John Wetzel (Pennsylvania official)

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = John Wetzel

|image = John_Wetzel.jpg

|office = Secretary of Corrections of Pennsylvania

|term_start = May 3, 2011

|term_end = October 1, 2021

|governor = Tom Corbett
Tom Wolf

|predecessor = Jeffrey A. Beard

|successor = George Little

|alma_mater = Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

|occupation = Secretary of Corrections

|spouse =

|children =

|years_active =

|party = Republican

}}

John Edward Wetzel served as Pennsylvania Secretary of Corrections from 2011 until 2021, after being nominated by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett and confirmed in May 2011. He was subsequently re-nominated by Governor Tom Wolf in 2015. Wetzel resigned his office effective October 1, 2021.{{cite web|title=Secretary of Corrections|url=http://www.cor.pa.gov/Pages/Secretary-BIO-page.aspx#.VXHhgs9Viko|publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Corrections|accessdate=5 June 2015}}{{cite web|title=Pa.’s long-serving prisons chief, John E. Wetzel, is leaving, Wolf admin says|url=https://www.penncapital-star.com/blog/pa-s-long-serving-prisons-chief-john-e-wetzel-is-leaving-wolf-admin-says/|publisher=Pennsylvania Capital-Star|accessdate=23 February 2022}} Previously, he served on the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons.{{cite news|last1=Field|first1=Nick|title=PA-Gov: Wolf Announces Three More Cabinet Choices|url=http://www.politicspa.com/pa-gov-wolf-announces-three-more-cabinet-choices/62866/|accessdate=5 June 2015|agency=PoliticsPA|date=12 January 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Revis|first1=Ahavah|title=The Lineman: John E. Wetzel, Pennsylvania’s New Secretary of Corrections|url=http://www.correctionalnews.com/articles/2011/11/23/the-lineman-john-e-wetzel-pennsylvania-s-new-secretary-corrections|publisher=Correctional News|accessdate=5 June 2015}}

Wetzel is also chair of the Board of Directors for The Council of State Governments Justice Center,{{cite web|url=https://csgjusticecenter.org/about-jc/board/|publisher=CSG Justice Center|title=Board of Directors CSG Justice Center|accessdate=17 March 2017}} a national nonprofit that provides practical, nonpartisan, research-driven strategies and tools to increase public safety and strengthen communities.