Kathleen Sebelius | |
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 Official portrait, 2009 | |
| 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 E. Moore Mark Parkinson |
| Preceded by | Bill Graves |
| Succeeded by | Mark Parkinson |
| 23rd Kansas Insurance Commissioner | |
| In office January 9, 1995 – January 13, 2003 | |
| Governor | Bill Graves |
| Preceded by | Ronald L. Todd |
| Succeeded by | Sandy Praeger |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 56th district | |
| In office 1987–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Judith C. Runnels |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Kirk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kathleen Gilligan May 15, 1948 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Keith Sebelius (father-in-law) |
| Education | Trinity Washington University (BA) University of Kansas (MPA) |
Kathleen Sebelius (/sɪˈbiːliəs/; née Gilligan, born May 15, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 21st United States Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2009 until 2014. As Secretary of Health and Human Services, Sebelius was instrumental in overseeing the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Before becoming secretary, she served as the 44th governor of Kansas from 2003 to 2009, the second woman to hold that office. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Sebelius was the Democratic respondent to the 2008 State of the Union address[1] and is chair-emerita of the Democratic Governors Association (she was its first female chair).[2] She is CEO of Sebelius Resources LLC.
- ^ "Response to the 2008 State of the Union address". CNN. January 29, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ "Sebelius Elected Chair of Democratic Governors Association; Kansas Governor Becomes First Woman to Lead DGA – 13 WTHR Indianapolis". Wthr.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.