Regina Benjamin Politician

Regina Marcia Benjamin (born October 26, 1956) is an American physician and a former vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who served as the 18th Surgeon General of the United States. Benjamin previously directed a nonprofit primary care medical clinic in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, and served on the Board of Trustees for the Morehouse School of Medicine.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 26, 1956
Birth place	Alabama , Mobile Alabama , United States
Religion	Catholic Church
Education	Xavier University of Louisiana Morehouse School of Medicine University of Alabama School of Medicine Freeman School of Business

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Office holder

awards	Awards and decorations of the Public Health Service
military branch	United States Public Health Service
military rank	Vice admiral (United States)
military unit	United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
office	18th Surgeon General of the United States
president	Barack Obama
service end	2013
service start	2009
successor	Boris Lushniak