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| Website | https://www.mass.gov/orgs/executive-office-of-veterans-services |
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Veterans' Services is a Commonwealth of Massachusetts organization whose focus is the protection of veterans and their families through support systems and emergency financial assistance. [1] As an executive agency, the office is managed by a secretary who is appointed by the governor. [2]
The Executive Office of Veterans' Services (EOVS) provides Massachusetts veterans and their families with quality support services. The office was established in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, after over a hundred veterans passed away from the COVID-19 virus at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts. [3] In 2022, the Massachusetts state legislature passed a bill establishing EOVS as a cabinet level service in the executive government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. [4]
The current secretary is Jon Santiago, who was appointed by Governor Maura Healey on March 1, 2023. [5] Among the secretary's many duties is the appointment of the superintendents of the state's two veteran homes.
| No. | Secretary | Term in office | Party | Governor |
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| 1 | Jon Santiago | March 1, 2023 – present | Democratic | Maura T. Healey |
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