Back روبرت فينش Arabic روبرت فينش ARZ روبرت فینچ (سیاستچی) AZB Robert Finch German Robert Finch (homme politique) French ロバート・ハチソン・フィンチ Japanese Robert Finch Portuguese Robert Finch (American politeecian) SCO Robert Finch (American politician) SIMPLE
Robert Finch | |
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| Counselor to the President | |
| In office June 23, 1970 – December 15, 1972 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Bryce Harlow Pat Moynihan |
| Succeeded by | Anne Armstrong |
| 8th United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare | |
| In office January 21, 1969 – June 23, 1970 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Wilbur J. Cohen |
| Succeeded by | Elliot Richardson |
| 38th Lieutenant Governor of California | |
| In office January 2, 1967 – January 21, 1969 | |
| Governor | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Glenn M. Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Reinecke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Hutchinson Finch October 9, 1925 Tempe, Arizona, U.S. |
| Died | October 10, 1995 (aged 70) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Carol Crothers (m. 1946) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Occidental College (BA) University of Southern California (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1951–1953 |
| Battles/wars | Korean War |
Robert Hutchinson Finch (October 9, 1925 – October 10, 1995) was a Republican politician from La Canada Flintridge, California. From 1967 to 1969, he served as the 38th lieutenant governor of California. Following Richard Nixon's presidential campaign in 1968, he was appointed Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in 1969. He was the Counselor to the President from 1970 until 1972. During the 1976 California United States Senate election, he lost in the Republican primary to S.I. Hayakawa.