Gwendolyn King
Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
In office
August 1, 1989 – September 30, 1992
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byDorcas Hardy
Succeeded byLouis Enoff (Acting)
Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
In office
April 17, 1986 – May 2, 1988
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byDeborah Steelman
Succeeded byAndy Card
Personal details
Born (1940-09-23) September 23, 1940
East Orange, New Jersey, US
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
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(m. 1961)​
EducationHoward University (BA)
George Washington University (MPA)

Gwendolyn S. King (born September 23, 1940)[1] is an American businesswoman. From 1989 to 1992 she was the Commissioner of the U.S. Social Security Administration.[2]

Early life

King attended Howard University as an undergraduate, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and education in 1962.[3][4] She later attended the George Washington University for graduate courses in public administration.[3][4]

Career

King began her career teaching in Niagara Falls, New York and Washington, DC.[1]

Beginning in 1971, she worked for the Department of Health and Human Services (then called the Department of Health, Education and Welfare).[4]

From 1978 to 1979,[1] she served as senior legislative assistant to Senator John Heinz.[5]

In 1986, she was appointed Deputy Assistant to President Ronald Reagan and Director of the office for Intergovernmental Affairs.[6]

In 1989, President George H.W. Bush appointed King as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration.[7] King became the 11th Commissioner[1] and the first black woman to hold the position.[4] She served through 1992.[8]

King is a retired member of the board of directors of Marsh and McLennan Companies, Lockheed-Martin Corporation and Monsanto Company.[9] She is also formerly a director of Pharmacia. She is also a past director of the National Association of Corporate Directors.[10]

Awards

King has been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of New Haven,the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, and Howard University.[3]

Personal life

King is married to Colbert I. King, Washington Post columnist and the editorial page's deputy editor.[11] The two met at Howard in the late 1950s[12] and married in 1961.[13] They have three adult children.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Gwendolyn Stewart King". Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Board of Directors and Executive Officers". MMC. Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 Hawkins, Carol Hooks (2008). American Women Leaders: 1,560 Current Biographies. McFarland. p. 204. ISBN 9780786452750.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Smith, Jessie Carney (2012). Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events. Visible Ink Press. p. 289. ISBN 9781578594245.
  5. ↑ "Social Security Online History Pages". Retrieved December 6, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Appointment of Gwendolyn S. King as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs". Reagan Library. April 17, 1986. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  7. ↑ Associated Press (July 15, 1989). "Gwendolyn King Selected to Head Social Security". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  8. ↑ Associated Press (October 2, 1992). "Acting Social Security Chief". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Gwendolyn S. King Profile - Forbes.com". Forbes. Archived from the original on March 1, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Gwendolyn King: Executive Profile & Biography – BusinessWeek". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Colbert I. King". National Press Foundation. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  12. ↑ King, Colbert I. (February 19, 2005). "For Redder, for Bluer". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Colbert I. King". www.thehistorymakers.org. The HistoryMakers. May 4, 2005. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
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