Rachel Levine
Rachel Leland Levine (/ləˈviːn/; born as Richard Leland Levine on October 28, 1957)[1] is an American pediatrician, politician, and four-star admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC). Levine was the 17th Assistant Secretary for Health from 2021 until 2025. She was Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health from 2017 to 2021 during the Tom Wolf administration.[2]
Rachel Levine | |
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 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 |
| Succeeded by | Brian Christine |
| 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
(aged 69) Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Peaslee
(m. 1988; div. 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Harvard University (BS) Tulane University (MD) |
| Template:Infobox uniformed officer | |
Levine is a professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the Penn State College of Medicine. Levine was the Pennsylvania physician general from 2015 to 2017.
On February 13, 2021, President Joe Biden formally nominated Levine to be Assistant Secretary for Health.[3] On March 24, 2021, Levine was confirmed by the Senate as Assistant Secretary for Health.[3] Levine is one of only a few openly transgender government officials in the United States,[4] and was the first to hold an office that requires Senate confirmation.[5][6] Levine was sworn-in on March 26, 2021.
On October 19, 2021, Levine became the first openly transgender four-star officer in the nation's eight uniformed services with his commission as a four-star admiral in the United States Public Health Service.[7] Levin is the first PHSCC four-star admiral who is transgender.[8]
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Levine briefing COVID-19 measures with Gov. Tom Wolf at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in June 2020
Levine with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra after being sworn in as assistant secretary for health, March 27, 2021
Levine and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre hold a pride flag in 2022
Assistant Secretary for Health & Principal Deputy Secretary for Health Officer-In-Charge Insignia
Image of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Identification (HHS ID) Badge
References
- ↑ "LGBT History Month — October 22: Rachel Levine". Q-Notes. October 22, 2018. https://goqnotes.com/61545/lgbt-history-month-october-22-rachel-levine/. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ↑ Gov. Wolf to Nominate Alison Beam as Secretary of Health, Names Dr. Wendy Braund as Interim Acting Physician General. Governor's Office (22 January 2021)Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rachel Levine, historic transgender nominee, confirmed as assistant health secretary. March 24, 2021. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/03/24/rachel-levine-confirmed/.
- ↑ Zezima, Katie (June 1, 2016). Meet Rachel Levine, one of the very few transgender public officials in America. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/meet-rachel-levine-one-of-the-very-few-transgender-public-officials-in-america/2016/06/01/cf6e2332-2415-11e6-8690-f14ca9de2972_story.html. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ↑ Sullivan, Eileen (January 19, 2021). "Biden's pick for Health and Human Services role would be first transgender federal official confirmed by the Senate." (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/us/politics/rachel-levine-transgender-health-human-services.html. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ↑ Biden picks transgender woman as assistant health secretary. AP NEWS (January 19, 2021). Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ↑ Diamond, Dan (2021-10-19) (in en-US). Rachel Levine, an openly transgender health official, to be sworn in as four-star admiral in Public Health Service. . https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/10/19/levine-transgender-four-star-admiral-public-health-service/. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ↑ Franklin, Jonathan (2021-10-19). "Dr. Rachel Levine is sworn in as the nation's first transgender four-star officer" (in en). NPR. https://www.npr.org/2021/10/19/1047423156/rachel-levine-first-transgender-four-star-officer. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
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