Kathleen Sebelius | |
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21st United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | |
In office April 28, 2009 – June 9, 2014 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Deputy | Bill Corr |
Preceded by | Mike Leavitt |
Succeeded by | Sylvia Mathews Burwell |
44th Governor of Kansas | |
In office January 13, 2003 – April 28, 2009 | |
Lieutenant | John Moore Mark Parkinson |
Preceded by | Bill Graves |
Succeeded by | Mark Parkinson |
23rd Insurance Commissioner of Kansas | |
In office January 9, 1995 – January 13, 2003 | |
Governor | Bill Graves |
Preceded by | Ronald Todd |
Succeeded by | Sandy Praeger |
Personal details | |
Born | Kathleen Gilligan May 15, 1948 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Gary Sebelius |
Alma mater | Trinity Washington University University of Kansas, Lawrence[1] |
Kathleen Sebelius (born May 15, 1948)[2] is an American politician. She was the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2009 to 2014. Before becoming the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Sebelius was a governor from Kansas.[3] Time Magazine listed Sebelius as one of America's five best governors in 2005.[4] Sebelius is a Democrat. She resigned on April 10, 2014.