Oveta Culp Hobby was an American government official and businesswoman who served as the first United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1953 to 1955. A member of the Republican Party, Hobby was the second woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet.
- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, art collector
- Position held
- United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- January 19, 1905
- Died
- August 16, 1995