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Four New Faces For Gov. Patrick's Cabinet

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Going into his final two years in office, Gov. Deval Patrick's cabinet is going to have a new look.

The following four top cabinet secretaries have left their posts and will be replaced by new faces:

  • Administration and Finance Secretary: Jay Gonzalez will be replaced by Glen Shor, head of the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority, who oversaw the introduction of Gov. Romney's universal health care.
  • Health and Human Services Secretary: JudyAnn Bigby will be replaced by John Polanowicz, president of St Elizabeth's Hospital in Boston.
  • Public Safety Secretary: Mary Elizabeth Heffernan will be replaced by Andrea Cabral, Suffolk County Sheriff, the state's first female sheriff, touted as a possible contender for Mayor of Boston.
  • Education Secretary: Paul Reville will be replaced by Matthew Malone, a protege of Reville's and former Brockton School Committee Superintendant.

The cabinet shake-up comes the Patrick administration grapples with budget cuts, the fallout from both the dug lab and meningitis outbreak scandals and a looming fiscal cliff.

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This segment aired on December 13, 2012.

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