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Oklahoma Commissioners of Health

1907
J.C. Mahr, MD

1919
A.R. Lewis, MD

1923
A.E. Davenport, MD

1924
Carl Puckett, MD

1927
O.O. Hammonds, MD

1929
Clyde W. Beson, MD

1931
G.N. Bilby, MD

1935
Charles M. Pierce, MD

January 27, 1939 – September 1960
G.F. Mathews, MD

September 1960 – September 1965
Kirk T. Mosley, MD

April 1, 1967 – January 8, 1971
A.B. Colyar, MD

February 15, 1971 – September 10, 1976
R. LeRoy Carpenter, MD, MPH

September 10, 1976 – July 1, 1977
Walter D. Atkins, DDS (Acting)

July 1, 1977 – January 31, 1993
Joan K. Leavitt, MD

February 1, 1993 – July 16, 1994
Thomas D. Peace, PhD

December 7, 1994 – May 31, 2000
J.R. Nida, MD

June 1, 2000 – June 3, 2001
Jerry Regier (Interim Commissioner)

June 4, 2001 – October 25, 2003
Leslie Beitsch, MD, JD

November 13, 2003 – January 31, 2009
James M. Crutcher, MD, MPH

February 1, 2009 – June 29, 2009
Rocky D. McElvany, MS (Interim Commissioner)

June 30, 2009 - October 30, 2017 
Terry L. Cline, Ph.D.

October 31, 2017 - February 13, 2018
Preston L. Doerflinger (Interim Commissioner)

February 13, 2018 - April 1, 2018
Brian Downs (Acting Commissioner)

April 2, 2018 - September 12, 2019
Tom Bates (Interim Commissioner)

September 13, 2019 - May 31, 2020
Gary Cox, JD (Interim Commissioner)

June 01, 2020 - October 22, 2021
Colonel Lance Frye, M.D.

October 22, 2021 - Present
Keith Reed, RN, MPH, CPH

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