United States Deputy Secretary of Labor

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United States Deputy Secretary of Labor
Seal of the Department of Labor
Incumbent
Julie Su
since July 17, 2021
Department of Labor
StyleMadam Deputy Secretary
Reports toSecretary
SeatWashington, D.C.
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
FormationMarch 4, 1913
First holderLouis F. Post
SalaryExecutive Schedule, level II
Websitewww.dol.gov

The United States deputy secretary of labor is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Labor. In the United States federal government, the deputy secretary oversees the day-to-day operation of the Department of Labor, and may act as secretary of labor during the absence of the secretary. The deputy secretary is appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate and the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

List of deputy secretaries of labor[edit]

The following is a list of deputy secretaries of labor or earlier equivalent positions.[1]

# Image Name Term
Assistant secretary (1913–1925)
1 Louis F. Post 1913–1921
2 Edward J. Henning 1921–1925
First assistant secretary (1925–1946)
3 Robe C. White 1925–1933
4 Edward F. McGrady 1933–1937
5 Charles V. McLaughlin 1938–1941
6 Daniel W. Tracy 1941–1946
John W. Gibson (Acting) 1946
Under secretary (1946–1986)
7 Keen Johnson 1946–1947
8 David A. Morse 1947–1948
9 Michael J. Galvin 1949–1953
10 Lloyd A. Mashburn 1953
11 Arthur Larson 1954–1956
12 James T. O'Connell 1957–1961
13 W. Willard Wirtz 1961–1962
14 John F. Henning 1962–1967
15 James J. Reynolds 1967–1969
16 James D. Hodgson 1969–1970
17 Laurence Silberman 1970–1973
18 Richard F. Schubert 1973–1975
19 Robert O. Aders 1975–1976
20 Michael Moskow 1976–1977
21 Robert J. Brown 1977–1980
22 John N. Gentry 1980–1981
Vacant 1981–1982
23 Malcolm R. Lovell, Jr. 1982–1983
Vacant 1983–1984
24 Ford B. Ford 1984–1986
Deputy secretary (since 1986)
25 Dennis E. Whitfield 1986–1989
26 Roderick DeArment 1989–1992
27 Delbert L. Spurlock, Jr. 1992–1993
28 Thomas P. Glynn 1993–1996
Cynthia A. Metzler (Acting) 1996–1997
Vacant 1997–1998
29 Kathryn O. Higgins 1998–2000
30 Edward B. Montgomery 2000–2001
31 D. Cameron Findlay 2001–2003
32 Steven J. Law 2003–2007
33 Howard M. Radzely 2007–2009
34 Seth Harris 2009–2014
M. Patricia Smith 2014
35 Chris Lu 2014–2017
36 Patrick Pizzella 2018–2021
37 Julie Su 2021–

References[edit]

  1. ^ "U.S. Department of Labor – Historical Office". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2009.

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