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
(1957-10-28) October 28, 1957 (age 66) Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouse
Martha Peaslee
(m. 1988; div. 2013)
Children
2
Education
Harvard University (BS) Tulane University (MD)
Uniformed service
Service/branch
Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Years of service
2021–present
Rank
Admiral
Rachel Leland Levine (/ləˈviːn/; born October 28, 1957)[1] is an American pediatrician who has served as the United States assistant secretary for health since March 26, 2021.[2] She is also an admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
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. October 22, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
^Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH) (March 26, 2021). "Rachel L. Levine, M.D." HHS.gov. Retrieved March 27, 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. January 22, 2021. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^Zezima, Katie (June 1, 2016). "Meet Rachel Levine, one of the very few transgender public officials in America". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. 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". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^Weissert, Will (January 19, 2021). "Biden picks transgender woman as assistant health secretary". AP News. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^Diamond, Dan (October 19, 2021). "Rachel Levine, openly transgender health official, to be sworn in as four-star admiral in Public Health Service". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
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