Joseph A. Califano Jr.

Joseph Anthony Califano Jr. (born May 15, 1931) is a retired American politician. He served as United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1977 through 1979 under the Jimmy Carter administration. He is the founder and chairman of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASAColumbia), an evidence-based research organization.

Joseph A. Califano Jr.
12th United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
In office January 25, 1977 – August 3, 1979
Appointed by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	F. David Mathews
Succeeded by	Patricia R. Harris
Personal details
Born	Joseph Anthony Califano Jr. (1931-05-15) 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

He is one of two living former Secretaries of Health, Education, and Welfare (the other is his predecessor, F. 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.

Other websites

• Biography at protectthetruth.org Archived 2013-04-15 at Archive.today
• National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASAColumbia)
• NNDB biographical article
• Oral History Interview with Joseph Califano from Oral Histories of the American South
• Califano Appearances on C-SPAN
  • Booknotes interview with Califano on Inside: A Public and Private Life, May 23, 2004. Archived October 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine