Val Arkoosh
Val Arkoosh | |
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Arkoosh in 2020 | |
| Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services | |
| Assumed office January 17, 2023 Acting until June 29, 2023 | |
| Governor | Josh Shapiro |
| Preceded by | Meg Snead (acting) |
| Chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners | |
| In office November 2016 – January 17, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Josh Shapiro |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth E. Lawrence, Jr. |
| Member of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners | |
| In office January 2015 – January 17, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Leslie Richards |
| Succeeded by | Jamila H. Winder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1961 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Jeffrey Harbison |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Northwestern University University of Nebraska College of Medicine (M.D.) Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (MPH) |
Valerie A. Arkoosh (c. 1961) is an American anesthesiologist and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served as secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services under Governor Josh Shapiro since 2023. From 2016 to 2023, Arkoosh was chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, where she served alongside Shapiro during his tenure on the board.
Arkoosh formerly served on the board of health of Montgomery County. Arkoosh unsuccessfully ran to represent Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district in 2014 and for the United States Senate in 2022.