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American politician
Rachel Kaprielian
Kaprielian in 2011
Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and Worforce Development
In office
January 17, 2014 – January 8, 2015
GovernorDeval Patrick
Preceded byJoanne F. Goldstein
Succeeded byRonald L. Walker II
Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles
In office
2008–2014
GovernorDeval Patrick
Preceded byAnne L. Collins
Succeeded byCelia Blue
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 29th Middlesex district
In office
2003–2008
Preceded byTimothy J. Toomey Jr.
Succeeded byJon Hecht
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 32nd Middlesex district
In office
1995–2003
Preceded byWarren Tolman
Succeeded byMike Festa
Personal details
Born (1968-06-24) June 24, 1968 (age 56)
Boston, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic

Rachel Kaprielian (born June 24, 1968) is an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles, and Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.

Biography

Kaprielian was born in 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts. From 1995 to 2008 Kaprielian represented portions of Cambridge and Watertown in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She finished her law studies at Suffolk University in 2000 and received a Masters of Public Service from Harvard University in 2003. In May 2008 she accepted an appointment as the Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles from Governor Deval Patrick. She was named Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development on January 17, 2014.

In 2015 she was appointed Regional Director (MA, RI, CT, VT, ME, NH) for the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

References

  1. "History of Women in the Massachusetts Legislature (1923 to date)" (PDF). Archives.lib.state.ma.us. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. Fennimore, Jillian. "Kaprielian tapped to run Registry of Motor Vehicles". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
  3. "Local Politics". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  4. "Governor Patrick Appoints New Secretary of EOLWD". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-30.

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Massachusetts House of Representatives
Preceded byWarren Tolman Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 32nd Middlesex district
1995–2003 		Succeeded byMike Festa
Preceded byTimothy J. Toomey Jr. Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 29th Middlesex district
2003–2008 		Succeeded byJon Hecht
Cabinet of Governor Deval Patrick (2007–15)
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Secretary of Public Safety
Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Administration and Finance
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Housing and Economic Development
Secretary of Elder Affairs
Secretary of Veterans' Services
Secretary of Transportation and Public Works


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