Beatrice Roach Gottlieb (April 15, 1919 – October 8, 2011) was an American politician who served as the Secretary of State of New Mexico from 1951 to 1954. She was raised in Mountainair, New Mexico. In 1950, she declared her candidacy for the office of secretary of state. Then known as Beatrice Bassett Roach, she first took office at the age of 32, and was the youngest person in the United States to serve as a secretary of state at the time. Gottlieb's second term ended in 1954, and she was succeeded by Natalie Smith Buck. Gottlieb ran for a third term in 1957, but lost to Betty Fiorina. References Secretaries of State of New Mexico New Mexico Democrats Women in New Mexico politics 1919 births 2011 deaths People from Torrance County, New Mexico 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians 21st-century American women