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Carolyn Colvin

Carolyn Colvin
Carolyn Colvin official portrait.jpg
Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
Acting
In office
January 19, 2013 – January 20, 2017
President Barack Obama
Preceded by Michael Astrue
Succeeded by Nancy Berryhill (Acting)
Personal details
Born (1942-05-27) May 27, 1942 (age 75)
Arnold, Maryland, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Education Morgan State University (BS, MBA)

Carolyn W. Colvin (born May 27, 1942 in Arnold, Maryland) was the Acting Commissioner of Social Security Administration in the United States, appointed on February 14, 2013, having succeeded Michael J. Astrue. On June 20, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated her to serve as the commissioner. On September 18, 2014, the United States Senate Committee on Finance approved her nomination by a 22–2 vote.

Previously, she was the Deputy Commissioner, having been nominated by Obama and confirmed by the United States Senate in 2010. She had previously worked at the Social Security Administration during the 1990s.

Colvin is a graduate of Morgan State University with a BS in Business Administration and an MBA. She has one son and six grandchildren.

Colvin has had a wide range of public sector experience.


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