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Charles C. Edwards
4th United States Assistant Secretary for Health
In office April 18, 1973 – January 5, 1975
President	Richard Nixon Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Merlin K. DuVal
Succeeded by	Theodore Cooper
10th Commissioner of Food and Drugs
In office December 13, 1969 – March 15, 1973
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Herbert L. Ley Jr.
Succeeded by	Alexander M. Schmidt
Personal details
Born	(1923-09-16)September 16, 1923 Overton, Nebraska, US
Died	August 7, 2011(2011-08-07) (aged 87) San Diego, California, US
Political party	Republican

Charles C. Edwards (September 16, 1923 – August 7, 2011) was an American physician who served as Commissioner of Food and Drugs from 1969 to 1973 and as the United States Assistant Secretary for Health from 1973 to 1975. He died on August 7, 2011, in San Diego, California at age 87.

References

1. "Charles Edwards, M.D". Fda.gov. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
2. Douglas Martin (August 28, 2011). "Dr. Charles C. Edwards, Influential F.D.A. Commissioner, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

External links

• Media related to Charles C. Edwards at Wikimedia Commons

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Divisions	Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Center for Devices and Radiological Health Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Center for Tobacco Products Center for Veterinary Medicine National Center for Toxicological Research Office of Criminal Investigations Office of Global Regulatory Operations and Policy
Major acts	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Modernization Act of 1997 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Food Safety Modernization Act Prescription Drug User Fee Act Pure Food and Drug Act
Title 21 regulations and rules	Administrative law Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Federal journal Federal Register (FR) Federal law Title 21 of the United States Code (U.S.C.)
Commissioners	Harvey W. Wiley Carl L. Alsberg Charles A. Browne Walter G. Campbell Paul B. Dunbar Charles W. Crawford George P. Larrick James L. Goddard Herbert L. Ley Charles C. Edwards Alexander M. Schmidt Donald Kennedy Jere E. Goyan Arthur H. Hayes Jr. Frank E. Young David A. Kessler Jane E. Henney Mark McClellan Lester Crawford Andrew von Eschenbach Margaret Hamburg Robert Califf Scott Gottlieb Stephen Hahn Robert Califf
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Philip Lee Roger Egeberg Merlin Duval Charles Edwards Theodore Cooper Julius Richmond Edward Brandt Robert Windom James Mason Philip Lee David Satcher Eve Slater Cristina Beato (acting) John Agwunobi Joxel García Steven Galson (acting) Howard Koh Karen DeSalvo (acting) Don Wright (acting) Brett Giroir Felicia Collins (acting) Rachel Levine

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