Val Arkoosh

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Val Arkoosh
Arkoosh in 2020
Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Incumbent
Assumed office January 17, 2023 Acting until June 29, 2023
Governor	Josh Shapiro
Preceded by	Meg Snead (acting)
Chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners
In office November 17, 2016 – January 17, 2023
Preceded by	Josh Shapiro
Succeeded by	Kenneth E. Lawrence, Jr.
Member of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners
In office January 2015 – January 17, 2023
Preceded by	Leslie Richards
Succeeded by	Jamila H. Winder
Personal details
Born	(1960-09-22) September 22, 1960 (age 63) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	3
Education	Northwestern University (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MPH) University of Nebraska (MD)
Website	Official website

Valerie A. Arkoosh is an American anesthesiologist, politician, and academic who is the current secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, serving since 2023. Arkoosh was formerly the chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners and the first female chair.^[1]