Margaret Heckler
Margaret Heckler | |
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| United States Ambassador to Ireland | |
| In office January 30, 1986 – August 20, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Robert F. Kane |
| Succeeded by | Richard A. Moore |
| 15th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | |
| In office March 10, 1983 – December 13, 1985 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Richard Schweiker |
| Succeeded by | Otis Bowen |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th district | |
| In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Martin |
| Succeeded by | Gerry Studds |
| Member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council from the 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 | |
| Governor | Endicott Peabody John Volpe |
| Preceded by | Alvin C. Tamkin |
| Succeeded by | John J. Craven Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margaret Mary O'Shaughnessy June 21, 1931 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | August 6, 2018 (aged 87) Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | John M. Heckler |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Albertus Magnus College (BA) Boston College (LLB) |
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Margaret Mary Heckler (née O'Shaughnessy; June 21, 1931 – August 6, 2018) was an American politician and diplomat who represented Massachusetts's 10th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 until 1983. A member of the Republican Party, she also served as the 15th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1983 to 1985, as well as United States ambassador to Ireland from 1986 to 1989.