Joseph A. Califano Jr.
| Joseph A. Califano Jr. | |
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| 12th United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare | |
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In office January 25, 1977 – August 3, 1979 |
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| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | F. David Mathews |
| Succeeded by | Patricia R. Harris |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Joseph Anthony Califano Jr. May 15, 1931 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Hilary Byers Califano (m. 1983) |
| Children | Mark Gerald Califano Joseph Anthony Califano III Claudia Frances Califano Brooke Byers Califano John Byers Califano |
| Alma mater |
College of the Holy Cross (1952) Harvard Law School (1955) |
| Occupation | Government |
| Profession | Politician |
Joseph Anthony Califano Jr. (born May 15, 1931) is a former United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and the founder and chairman of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASAColumbia), an evidence-based research organization. He is one of two living former Secretaries of Health, Education, and Welfare (the other is his predecessor, Forrest David Mathews).
He has been Adjunct Professor of Public Health (Health Policy and Management) at Columbia University Medical School (Department of Psychiatry) and School of Public Health and is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.
Califano was born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 15, 1931, the son of Joseph Anthony Califano, Sr., and Katherine (Gill) Califano. He attended St. Gregory's Elementary School and Brooklyn Preparatory School in Brooklyn, New York.
Califano received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1952, and his LL.B. magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1955. In law school, he was a member of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau and an editor of the Harvard Law Review.
In 1955, Califano enlisted in the Navy as an officer candidate. He was commissioned an ensign in November 1955, served three years in the Office of the Judge Advocate General in Washington, D.C., and was released to inactive duty in October, 1958, as a lieutenant. He associated with the law firm of Dewey Ballantine in New York City from October 1958, until April 1961.
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