Charles E. Johnson (government official) explained

Charles Edwin Johnson
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
Acting
Term Start:January 20, 2009
Term End:April 28, 2009
President:Barack Obama
Predecessor:Mike Leavitt
Successor:Kathleen Sebelius
Birth Date:15 June 1936
Birth Place:Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Death Place:Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Spouse:Susanna Brown Johnson

Charles Edwin Johnson (June 15, 1936 – January 7, 2024) was an American civil servant. He had served as Acting United States Secretary of Health and Human Services from January to April 2009 during the Obama presidency.[1] [2] Johnson was appointed by then President George W. Bush in 2005 as Assistant Secretary for Budget, Technology, and Finance. He was a public accountant for 31 years prior to joining the department.[1] Johnson died from blood cancer on January 7, 2024, at the age of 87.[3]

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  1. Web site: Staff reporter . Bush Appointees Holding Down the Fort While Obama Nominees Await Confirmation . FOX News . 2009-01-21 . 2009-01-30 . As former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle awaits his appointment as the secretary of health and human services, Charles E. Johnson is acting secretary. Johnson, who was appointed by Bush in 2005 as the assistant secretary for budget, technology and finance, was a public accountant for 31 years before joining the department. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090429010101/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/01/21/bush%2Dappointees%2Dholding%2Dfort%2Dobama%2Dnominees%2Dawait%2Dconfirmation. 2009-04-29 . (Archived by WebCite at)
  2. Web site: Staff reporter . 2009 HHS Presidential Transition Operating and Staff Division Designees . Department of Health and Human Services . 2009-01-12 . 2009-01-30 . Between January 20 at noon and the time when the Secretary-designate is sworn in, Assistant Secretary Charles E. Johnson will serve as Acting Secretary. . https://web.archive.org/web/20090511104759/http://www.hhs.gov/about/09transitiondesignees.html . 2009-05-11 . dead .
  3. Web site: Charles Edwin Johnson . Legacy . 22 March 2024.