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Patricia Harris
Secretary of Health and Human Services · 1977–1980
Patricia Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services. 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 from 1979 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter.
Positions
- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development1977-01-23–1979-09-10
- Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare1979-08-03–1980-05-04
- Secretary of Health and Human Services1980-05-04–1981-01-20
Biography
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 from 1979 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter.
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