Otis Bowen

Otis Bowen
16th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
In office
December 13, 1985 – January 20, 1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byMargaret Heckler
Succeeded byLouis W. Sullivan
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office
July 10, 1979 – August 5, 1980
Preceded byJulian Carroll
Succeeded byGeorge Busbee
44th Governor of Indiana
In office
January 8, 1973 – January 12, 1981
LieutenantRobert Orr
Preceded byEdgar Whitcomb
Succeeded byRobert Orr
Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives
In office
November 9, 1966 – November 8, 1972
Preceded byRichard Clay Bodine[1]
Succeeded byKermit Owen Burrous
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
In office
November 9, 1960 – November 8, 1972
Preceded byForest Nelson McLaughlin
Succeeded byJames Lowell Drews
Constituency8th district
In office
November 7, 1956 – November 5, 1958
Preceded byRaymonde Alexis Clarke[1]
Succeeded byForest Nelson McLaughlin
ConstituencyMarshall County
Personal details
Born
Otis Ray Bowen

(1918-02-26)February 26, 1918
Fulton County, Indiana, US
DiedMay 4, 2013(2013-05-04) (aged 95)
Donaldson, Indiana, US
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Elizabeth Steinmann
(m. 1939; died 1981)
Rose Hochstetler
(m. 1981; died 1991)
Carol Hahn
(m. 1992)
Children4
EducationIndiana University, Bloomington (BA)
Indiana University, Indianapolis (MD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1943–1946
Battles/warsWorld War II

Otis Ray Bowen (February 26, 1918 – May 4, 2013) was an American politician and physician who served as the 44th Governor of Indiana from 1973 to 1981 and as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Cabinet of President Ronald Reagan from 1985 to 1989.

  1. ^ a b "List of All Offices and Office Holders". Capitolandwashington.com. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2019.