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State Representative Mike Armstrong - 12th Legislative District

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Department of Social and Health Services Secretaries
State of Washington
 
Dates of service Secretary Months of service
July 1, 1970 – July 6, 1973 Sidney E. Smith 36 months
July 7, 1973 – July 31, 1973 R.R. Rathfelder, Acting 1 month
Aug. 1, 1973 – Oct. 31, 1973 Milton Burdman, Acting 3 months
Nov. 1, 1973 – Aug. 15, 1976 Charles R. Morris 33.5 months
Aug. 16, 1976 – Jan. 11, 1977 Milton Burdman Acting 5 months
Jan. 12, 1977 – April 12, 1978 Harlan McNutt, M.D. 15 months
April 12, 1978 – June 30, 1978 Gerald E. Thomas Acting 1.5 months
July 1, 1978 – Jan. 13, 1981 Gerald J. Thompson 30.5 months
Jan. 14, 1981 – Feb. 8, 1981 Gerald E. Thomas Acting 1 month (died May 2004)
Feb. 9, 1981 – Nov. 20, 1983 Alan Gibbs 33.5 months (died July 1998)
Nov. 21, 1983 – July 22, 1985 Karen Rahm 20 months
July 23, 1985 – June 30, 1986 A.N. (Bud) Shinpoch 11.5 months (died Oct. 2001)
July 1, 1986 – Jan. 2, 1989 Jule Sugarman 31 months
Jan. 3, 1989 – April 5, 1989 Richard J. Thompson Acting 3 months
April 6, 1989 – May 15, 1992 Richard J. Thompson 37 months
May 16, 1992 – Jan. 31, 1993 Paul Trause Acting 8.5 months
Feb. 1, 1993 – Dec. 10, 1995 Jean Soliz 34.5 months
Dec. 11, 1995 – June 30, 2000 Lyle Quasim 54 months and 20 days
July 1, 2000 – March 15, 2005 Dennis Braddock 56 months and 15 days
Jan. 5, 2009 – May 15, 2009 Stan Marshburn Acting 4 months and 10 days
May 18, 2009 - present Susan N. Dreyfus Currently serving
Note: Dates are shown from effective date of appointment to effective date of successor’s appointment with any transition overlap excluded.  Updated 06-04-09