Terry L. Cline | |
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| Oklahoma Secretary of Health and Human Services | |
| In office February 1, 2011 – October 30, 2017 | |
| Governor | Mary Fallin |
| Preceded by | Terri L. White |
| Succeeded by | Jerome Loughridge (yet to be confirmed) |
| 20th Commissioner of the Oklahoma State Department of Health | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2009 | |
| Governor | Brad Henry Mary Fallin |
| Preceded by | Michael Crutcher |
| Succeeded by | Preston Doerflinger |
| Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | |
| In office December 2006 – August 2008 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Charles Curie |
| Succeeded by | Pamela S. Hyde |
| Oklahoma Secretary of Health | |
| In office 2004–2006 | |
| Governor | Brad Henry |
| Preceded by | Tom Adelson |
| Succeeded by | Michael Crutcher |
| Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Governor | Frank Keating Brad Henry |
| Succeeded by | Terri L. White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 Ardmore, Oklahoma |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma Oklahoma State University |
| Occupation | Psychologist |
| Website | Oklahoma State Department of Health |
Terry L. Cline (born 1958) is an American psychologist and public health policy specialist from Oklahoma. Cline resigned on October 30, 2017 from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. He has served in various positions under Governors of Oklahoma Frank Keating (R), Brad Henry (D), and Mary Fallin (R). Cline resigned his position after financial mismanagement was discovered within the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
Cline previously served as the administrator of the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an agency within the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) from December 2006 through August 2008. Prior to that, Cline served as the Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services as well as Oklahoma Secretary of Health under Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry.[1]