DEPARTMENTS

SECRETARIES

FORMER SECRETARIES

• Aging
• Agriculture
• Budget & Fiscal Planning
• Budget & Management
• Business & Economic Development
• Disabilities
• Economic & Community Development
• Economic & Employment Development
• Education
• Employment & Social Services
• Employment & Training
• Environment
• General Services
• Health & Mental Hygiene
• Housing & Community Development
• Human Resources
• Juvenile Services
• Labor, Licensing, & Regulation
• Licensing & Regulation
• Natural Resources
• Personnel
• Planning
• Public Safety & Correctional Services
• State Police
• Transportation
• Veterans Affairs

AGING

• Sue Fryer Ward, Secretary of Aging, 1998-2003
• Jean W. Roesser, Secretary of Aging, 2003-07

AGRICULTURE

• Young D. Hance, Secretary of Agriculture, 1972-79
• Wayne A. Cawley, Jr., Secretary of Agriculture, 1979-91
• Robert L. Walker, Secretary of Agriculture, 1991-94
• Lewis R. Riley, Secretary of Agriculture, 1994-97
• Henry A. Virts, D.V.M., Secretary of Agriculture, 1998-2001
• Hagner R. Mister, Secretary of Agriculture, 2001-03
• Lewis R. Riley, Secretary of Agriculture, 2003-07
• Roger L. Richardson, Secretary of Agriculture, 2007-09

BUDGET & FISCAL PLANNING

• James P. Slicher, Secretary of Budget & Fiscal Planning, 1969-72
• R. Kenneth Barnes, Secretary of Budget & Fiscal Planning, 1972-77
• Thomas W. Schmidt, Secretary of Budget & Fiscal Planning, 1977-81
• H. Louis Stettler III, Secretary of Budget & Fiscal Planning, 1981-87
• Charles L. Benton, Jr., Secretary of Budget & Fiscal Planning, 1987-94
• Marita B. Brown, Secretary of Budget & Fiscal Planning, 1995

BUDGET & MANAGEMENT
(formerly Budget & Fiscal Planning)

• Frederick W. Puddester, Secretary of Budget & Management, 1996-2000
• T. Eloise Foster, Secretary of Budget & Management, 2000-03
• James C. DiPaula, Jr., Secretary of Budget & Management 2003-05
• Cecilia Januszkiewicz, Secretary of Budget & Management, 2005-07

BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
(formerly Economic & Employment Development)

• James T. Brady, Secretary of Business & Economic Development, 1995-98
  
• James D. Fielder, Ph.D., Acting Secretary of Business & Economic Development, 1998
  
• Richard C. Mike Lewin, Secretary of Business & Economic Development, 1998-2000
• David S. Iannucci, Secretary of Business & Economic Development, 2000-03
• Aris Melissaratos, Secretary of Business & Economic Development, 2003-07
• David W. Edgerley, Secretary of Business & Economic Development, 2007-09
• Christian S. Johansson, Secretary of Business & Economic Development, 2009-13

DISABILITIES

• Kristen Cox, Secretary of Disabilities, 2004-07

ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

ECONOMIC & EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT
(formerly Economic & Community Development)

• J. Randall Evans, Secretary of Economic & Employment Development, 1987-91
• Mark L. Wasserman, Secretary of Economic & Employment Development, 1991-94
• James D. Fielder, Ph.D., Acting Secretary of Economic & Employment Development, 1995

EDUCATION

• M. Bates Stephens, State Superintendent of Schools, 1916-19
• Albert S. Cook, State Superintendent of Schools, 1920-40
• Thomas G. Pullen, Jr., State Superintendent of Schools, 1940-64
• James A. Sensenbaugh, State Superintendent of Schools, 1964-76
• David W. Hornbeck, Ph.D., State Superintendent of Schools, 1976-88
• Joseph L. Shilling, Ph.D., State Superintendent of Schools, 1988-91
• Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D., State Superintendent of Schools, 1991-2011
• Bernard J. Sadusky, Ed.D., Interim State Superintendent of Schools, 2011-12

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL SERVICES

EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING

ENVIRONMENT

• Martin W. Walsh, Jr., Secretary of the Environment, 1987-90
• Robert Perciasepe, Secretary of the Environment, 1990-93
• David A. C. Carroll, Secretary of the Environment, 1993-94
• Jane T. Nishida, Secretary of the Environment, 1995-2002
• Merrylin Zaw-Mon, Acting Secretary of the Environment, 2002
• Richard F. Pecora, Secretary of the Environment, 2002-03
• Lynn Y. Buhl, Acting Secretary of the Environment, 2003
• Kendl P. Philbrick, Secretary of the Environment, 2003-07
• Shari T. Wilson, Secretary of the Environment, 2007-10

GENERAL SERVICES

• George R. Lewis, Secretary of General Services, 1970-77
• J. Max Millstone, Secretary of General Services, 1977-83
• Earl F. Seboda, Secretary of General Services, 1983-93
• Martin W. Walsh, Jr., Secretary of General Services, 1993-95
• Eugene R. Lynch, Secretary of General Services, 1996-98 (acting secretary, 1995-96)
• Peta N. Richkus, Secretary of General Services, 1999-2003
• Boyd K. Rutherford, Secretary of General Services, 2003-06
• R. Stevens (Steve) Cassard, Jr., Secretary of General Services, 2006-07

HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE

• Neil Solomon, M.D., Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene, 1969-79
• Charles R. Buck, Jr., Sc.D., Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene, 1979-83
• Adele Wilzack, Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene, 1983-91
• Nelson J. Sabatini, Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene, 1991-94
• Martin P. Wasserman, M.D., J.D., Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene, 1994-99
• Georges C. Benjamin, M.D., Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene, 1999-2002
• Arlene H. Stephenson, Acting Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene, 2002-03
• Nelson J. Sabatini, Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene, 2003-04
• S. Anthony (Tony) McCann, Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene, 2004-07
• John M. Colmers, Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene, 2007-11

HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

• Jacqueline H. Rogers, Ph.D., Secretary of Housing & Community Development, 1987-95
• Patricia J. Payne, Secretary of Housing & Community Development, 1995-98
• Raymond A. Skinner, Secretary of Housing & Community Development, 1998-2003
• Victor L. Hoskins, Secretary of Housing & Community Development, 2003-06
• Shawn S. Karimian, Acting Secretary of Housing & Community Development, 2006-07

HUMAN RESOURCES
(formerly Employment & Social Services)

• Richard A. Batterton, Secretary of Human Resources, 1975-79
• Kalman R. Hettleman, Secretary of Human Resources, 1979-83
• Ruth Massinga, Secretary of Human Resources, 1983-89
• Carolyn W. Colvin, Secretary of Human Resources, 1989-94
• Luther W. Starnes, Secretary of Human Resources, 1994-95
• Alvin C. Collins, Secretary of Human Resources, 1995-98
• Lynda G. Fox, Secretary of Human Resources, 1998-2001
• Emelda P. Johnson, Secretary of Human Resources, 2001-03
• Christopher J. McCabe, Secretary of Human Resources, 2003-07
• Brenda Donald, Secretary of Human Resources, 2007-10
• Brian L. Wilbon, Acting Secretary of Human Resources, 2010-11

JUVENILE SERVICES
(formerly Juvenile Justice)

• Linda D'Amario Rossi, Secretary of Juvenile Services, 1989-91
• Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D., Secretary of Juvenile Services, 1991
• Mary Ann Saar, Secretary of Juvenile Services, 1991-95
• Stuart O. Simms, Secretary of Juvenile Justice, 1995-97
  
• Gilberto de Jesus, Secretary of Juvenile Justice, 1997-99
• Bishop L. Robinson, Secretary of Juvenile Justice, 2000-03
• Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., Secretary of Juvenile Services, 2003-07
• Donald W. DeVore, Secretary of Juvenile Services, 2007-11

LABOR, LICENSING, & REGULATION
(formerly Licensing & Regulation)

• Frederick L. Dewberry, Secretary of Licensing & Regulation, 1984-86
• William A. Fogle, Jr., Secretary of Licensing & Regulation, 1987-94
• Frank W. Stegman, Secretary of Licensing & Regulation, 1995
• Eugene A. Conti, Jr., Secretary of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation, 1995-98
• John P. O'Connor, Secretary of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation, 1999-2003
• James D. Fielder, Jr., Ph.D., Secretary of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation, 2003-07
• Thomas E. Perez, Secretary of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation, 2007-09
• Alexander M. Sanchez, Secretary of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation, 2009-12
• Scott R. Jensen, Interim Secretary of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation, 2012

LICENSING & REGULATION

NATURAL RESOURCES

• J. Millard Tawes, Secretary of Natural Resources, 1969-71
• James B. Coulter, Secretary of Natural Resources, 1971-83
• Torrey C. Brown, M.D., Secretary of Natural Resources, 1983-94
• John R. Griffin, Secretary of Natural Resources, 1995-99
• Sarah J. Taylor-Rogers, Ph.D., Secretary of Natural Resources, 1999-2001
• J. Charles Fox, Secretary of Natural Resources, 2001-03
• C. Ronald Franks, Secretary of Natural Resources, 2003-07
• John R. Griffin, Secretary of Natural Resources, 2007-13

PERSONNEL
(now Office of Personnel Services and Benefits)

• Henry G. Bosz, Secretary of Personnel, 1970-79
• Theodore E. Thornton, Sr, Secretary of Personnel, 1979-84
• John F. X. O'Brien, Secretary of Personnel, 1984-87
• Hilda E. Ford, Secretary of Personnel, 1987-94
• Joseph Adler, Secretary of Personnel, 1994
• Michael J. Knapp, Secretary of Personnel, 1995-96

PLANNING

• Vladimir A. Wahbe, Secretary of State Planning, 1969-79
• Constance Lieder, Secretary of State Planning, 1979-89
  [From 1989 to 2000, Department lost its cabinet status & functioned as Office of Planning]
  
• Harriet Tregoning, Secretary of Planning, 2000-01
• Roy W. Kienitz, Secretary of Planning, 2001-03
• Audrey E. Scott, Secretary of Planning, 2003-07

PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

• Robert J. Lally, Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services, 1970-79
• Gordon C. Kamka, Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services, 1979-81
• Thomas W. Schmidt, Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services, 1981-83
• Frank A. Hall, Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services, 1983-86
• Bishop L. Robinson, Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services, 1987-97
• Stuart O. Simms, Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services, 1997-2003
• Mary Ann Saar, Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services, 2003-07

STATE POLICE

• Larry W. Tolliver, Superintendent of State Police, 1994
• Col. David B. Mitchell, Secretary of State Police, 1995-2003
• Col. Edward T. Norris, Secretary of State Police, 2003
• Col. Thomas E. (Tim) Hutchins, Secretary of State Police, 2004-07
• Col. Terrence B. Sheridan, Secretary of State Police, 2007-11

TRANSPORTATION

• Harry R. Hughes, Secretary of Transportation, 1970-77
• Herman K. Intemann, Secretary of Transportation, 1977-79
• James J. O'Donnell, Secretary of Transportation, 1979-81
• Lowell K. Bridwell, Secretary of Transportation, 1981-84
• William K. Hellmann, Secretary of Transportation, 1984-87
• Richard H. Trainor, Secretary of Transportation, 1987-91
• O. James Lighthizer, Secretary of Transportation, 1991-94
• David L. Winstead, Secretary of Transportation, 1995-98
• John D. Porcari, Secretary of Transportation, 1999-2003
• Robert L. Flanagan, Secretary of Transportation, 2003-07
• John D. Porcari, Secretary of Transportation, 2007-09
• Beverley K. Swaim-Staley, Secretary of Transportation, 2009-12
• Darrell B. Mobley, Acting Secretary of Transportation, 2012-13

VETERANS AFFAIRS

• Thomas E. Bratten, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 1999-2003
• Thomas E. (Tim) Hutchins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2003
• Lawrence J. Kimble, Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2003-04
• George W. Owings III, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2004-07
• James A. Adkins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2007-09

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