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Patricia Roberts Harris (May 31, 1924 – March 23, 1985) was an American politician, diplomat, and legal scholar. She served as the 6th United States secretary of housing and urban development from 1977 to 1979 and as the 13th United States secretary of health and human services [a] from 1979 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter.
Patricia Roberts Harris was the first black woman to serve in a presidential cabinet when she was named to the same position by President Jimmy Carter in 1977. Two years later, Carter tapped her for Secretary of Health and Human services, [a] thus making her the first African-American to hold two different cabinet positions. [5]
Patricia Roberts Harris was the first African-American woman and the first woman of color to serve in a presidential cabinet when she was named Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by President Jimmy Carter in 1977. [3]
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 ...
Patricia Harris (born September 1, 1956) is the chief executive officer of Michael Bloomberg's philanthropic foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies. She was first deputy mayor for the City of New York from 2002 [1] to December 31, 2013. She advised the Mayor of New York City, then Bloomberg, on administrative, operational, and policy matters.
Patricia Roberts Harris (1924–1985), member of the Cabinet of the United States; Patricia Roberts (basketball) (born 1955), American basketball coach and player; Patricia Murphy (referee) (born 1981), Irish snooker referee also known as Patricia Roberts; Patricia Easterbrook Roberts (1910–1987), Australian-born floral designer, author, and ...
Patricia Bath: 1968 (Medicine) ophthalmologist; first African-American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical invention Louis Arnett Stuart Bellinger: 1914 prominent Pittsburgh architect of the early 20th century David Blackwell: faculty, not alumnus first African American elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences: Beth A. Brown ...
Patricia Harris is the former Deputy Mayor of New York City. Patricia Harris may also refer to: Patricia Roberts Harris (1924–1985), Carter Administration cabinet member; Patricia Harris, in 2005 New Year Honours; Pat Butcher aka Patricia Harris, character in EastEnders