Kenneth S. Apfel

Kenneth S. Apfel
Apfel in 2001
Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
In office September 29, 1997 – January 19, 2001
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Shirley S. Chater
Succeeded by	Jo Anne B. Barnhart
Personal details
Born	October 12, 1948 Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Massachusetts Amherst Northeastern University University of Texas

Kenneth S. "Ken" Apfel (born October 12, 1948) was the 13th Commissioner of Social Security in the United States, filling a four-year term of office that ran from 1997 through 2001.

Background

Apfel was born in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. A graduate of University of Massachusetts Amherst, Northeastern University, and University of Texas at Austin, he started his federal career as a Presidential Management Intern at the United States Department of Labor.^[1]

Since 2006, he has held the position of Professor at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy.^[1]

Prior to becoming Commissioner of the Social Security Administration in 1997, he had served as Associate Director for Human Resources at the Office of Management and Budget since 1995, and as Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget at the United States Department of Health and Human Services from 1993 to 1995.^[1]

References

1. "Kenneth S. Apfel". Social Security Administration. Retrieved 2010-03-23. ... Before joining the Clinton Administration, he worked for the prior two decades in the area of social policy. From 1989–1993 he served as legislative director to Senator Bill Bradley, overseeing the formulation and development of all aspects of congressional policymaking. During 1982–1989, he was the Senator's chief staff person for federal social policy, with particular focus on programs under the jurisdiction of the Senate Finance Committee. He served as the Senator's key staff person for the Committee's actions on the historic 1983 Social Security reform legislation. …