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Michael Leavitt (Michael Okerlund Leavitt) was born on 11 February, 1951 in Cedar City, Utah, U.S., is a 8th U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Discover Michael Leavitt's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

Popular As Michael Okerlund Leavitt
Occupation miscellaneous
Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 11 February 1951
Birthday 11 February
Birthplace Cedar City, Utah, U.S.
Nationality UT

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1951

Michael Okerlund Leavitt (born February 11, 1951) is an American Republican Party politician who served as the 14th governor of Utah from 1993 to 2003, and in the George W. Bush administration as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 2003 to 2005 and as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from 2005 to 2009.

1972

Leavitt started his career in 1972 and worked in the insurance and risk management industry until 1992.

1976

In 1976, Leavitt assisted his father, then a Utah state senator, in an unsuccessful campaign for governor.

1980

He worked on a number of U.S. Senate campaigns through the 1980s for Jake Garn and Orrin Hatch.

1984

From 1984 until his election as Governor of Utah in 1992, he was the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Leavitt Group.

1992

Leavitt first ran for governor in 1992.

He had tough competition in the Republican Party primary from Richard Eyre who had more delegates vote for him at the state Republican convention.

1993

A holiday fire shortly before noon on December 15, 1993, destroyed much of the Utah Governor's Mansion, but spared the lives of the first family and staff (Jacalyn Leavitt and some members of the family and staff were in the home at the time of the fire).

1994

As governor, he held leadership positions in national and regional organizations, which included chairing the Republican Governors Association from 1994 to 1995, the Western Governors Association from 1995 to 1996, the Council of State Governments from 1996 to 1997, and the National Governors Association from 1999 to 2000.

1996

Leavitt was re-elected in 1996 with the largest vote total in state history.

1997

While Governor, he and Roy Romer of Colorado were the two key founders of Western Governors University in 1997, one of the first exclusively online schools in the nation.

In addition to Leavitt and Romer, 17 other governors signed legislation creating the school as a non-profit private university.

2000

In 2000, Leavitt became only the second governor in Utah history to be re-elected to a third term.

2002

As governor, Leavitt worked to establish Western Governors University and the first charter schools in Utah, led the state's preparation for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Utah, was a leader in the implementation of a modernized system of sales tax on e-commerce throughout the United States, negotiated the largest land exchanges between a state and the federal government, initiated an engineering education initiative, worked on the devolution of welfare to the states, and established the Utah Centennial Highway Fund which featured design build highway construction.

2003

Leavitt resigned as governor in 2003 after he was successfully nominated by President George W. Bush to lead the EPA; he was succeeded as governor by Olene Walker, his lieutenant governor.

Leavitt was promoted to Secretary of Health and Human Services at the start of Bush's second term, serving until the conclusion of the Bush administration.

As HHS Secretary, he oversaw the implementation of Medicare Part D, developed the National Pandemic Plan, promoted value-based health care, mitigated the effects of Hurricane Katrina, opened FDA offices in China, India, South America, and reauthorized SCHIP and TANF.

Leavitt now works as a health care advisor, investor, and independent corporate director.

In August 2021, he became president of The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.

Leavitt was born in Cedar City, Utah, the son of Phyllis Anne (Okerlund) and Dixie L. Leavitt.

Leavitt graduated with a degree in business from Southern Utah University and married Jacalyn Smith.

They have five children.

Leavitt is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

He is a descendant of an old Massachusetts Puritan family, and a direct descendant of Dudley Leavitt, a Mormon pioneer.

Leavitt's business career started with his joining The Leavitt Group, a regional insurance company founded by his father.

He rose to become the company's president and CEO and presided over a period of expansion.

He was subsequently appointed to the boards of directors of numerous local and regional companies, including Utah Power and Light, as well as a member of the Utah State Board of Regents.

As a regent, he helped oversee Utah's nine public colleges and universities.

For four years, he was chair of Southern Utah University's (SUU) board of trustees.

On August 11, 2003, President George W. Bush nominated Leavitt as Administrator of the EPA at a press conference in Aurora, Colorado.

He was confirmed on October 28, 2003, by a vote of 88–8 in the United States Senate.

2004

On December 13, 2004, Leavitt was nominated by Bush to succeed Tommy Thompson as Secretary of HHS, and was confirmed by the Senate by voice vote on January 26, 2005.

He was commonly known for his advocating that Medicare was drifting toward financial insolvency.

Secretary Leavitt cited the work of the World Health Organization's Michael McCoy as the most compelling scientific work into the avian flu threat.

This encouraged Leavitt to mobilize the nation's pandemic preparedness and led to the reconfiguring of the nation's medical emergency plans.

2010

On November 5, having resigned the governorship, Leavitt was sworn in as the 10th Administrator of the EPA.

At the EPA he implemented higher standards for ozone, diesel fuels and other air pollutants.

He organized and managed a collaboration to develop a federal plan to clean up the Great Lakes.

He is also the co-author of an environmental policy called Enlibra.

2014

He defeated Independent Party candidate Merrill Cook and Democratic nominee Stewart Hanson in the general election, becoming the 14th Governor of the State of Utah.