Joseph A. Califano Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Joseph A. Califano Jr.

American politician

Date of Birth: 15-May-1931

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Profession: writer, lawyer, politician, manager

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Joseph Anthony Califano Jr.
(born May 15, 1931) is a former United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and the founder and chairman of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASAColumbia), an evidence-based research organization.
He is one of two living former Secretaries of Health, Education, and Welfare (the other is his predecessor, Forrest David Mathews). He has been Adjunct Professor of Public Health (Health Policy and Management) at Columbia University Medical School (Department of Psychiatry) and School of Public Health and is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.