Terry Cline
| Terry L. Cline | |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma Secretary of Health and Human Services | |
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Assumed office February 1, 2011 |
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| Governor | Mary Fallin |
| Preceded by | Terri L. White |
| 20th Commissioner of the Oklahoma State Department of Health | |
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Assumed office June 30, 2009 |
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| Governor |
Brad Henry Mary Fallin |
| Preceded by | Michael Crutcher |
| Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | |
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In office December, 2006 – August, 2008 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Charles Curie |
| Succeeded by | Pamela S. Hyde |
| Oklahoma Secretary of Health | |
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In office 2004–2006 |
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| Governor | Brad Henry |
| Preceded by | Tom Adelson |
| Succeeded by | Michael Crutcher |
| Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | |
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In office 2001–2006 |
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| Governor |
Frank Keating Brad Henry |
| Succeeded by | Terri L. White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 Ardmore, Oklahoma |
| Alma mater |
University of Oklahoma Oklahoma State University |
| Occupation | Psychologist |
| Website | Oklahoma State Department of Health |
Terry L. Cline (born 1958) is an American psychologist and public health policy specialist from Oklahoma. Cline is currently serving in the dual position of Oklahoma Secretary of Health and Human Services and Commissioner of the Oklahoma State Department of Health. He has served in various positions under Governors of Oklahoma Frank Keating (R), Brad Henry (D), and Mary Fallin (R).
Cline previously served as the administrator of the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an agency within the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) from December 2006 through August 2008. Prior to that, Cline served as the Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services as well as Oklahoma Secretary of Health under Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry.
Cline grew up in Ardmore, Oklahoma and attended the University of Oklahoma, where he earned a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1980. He then received both a master's degree and a PhD in clinical psychology from Oklahoma State University, following which he held a six-year appointment as a clinical instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School in Boston. Cline also served as the Chairman of the Governing Board for a Harvard Community Teaching Hospital in Cambridge for several years.
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