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William B. WilsonUnited States Department of Commerce and Labor>Secretary of Commerce and LaborUnited States presidential line of succession>Eleventh{{UnitedStatesCode19}}, Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act| deputy = Deputy Secretary of LaborExecutive Schedule>Executive Schedule, Level Iweblink|dol.gov}}}}(File:Flag of the United States Secretary of Labor (1915–1960).svg|thumb|right|The former flag of the U.S. Secretary of Labor, used from 1915 to 1960.)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.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,{{UnitedStatesCode|5|5312}} thus earning a salary of $221,400 as of January 2021.WEB,weblinkweblink 2021-01-23, live, Salary Table No. 2021-EX Rates of Basic Pay for the Executive Schedule (EX), Julie Su has been serving as acting secretary since the resignation of Marty Walsh on March 11, 2023.

List of secretaries of labor

Parties

{{legend2|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|Democratic|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (13){{legend2|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|Republican|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (16)Status{{legend2|#e6e6aa|Acting Secretary of Labor|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"!No.!Portrait!Name!State of residence!Took office!Left office!colspan=2 |President(s)!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|1}}75px|Wilson)William Bauchop Wilson>William B. Wilson|Pennsylvania|March 6, 1913|March 4, 1921Woodrow Wilson !rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|2}}(File:James J. Davis, 6-5-25 LCCN2016850450 (cropped).jpgDavis)James J. DavisPennsylvaniaMarch 5, 1921November 30, 1930Warren G. HardingCalvin CoolidgeHerbert Hoover !style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|3}}75px|Doak)|William N. Doak|Virginia|December 9, 1930|March 4, 1933!rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|4}}(File:Frances Perkins cph.3a04983.jpgPerkins)Frances PerkinsNew York March 4, 1933June 30, 1945Franklin D. RooseveltHarry S. Truman!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|5}}75px|Schwellenbach)|Lewis B. SchwellenbachWashington (state)>Washington|July 1, 1945|June 10, 1948!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|6}}75px|Tobin)|Maurice J. Tobin|Massachusetts|August 13, 1948|January 20, 1953!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|7}}75px|Durkin)Martin Patrick Durkin>Martin P. Durkin|Maryland|January 21, 1953|September 10, 1953Dwight D. Eisenhower!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|8}}75px|Mitchell)|James P. Mitchell|New Jersey|October 9, 1953|January 20, 1961!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|9}}75px|Goldberg)|Arthur Goldberg|Illinois|January 21, 1961|September 20, 1962John F. Kennedy!rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|10}}(File:W. Willard Wirtz.jpgWirtz)W. Willard WirtzIllinoisSeptember 25, 1962January 20, 1969Lyndon B. Johnson!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|11}}75px|Shultz)|George P. Shultz|Illinois|January 22, 1969|July 1, 1970Richard Nixon !style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|12}}75px|Hodgson)James Day Hodgson>James D. Hodgson|California|July 2, 1970|February 1, 1973 !rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|13}}(File:Pjbrennan.jpgBrennan)Peter J. BrennanNew YorkFebruary 2, 1973March 15, 1975Gerald Ford !style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|14}}75px|Dunlop)John Thomas Dunlop>John T. Dunlop|Massachusetts|March 18, 1975|January 31, 1976 !style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|15}}75px|Usery)|William Usery Jr.Georgia (U.S. state)>Georgia|February 10, 1976|January 20, 1977!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|16}}75px|Marshall)|Ray Marshall|Texas|January 27, 1977|January 20, 1981Jimmy Carter !style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|17}}75px|Donovan)|Raymond J. Donovan|New Jersey|February 4, 1981|March 15, 1985Ronald Reagan !style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|18}}75px|Brock)|Bill Brock|Tennessee|April 29, 1985|October 31, 1987 !style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|19}}75px|McLaughlin)Ann McLaughlin Korologos>Ann Dore McLaughlinWashington, D.C.>District of Columbia|December 17, 1987|January 20, 1989 !style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|20}}75px|Dole)|Elizabeth Dole|Kansas|January 25, 1989|November 23, 1990George H. W. Bush !style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|21}}75px|Martin)Lynn Morley Martin>Lynn M. Martin|Illinois|February 22, 1991|January 20, 1993!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|22}}75px|Reich)|Robert Reich|Massachusetts|January 22, 1993|January 20, 1997Bill Clinton!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|23}}75px|Herman)|Alexis Herman|Alabama|May 1, 1997|January 20, 2001 !style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|24}}75px|Chao)|Elaine Chao|Kentucky|January 29, 2001|January 20, 2009George W. Bushblack|–}}(File:RadzelyHoward.jpgRadzely)Howard RadzelyPennsylvaniaJanuary 20, 2009February 2, 2009Barack Obama!style="background:#E6E6AA;" |{{color|black|–}}(File:HuglerEdward.jpgHugler) Ed HuglerPennsylvaniaFebruary 2, 2009February 24, 2009!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|25}}75px|Solis) |Hilda Solis|California|February 24, 2009|January 22, 2013!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|black|–}}(File:Seth Harris DOL.jpgHarris) Seth HarrisNew YorkJanuary 22, 2013July 23, 2013!style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|26}}75px|Perez) |Tom Perez|Maryland|July 23, 2013|January 20, 2017!style="background:#E6E6AA;" |{{color|black|–}}(File:HuglerEdward.jpgHugler) Ed HuglerPennsylvaniaJanuary 20, 2017April 27, 2017Donald Trump!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|27}}75px|Acosta)|Alexander Acosta|Florida|April 28, 2017|July 19, 2019!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|black|–}}(File:Patrick Pizzella, acting secretary (cropped).jpgPizzella) Patrick PizzellaVirginiaJuly 20, 2019September 30, 2019!style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |{{color|white|28}}75px|Scalia) |Eugene Scalia|Virginia|September 30, 2019|January 20, 2021! style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|black|–}}(File:SecAlStewart.jpgStewart)Al StewartVirginiaJanuary 20, 2021March 23, 2021Joe Biden! style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | {{color|white|29}}75px|Walsh)|Marty Walsh|Massachusetts|March 23, 2021|March 11, 2023! style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |{{color|black|–}}(File:Julie Su Portrait (cropped).jpgSu)Julie SuCaliforniaMarch 11, 2023Incumbent

Line of succession

The line of succession for the Secretary of Labor is as follows:NEWS,weblink Order of Succession to the Secretary of Labor in Periods of Vacancy, Continuity of Executive Direction, Repositioning and Devolution of Departmental Governance, and Emergency Planning Under Circumstances of Extreme Disruption, January 19, 2017, Federal Register, June 2, 2017,

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

• United States Deputy Secretary of Labor
• United States Department of Labor Office of Inspector General

References

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External links

{{commons|United States Secretaries of Labor}}

• {{Official website}}

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