Governor-elect Larry Hogan appointed Neall to his transition team as a special adviser on fiscal policy. Neall was appointed to the University System of Maryland's Board of Regents effective July 1, 2015. He replaced Tom McMillen who defeated Neall for Congress in 1986. In May 2016, Governor Hogan appointed Neall as a senior administration adviser to head an effort to reorganize state government to run more efficiently. On December 21, 2017, Governor Hogan appointed Neall as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Health effective January 9, 2018. In November 2020 he announced his retirement, effective December 1, saying, "These last three years, though trying, have been very rewarding and I simply do not have the strength and vitality to continue. You have to know when to say when." References External links 1948 births Living people State cabinet secretaries of Maryland Members of the Maryland House of Delegates Maryland state senators Anne Arundel County Executives Maryland Republicans Maryland Democrats Anne Arundel Community College people University of Maryland, College Park alumni University of Baltimore School of Law alumni