Elizabeth H. Roberts

Elizabeth H. Roberts (born April 17, 1957) is an American politician who served as the 68th lieutenant governor of Rhode Island from 2007 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in that position during the administrations of Republican governor Donald Carcieri and Independent-turned Democrat Lincoln Chafee. She was elected in 2006, becoming the state's first female lieutenant governor and was succeeded by Daniel McKee on January 6, 2015. She later served as Secretary of Health and Human Services during the administration of Governor Gina Raimondo, but subsequently resigned due to a widely criticized statewide computer system rollout. Prior to entering politics, Roberts has worked as a business strategy consultant, policy analyst, and health care manager. She resides in Providence, Rhode Island.

Computer system failure and resignation In February 2017, Roberts resigned from her post in the Raimondo administration. She left the cabinet-level post for a variety of reasons, but the roll-out of the botched Unified Health Infrastructure Project (a new statewide computer network) overshadowed her tenure. by Deloitte. This crash created a backlog of over 20,000 cases.