of Health & Human Services is led by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, a member of the United States Cabinet appointed by the President of the United States with the consent of the United States Senate. The secretary is assisted in managing the department by the Deputy Secretary of Health and Human ...
The heads of departments, appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate, are members of the Cabinet, and acting department heads also participate in Cabinet meetings whether or not they have been officially nominated for Senate confirmation. Members of the Cabinet are political appointees and administratively function their departments.
A nomination for Secretary of Education is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Former SBA administrator Linda McMahon from Connecticut was announced as Trump's nominee for the position on November 19, 2024.
See also Category:United States secretaries of health, education, and welfare, for the heads of the predecessor agency to the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Secretaries of Health and Human Services of the United States .
Pages in category "United States secretaries of health, education, and welfare" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
He will lead Trump’s health arm under the guidance of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was tapped to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Environmental Protection Agency director: Lee Zeldin
The executive branch of the federal government includes the Executive Office of the President and the United States federal executive departments (whose secretaries belong to the Cabinet). Employees of the majority of these agencies are considered civil servants .