Kenneth S. Apfel (born October 12, 1948) was the 13th

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in the

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, filling a four-year term of office that ran from 1997 through 2001.

Background

Apfel was born in

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. A graduate of

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, and

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, he started his federal career as a Presidential Management Intern at the

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. Since 2006, he has held the position of

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at the

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's School of Public Policy. Prior to becoming Commissioner of the Social Security Administration in 1997, he had served as Associate Director for Human Resources at the

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since 1995, and as Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget at the

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from 1993 to 1995. Apfel is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.

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* 1948 births Clinton administration personnel Commissioners of the Social Security Administration Living people Maryland Democrats Northeastern University alumni People from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts United States Department of Health and Human Services officials United States Office of Management and Budget officials University of Maryland, College Park faculty University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs alumni Center on Budget and Policy Priorities {{US-gov-bio-stub