Margaret Heckler

Margaret Heckler
United States Ambassador to Ireland
In office
January 30, 1986 – August 20, 1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Preceded byRobert F. Kane
Succeeded byRichard A. Moore
15th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
In office
March 10, 1983 – December 13, 1985
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byRichard Schweiker
Succeeded byOtis Bowen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 10th district
In office
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1983
Preceded byJoseph Martin
Succeeded byGerry Studds
Member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council
from the 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967
GovernorEndicott Peabody
John Volpe
Preceded byAlvin C. Tamkin
Succeeded byJohn J. Craven Jr.
Personal details
Born
Margaret Mary O'Shaughnessy

(1931-06-21)June 21, 1931
New York City, U.S.
DiedAugust 6, 2018(2018-08-06) (aged 87)
Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJohn M. Heckler[1]
Children3[1]
EducationAlbertus Magnus College (BA)
Boston College (LLB)
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Margaret Mary Heckler (née O'Shaughnessy; June 21, 1931 – August 6, 2018) was an American politician and diplomat who represented Massachusetts's 10th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 until 1983. A member of the Republican Party, she also served as the 15th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1983 to 1985, as well as United States ambassador to Ireland from 1986 to 1989.

  1. ^ a b Clymer, Adam (7 August 2018). "Margaret Heckler, Lawmaker and Reagan Health Secretary, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2021-01-21.

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