secretary_of_health_and_human_services
1. [ noun ] (politics) the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Health and Human Services
Examples:

"the first Secretary of Health and Human Services was Patricia Roberts Harris who was appointed by Carter"

Related terms: secretary
2. [ noun ] (work,government) the position of the head of the Department of Health and Human Services
Examples:

"the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services was created by Congress in 1979"

Related terms: secretaryship United_States_Cabinet
Similar spelling:   Secretary_of_Health_Education_and_Welfare