HEALTH · MA · 1997-2003
Howard Koh
State Health Officer / Commissioner / Secretary · Massachusetts
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Later Obama HHS Asst Secretary 2009-2014
Background
Howard Koh (—) was Massachusetts's State Health Officer / Commissioner / Secretary 1997–2003 (6 years). Flagged as a notable historical figure by Officium's curation pass. Earliest occupant of this seat in Officium's records; succeeded by Christine Ferguson. Note: Later Obama HHS Asst Secretary 2009-2014. Same-year political environment (1997): Governor Paul Cellucci; Attorney General Scott Harshbarger; Secretary of State William Galvin.
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Others who held this office in Massachusetts
- Robbie Goldstein (2023-present)
- Margret Cooke (2021-2023)
- Monica Bharel (2015-2021)
- Cheryl Bartlett (2013-2015)
- John Auerbach (2007-2012)
- Christine Ferguson (2003-2007)