Van Mitchell

Van Mitchell
Mitchell in 2016
Maryland Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene
In office
February 13, 2015 – December 15, 2016
Acting: January 21, 2015 – February 13, 2015
GovernorLarry Hogan
Preceded byJoshua Sharfstein
Succeeded byDennis Schrader
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 28th district
In office
January 11, 1995 – September 30, 2004
Preceded byRedistricting
Succeeded byMurray D. Levy
Personal details
Born (1955-11-28) November 28, 1955 (age 68)
La Plata, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
EducationCampbell University

Van T. Mitchell (born November 28, 1955) is an American politician who served as the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Health from 2015 to 2016. A member of the Democratic Party, Mitchell previously served as the principal deputy secretary of the Maryland Department of Health from 2004 to 2007 and as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1995 to 2004.