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Gina DeBlassie is the interim cabinet secretary for the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH). DeBlassie is Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s public health advisor and began her role as interim NMDOH secretary in November 2024.

DeBlassie has more than 30 years of healthcare expertise. Before joining Gov. Lujan Grisham’s administration, DeBlassie served as chief operating officer for a national All-Inclusive Care for the elderly provider program. There, she managed multi-state operations spearheading the expansion of programs aimed at bettering the lives of seniors.

Since beginning her work as public health advisor in June 2022, DeBlassie has been a driving force behind legislation to improve health care access for New Mexicans and has been instrumental in establishing the state Health Care Authority and the Rural Health Care Delivery Fund. She also briefly served as interim cabinet secretary of the state Aging and Long-Term Services Department in 2023.