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Rachel Levine
Rachel Levine | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| 17th Assistant Secretary for Health | |
| In office March 26, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Secretary | Xavier Becerra |
| Preceded by | Brett Giroir |
| Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health | |
| In office July 2017 – January 23, 2021 | |
| Governor | Tom Wolf |
| Preceded by | Karen Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Alison Beam (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 28, 1957 Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Martha Peaslee
(m. 1988; div. 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Harvard University (BS) Tulane University (MD) |
| Uniformed service | |
| Service | Public Health Service Commissioned Corps |
| Years of service | 2021–2025 |
| Rank | Admiral |
Rachel Leland Levine (/ləˈviːn/ lə-VEEN; born October 28, 1957)[1] is an American pediatrician who served as the United States assistant secretary for health, the admiral in charge of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, from 2021 until 2025.[2]
Levine is a professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the Penn State College of Medicine, and previously served as the Pennsylvania physician general from 2015 to 2017 and as secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health from 2017 to 2021.[3] Levine is one of only a few openly transgender government officials in the United States,[4] and is the first to hold an office that requires Senate confirmation.[5][6] On October 19, 2021, Levine became the first openly transgender four-star officer in the nation's eight uniformed services.[7]
Levine was named as one of USA Today's women of the year in 2022, which recognizes women who have made a significant impact on society.[8]
- ^ "LGBT History Month – October 22: Rachel Levine". Q-Notes. 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH) (26 March 2021). "Rachel L. Levine, M.D." HHS.gov. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Gov. Wolf to Nominate Alison Beam as Secretary of Health, Names Dr. Wendy Braund as Interim Acting Physician General". Governor's Office. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 22 January 2021. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ Zezima, Katie (1 June 2016). "Meet Rachel Levine, one of the very few transgender public officials in America". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ Sullivan, Eileen (19 January 2021). "Biden's pick for Health and Human Services role would be first transgender federal official confirmed by the Senate". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Weissert, Will (19 January 2021). "Biden picks transgender woman as assistant health secretary". AP News. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Diamond, Dan (19 October 2021). "Rachel Levine, openly transgender health official, to be sworn in as four-star admiral in Public Health Service". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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