| Jeanette C. Takamura | |
| Order: | 2nd |
| Assistant Secretary for Aging | |
| Term Start: | December 8, 1997 |
| Term End: | August 8, 2001 |
| Predecessor: | Fernando Torres-Gil |
| Successor: | Josefina Carbonell |
| Title2: | Deputy Director for Administration, Hawaii State Department of Health |
| Term Start2: | January 1995 |
| Term End2: | December 1996 |
| Title3: | Director, Hawaii Executive Office on Aging |
| Term Start3: | January 1985 |
| Term End3: | December 1994 |
Jeanette C. Takamura was the second Assistant Secretary for Aging at the Administration on Aging within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She was appointed by President Clinton in 1997 and served in the position until 2001.[1] Before that, she served as the Deputy Director for Administration of the Hawaii State Department of Health and the Director of the Executive Office on Aging within the State of Hawaii's Office of the Governor.[2] Takamura is a professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work where she served as the dean from 2002 to 2016, the first woman to do so.[3] She previously held the position of Edward R. Roybal Professor in Applied Gerontology and Public Service at California State University, Los Angeles.
Takamura is married to Hawaii politician Carl T. Takamura.[4] They have a daughter.