Devdutta Sangvai, former president of Duke Regional Hospital, was tapped by Gov. Josh Stein to lead the department as North ...

12, 2025 as the 19th secretary of North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services, becoming the first Indian American cabinet member under a North Carolina governor.

Kinsley, the first openly gay cabinet secretary in North Carolina history, oversaw aspects of the state’s COVID-19 pandemic response, the historic expansion of Medicaid, behavioral health ...