Robert Finch (politician)

Robert Finch
Counselor to the President
In office June 23, 1970 – December 15, 1972
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Bryce Harlow Pat Moynihan
Succeeded by	Anne Armstrong
8th United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
In office January 21, 1969 – June 23, 1970
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Wilbur J. Cohen
Succeeded by	Elliot Richardson
38th Lieutenant Governor of California
In office January 2, 1967 – January 21, 1969
Governor	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Glenn M. Anderson
Succeeded by	Edwin Reinecke
Personal details
Born	Robert Hutchinson Finch (1925-10-09)October 9, 1925 Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
Died	October 10, 1995(1995-10-10) (aged 70) Pasadena, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Carol Crothers (m. 1946)
Children	4
Education	Occidental College (BA) University of Southern California (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1951–1953
Battles/wars	Korean War

Robert Hutchinson Finch (October 9, 1925 – October 10, 1995) was a Republican politician from La Canada Flintridge, California. In 1967, he served as the 38th Lieutenant Governor of California. Following Richard Nixon's presidential campaign in 1968, he was appointed Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in 1969. He was the Counselor to the President from 1970 until 1972. During the 1976 California United States Senate election, he lost in the Republican primary to S.I. Hayakawa.