William Corr

Barack Obama is reported to have selected William Corr as deputy secretary of Health and Human Services. If Obama's appointments of Corr and Tom Daschle (as secretary) are ratified by the Senate, Corr will be reunited with Daschle who he worked for from 1998-2000 as chief counsel and policy director.CTFK: William V. Corr Biography

One of the top responsibilities of the Department of Health and Human Services in the Obama administration will be to lead the reform of the U.S. health care system.Reuters: Obama Taps William Corr As Deputy Health Secretary (January 13, 2009)

• 2000:Executive Director, Campaign for Tobacco Free KidsCampaign for Tobacco Free Kids: William V. Corr Biography
• 1998: Chief Counsel to Senator Tom DaschleCampaign for Tobacco Free Kids: William V. Corr Biography
• 1993: Chief of Staff, Department of Health and Human ServicesCampaign for Tobacco Free Kids: William V. Corr Biography
• 1989: Chief Counsel, Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Monopolies and Business RightsCampaign for Tobacco Free Kids: William V. Corr Biography
• 1977: Counsel to the House Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids: William V. Corr Biography
• 1977: Counsel to the House Committee on Energy and CommerceCampaign for Tobacco Free Kids: William V. Corr Biography
• 1974: Various non-profit organizations in KentuckyCampaign for Tobacco Free Kids: William V. Corr Biography

""Under the leadership of Tom Daschle and Bill Corr, I am confident that my Department of Health and Human Services will bring people together to reach consensus on how to move forward with health care reform."—Barack ObamaReuters: Obama Taps William Corr As Deputy Health Secretary (January 13, 2009)

"William V. Corr, a vocal tobacco-control activist at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, publicly attacked the Bush administration in 2006 for weakening the government's prosecution of tobacco companies and its chances for regulating tobacco. Now he is making recommendations for strengthening the Food and Drug Administration's regulation of millions of other grocery and drugstore products, though he has recused himself from discussing tobacco."—The Washington Post The Washington Post: Obama's Team Rankles the Right (January 2, 2009)