Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources

Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources
Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Flag of Virginia
Incumbent Marvin B. Figueroa since January 18, 2025
Style	Mr. Secretary
Member of	Virginia Governor's Cabinet
Nominator	The governor
Appointer	The governor with advice and consent from the Senate and House
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Otis L. Brown (as Secretary of Human Affairs)
Formation	April 8, 1972
Website	hhr.virginia.gov

The secretary of health and human resources is a member of the Virginia Governor's Cabinet. The current Secretary is Marvin B. Figueroa, appointed by Governor Abigail Spanberger.

Duties

The Secretary oversees all healthcare in Virginia and Virginia's system of social services. The following agencies report to the Secretary: ^[1]

• Virginia Assistive Technology Loan Authority
• Virginia Board for People With Disabilities
• Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
• Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
• Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
• Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Virginia Department of Health
• Virginia Department of Health Professions
• Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
• Virginia Department of Social Services
• Virginia Office of Children's Services
• Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth

List of secretaries

Human Affairs (July 1, 1972–1976)

• Otis L. Brown (1972–1976)

Human Resources (1976–1988)

• Otis L. Brown (1976–1977)
• Jean L. Harris (1978–1982)
• Joseph L. Fisher (1982–1986)
• Eva S. Hardy (1986–1988)

Health and Human Resources (1988–present)

• Eva S. Hardy (1988–1990)
• Howard Cullum (1990–1993)
• Kay Coles James (1994–1996)
• Robert C. Metcalf (1996–1998)
• Claude Allen (1998–2001)
• Louis Rossiter (2001–2002)
• Jane Woods (2002–2006)
• Marilyn Tavenner (2006–2010)
• Bill Hazel (2010–2018)
• Daniel Carey (2018–2021)
• Vanessa Walker Harris (2021-2022)
• John Littel (2022-2024)
• Janet Vestal Kelly (2024-2026)
• Marvin B. Figueroa (2026-present)

References

1. "Agencies". www.hhr.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-08.

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