Gerald Whitburn | |
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Secretary of Health and Human Services of Massachusetts | |
In office November 1994 – June 30, 1996 | |
Governor | William F. Weld |
Preceded by | Charlie Baker |
Succeeded by | Joseph Gallant |
Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services | |
In office January 1991 – November 1994 | |
Governor | Tommy Thompson |
Preceded by | Patricia A. Goodrich |
Succeeded by | Richard Loring (acting) Joseph Leean (confirmed) |
7th Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations | |
In office June 1989 – January 1991 | |
Governor | Tommy Thompson |
Preceded by | John T. Coughlin |
Succeeded by | Carol Skornicka |
Personal details | |
Born | 1926 or 1927 (age 96–97) Marenisco, Michigan, U.S. |
Spouse |
Charmaine M. Heise (m. 1969) |
Residence | Wausau, Wisconsin |
Education | University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh (BA) University of Wisconsin–Madison (MA) |
Gerald "Jerry" Whitburn (born 1943/1944) is a retired American businessman and government official. He served as Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations and later Secretary of Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services under Governor Tommy Thompson, and subsequently served as Secretary of Health and Human Services of Massachusetts for Governor Bill Weld. He is best known for his work implementing welfare-to-work programs in the 1990s.