Search

United States Secretary of Labor

(Redirected from U.S. secretary of labor)

The United States secretary of labor is a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and as the head of the United States Department of Labor, controls the department, and enforces and suggests laws involving unions, the workplace, and all other issues involving any form of business-person controversies.

United States Secretary of Labor
Seal of the department
Flag of the secretary
Incumbent
Julie Su
Acting since March 11, 2023
United States Department of Labor
StyleMadam Secretary (informal)
The Honorable (formal)
Member ofCabinet
Reports toPresident of the United States
SeatFrances Perkins Building, Washington, D.C.
AppointerThe President of the United States
with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrument29 U.S.C. § 551
PrecursorSecretary of Commerce and Labor
FormationMarch 4, 1913; 111 years ago (March 4, 1913)
First holderWilliam B. Wilson
SuccessionEleventh[1]
DeputyDeputy Secretary of Labor
SalaryExecutive Schedule, Level I
Websitedol.gov
The former flag of the U.S. Secretary of Labor, used from 1915 to 1960.

Formerly, there was a Department of Commerce and Labor. That department split into two in 1913. The Department of Commerce is headed by the secretary of commerce.

Secretary of labor is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule,[2] thus earning a salary of $221,400 as of January 2021.[3]

Julie Su has been serving as acting secretary since the resignation of Marty Walsh on March 11, 2023.

List of secretaries of labor

Parties

  Democratic (13)  Republican (16)

Status

  Acting Secretary of Labor

No.PortraitNameState of residenceTook officeLeft officePresident(s)
1 William B. WilsonPennsylvaniaMarch 6, 1913March 4, 1921Woodrow Wilson
2 James J. DavisPennsylvaniaMarch 5, 1921November 30, 1930Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
3 William N. DoakVirginiaDecember 9, 1930March 4, 1933
4 Frances PerkinsNew YorkMarch 4, 1933June 30, 1945Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
5 Lewis B. SchwellenbachWashingtonJuly 1, 1945June 10, 1948
6 Maurice J. TobinMassachusettsAugust 13, 1948January 20, 1953
7 Martin P. DurkinMarylandJanuary 21, 1953September 10, 1953Dwight D. Eisenhower
8 James P. MitchellNew JerseyOctober 9, 1953January 20, 1961
9 Arthur GoldbergIllinoisJanuary 21, 1961September 20, 1962John F. Kennedy
10 W. Willard WirtzIllinoisSeptember 25, 1962January 20, 1969
Lyndon B. Johnson
11 George P. ShultzIllinoisJanuary 22, 1969July 1, 1970Richard Nixon
12 James D. HodgsonCaliforniaJuly 2, 1970February 1, 1973
13 Peter J. BrennanNew YorkFebruary 2, 1973March 15, 1975
Gerald Ford
14 John T. DunlopMassachusettsMarch 18, 1975January 31, 1976
15 William Usery Jr.GeorgiaFebruary 10, 1976January 20, 1977
16 Ray MarshallTexasJanuary 27, 1977January 20, 1981Jimmy Carter
17 Raymond J. DonovanNew JerseyFebruary 4, 1981March 15, 1985Ronald Reagan
18 Bill BrockTennesseeApril 29, 1985October 31, 1987
19 Ann Dore McLaughlinDistrict of ColumbiaDecember 17, 1987January 20, 1989
20 Elizabeth DoleKansasJanuary 25, 1989November 23, 1990George H. W. Bush
21 Lynn M. MartinIllinoisFebruary 22, 1991January 20, 1993
22 Robert ReichMassachusettsJanuary 22, 1993January 20, 1997Bill Clinton
23 Alexis HermanAlabamaMay 1, 1997January 20, 2001
24 Elaine ChaoKentuckyJanuary 29, 2001January 20, 2009George W. Bush
– Howard RadzelyPennsylvaniaJanuary 20, 2009February 2, 2009Barack Obama
– Ed HuglerPennsylvaniaFebruary 2, 2009February 24, 2009
25 Hilda SolisCaliforniaFebruary 24, 2009January 22, 2013
– Seth HarrisNew YorkJanuary 22, 2013July 23, 2013
26 Tom PerezMarylandJuly 23, 2013January 20, 2017
– Ed HuglerPennsylvaniaJanuary 20, 2017April 27, 2017Donald Trump
27 Alexander AcostaFloridaApril 28, 2017July 19, 2019
– Patrick PizzellaVirginiaJuly 20, 2019September 30, 2019
28 Eugene ScaliaVirginiaSeptember 30, 2019January 20, 2021
– Al StewartVirginiaJanuary 20, 2021March 23, 2021Joe Biden
29 Marty WalshMassachusettsMarch 23, 2021March 11, 2023
– Julie SuCaliforniaMarch 11, 2023Incumbent

Line of succession

The line of succession for the Secretary of Labor is as follows:[4]

  1. Deputy Secretary of Labor
  2. Solicitor of Labor
  3. Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
  4. Assistant Secretary for Policy
  5. Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
  6. Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training
  7. Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security
  8. Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health
  9. Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health
  10. Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
  11. Chief Financial Officer
  12. Administrator, Wage and Hour Division
  13. Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training
  14. Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy
  15. Deputy Solicitor of Labor (First Assistant of the Solicitor of Labor)
  16. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy (First Assistant of the Assistant Secretary for Policy)
  17. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs (First Assistant of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs)
  18. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training (First Assistant of the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training)
  19. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy (First Assistant of the Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security)
  20. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health (First Assistant of the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health)
  21. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health (First Assistant of the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health)
  22. Regional Solicitor—Dallas
  23. Regional Administrator for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management—Region VI/Dallas

Secretary succession

If none of the above officials are available to serve as Acting Secretary of Labor, the Designated Secretarial Designee assumes interim operational control over the Department, except the Secretary's non-delegable responsibilities.

  1. Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
  2. Director of the Women's Bureau
  3. Regional Administrator, Employment and Training Administration—Dallas
  4. Regional Administration, Occupational Safety and Health Administration—Dallas

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to United States Secretaries of Labor.
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byas Secretary of Commerce Order of precedence of the United States
as Secretary of Labor 		Succeeded byas Secretary of Health and Human Services
U.S. presidential line of succession
Preceded by 11th in line Succeeded by
Retrieved from "https:https://www.search.com.vn/wiki/index.php?lang=en&q=United_States_Secretary_of_Labor&oldid=1217092491"
🔥 Top keywords: Main PageSpecial:SearchWikipedia:Featured picturesYasukeHarrison ButkerRobert FicoBridgertonCleopatraDeaths in 2024Joyce VincentXXXTentacionHank AdamsIt Ends with UsYouTubeNew Caledonia2024 Indian general electionHeeramandiDarren DutchyshenSlovakiaKingdom of the Planet of the ApesAttempted assassination of Robert FicoLawrence WongBaby ReindeerXXX: Return of Xander CageThelma HoustonFuriosa: A Mad Max SagaMegalopolis (film)Richard GaddKepler's SupernovaWicked (musical)Sunil ChhetriXXX (2002 film)Ashley MadisonAnya Taylor-JoyPlanet of the ApesNava MauYoung SheldonPortal:Current eventsX-Men '97