Kerry Healey

American politician and educator

Kerry Healey - American politician and educator
Born

April 30th, 1960
65 years ago

Category

Leaders & Politicians

Country

United States

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Served as the 70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. Held the position of Deputy Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services prior to becoming Lieutenant Governor. Engaged in various roles within the academic community, contributing to educational policies and initiatives. Participated in gubernatorial elections and has served in leadership capacities on multiple nonprofit boards.

Served as the 70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

Contributed to health and education policy

Ran in the gubernatorial election in 2010

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