Tommy G. Thompson Biography

Tommy G. Thompson

George W. Bush's secretary of Health and Human Services
Born: 11/19/1941
Birthplace: Elroy, Wis.

Thompson was the governor of Wisconsin for an unprecedented 14 years. During his tenure, he was an activist leader and ushered in the nation's most stringent-and innovative-welfare-to-work program. Thompson is pro-life, and as secretary of health and human services, he'll oversee how federal funds are used to fund abortions and family-planning clinics. He served a 20-year stint in the Wisconsin State Assembly.