Oklahoma Secretary of Health

Oklahoma
Secretary of Health

Great Seal of Oklahoma
Agency overview
Formed	1986
Preceding agency	Oklahoma Secretary of Health and Human Services
Headquarters	120 N Robinson Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Employees	4,651 (FY2020)
Annual budget	$6.7 billion (FY2020)
Minister responsible	Kevin Corbett, Secretary of Health
Child agencies	Oklahoma State Department of Health Oklahoma Department of Mental Health Oklahoma Health Care Authority

The Oklahoma secretary of health was a member of the Oklahoma governor's Cabinet. The secretary is appointed by the governor, with the consent of the Oklahoma Senate, to serve at the pleasure of the governor. The secretary served as the chief advisor to the governor on public health issues and needs.

The current secretary of health is Kevin Corbett, who was appointed by Governor Kevin Stitt in 2020, following the departure of Jerome Loughridge.^[1]