Governor names Suehs to oversee human services
September 2, 2009

Gov. Rick Perry is naming Thomas Suehs of Austin to be executive commissioner of health and human services for Texas

Written by Associated Press, Houston Chronicle

AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry is naming Thomas Suehs of Austin to be executive commissioner of health and human services for Texas.

The appointment, announced today, is effective next week. The executive commissioner oversees the five agencies within the health and human services system, including the Department of Family and Protective Services and the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

Suehs replaces Albert Hawkins, who announced in May he was retiring.

Suehs has served as deputy executive commissioner for financial services at the Health and Human Services Commission since 2003.

He's also the past executive director of the Texas Health Care Association and has held other positions in the health care field.

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