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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,<ref>Template:UnitedStatesCode</ref> thus earning a salary of $221,400 as of January 2021.<ref name="Salary">Template:Cite web</ref>

Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been appointed as secretary since March 11, 2025 by President Donald J. Trump.

List of secretaries of labor

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Parties

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Status

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No. Portrait Name State of residence Took office Left office President(s)
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(1913–1921)
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(1921–1923)
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(1923–1929)
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(1929–1933)
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rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color Perkins Template:Sortname New York Template:Dts Template:Dts style="background: Template:Party color;" | Template:Sortname
(1933–1945)
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(1945–1953)
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style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color Tobin Template:Sortname Massachusetts Template:Dts Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color Durkin Template:Sortname Maryland Template:Dts Template:Dts rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" | Template:Sortname
(1953–1961)
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style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color Goldberg Template:Sortname Illinois Template:Dts Template:Dts rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" | Template:Sortname
(1961–1963)
rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color Wirtz Template:Sortname Illinois Template:Dts Template:Dts
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(1963–1969)
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(1969–1974)
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rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color Brennan Template:Sortname New York Template:Dts Template:Dts
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(1974–1977)
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style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color Usery Template:Sortname Georgia Template:Dts Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color Marshall Template:Sortname Texas Template:Dts Template:Dts style="background: Template:Party color;" | Template:Sortname
(1977–1981)
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(1981–1989)
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style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color McLaughlin Template:Sortname District of Columbia Template:Dts Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color Dole Template:Sortname Kansas Template:Dts Template:Dts rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" | Template:Sortname
(1989–1993)
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style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color Reich Template:Sortname Massachusetts Template:Dts Template:Dts rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" | Template:Sortname
(1993–2001)
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style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color Chao Template:Sortname Kentucky Template:Dts Template:Dts style="background: Template:Party color;" | Template:Sortname
(2001–2009)
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(2009–2017)
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style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color Solis Template:Sortname California Template:Dts Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color Harris Template:Sortname New York Template:Dts Template:Dts
style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color Perez Template:Sortname Maryland Template:Dts Template:Dts
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(2017–2021)
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style="background: Template:Party color;" |Template:Color Pizzella Template:Sortname Virginia Template:Dts Template:Dts
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(2021–2025)
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(2025–present)
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Line of succession

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File:Flag of the United States Secretary of Labor (1915–1960).svg
The former flag of the U.S. Secretary of Labor, used from 1915 to 1960.

The line of succession for the Secretary of Labor is as follows:<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

  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

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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

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