United States Secretary Of Labor
"Secretary of Labor" redirects here. See also: Secretary of Labor (Mexico).
The United States Secretary of Labor is the head of the United States Department of Labor who decides on decisions for the department and enforces and suggests laws involving unions, the workplace and all other issues involving any form of business-person controversies.
Previously there was one United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor, uniting this department with the United States Department of Commerce, which is headed by a separate United States Secretary of Commerce. Six women have served as Secretary of Labor, which is more than any other cabinet position.
List of Secretaries of Labor This is a complete list of all past and present Secretaries of Labor.{| class=wikitable! No.! Secretary of Labor! Portrait! Start of Term! End of Term! President of the United States|-style="background:#ddeeff"|1| William B. Wilson, [1913, [1921|-style="background:#ffe1e1"|2| [James J. Davis, [1921, [1930,
[Calvin Coolidge,
Herbert Hoover| | [December 9, 1930, [1933|-style="background:#ddeeff"|4| [Frances Perkins, [1933, [1945,
[Harry Truman| | [July 1, 1945, [1948|-style="background:#ddeeff"|6| [Maurice J. Tobin, [1948, [1953| | [January 21, 1953, [1953|-style="background:#ddeeff"|8| [James P. Mitchell, [1953, [1961| | [January 21, 1961, [1962|-style="background:#ddeeff"|10| [W. Willard Wirtz, [1962, [1969,
[Lyndon Johnson| | [January 22, 1969, [1970|-style="background:#ffe1e1"|12| [James D. Hodgson, [1970, [1973| | [February 2, 1973, [1975|-style="background:#ffe1e1"|14| [John Thomas Dunlop, [1975, [1976| | [February 10, 1976, [1977| | [January 27, 1977, [1981|-style="background:#ffe1e1"|17| [Raymond J. Donovan, [1981, [1985|-style="background:#ffe1e1"|18| [William E. Brock, [1985, [1987| | [December 17, 1987, [1989| | [January 25, 1989, [1990|-style="background:#ffe1e1"|21| [Lynn Martin, [1991, [1993| | [January 22, 1993, [1997|-style="background:#ddeeff"|23| [Alexis Herman, [1997, [2001| | [January 29, [2001|}
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The United States Secretary of Labor is the head of the United States Department of Labor who decides on decisions for the department and enforces and suggests laws involving unions, the workplace and all other issues involving any form of business-person controversies.
Previously there was one United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor, uniting this department with the United States Department of Commerce, which is headed by a separate United States Secretary of Commerce. Six women have served as Secretary of Labor, which is more than any other cabinet position.
List of Secretaries of Labor This is a complete list of all past and present Secretaries of Labor.{| class=wikitable! No.! Secretary of Labor! Portrait! Start of Term! End of Term! President of the United States|-style="background:#ddeeff"|1| William B. Wilson, [1913, [1921|-style="background:#ffe1e1"|2| [James J. Davis, [1921, [1930,
[Calvin Coolidge,
Herbert Hoover| | [December 9, 1930, [1933|-style="background:#ddeeff"|4| [Frances Perkins, [1933, [1945,
[Harry Truman| | [July 1, 1945, [1948|-style="background:#ddeeff"|6| [Maurice J. Tobin, [1948, [1953| | [January 21, 1953, [1953|-style="background:#ddeeff"|8| [James P. Mitchell, [1953, [1961| | [January 21, 1961, [1962|-style="background:#ddeeff"|10| [W. Willard Wirtz, [1962, [1969,
[Lyndon Johnson| | [January 22, 1969, [1970|-style="background:#ffe1e1"|12| [James D. Hodgson, [1970, [1973| | [February 2, 1973, [1975|-style="background:#ffe1e1"|14| [John Thomas Dunlop, [1975, [1976| | [February 10, 1976, [1977| | [January 27, 1977, [1981|-style="background:#ffe1e1"|17| [Raymond J. Donovan, [1981, [1985|-style="background:#ffe1e1"|18| [William E. Brock, [1985, [1987| | [December 17, 1987, [1989| | [January 25, 1989, [1990|-style="background:#ffe1e1"|21| [Lynn Martin, [1991, [1993| | [January 22, 1993, [1997|-style="background:#ddeeff"|23| [Alexis Herman, [1997, [2001| | [January 29, [2001|}
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