List of Department of Labor appointments by Donald Trump explained
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Previous officeholders
| data-sort-type="text" | Office | data-sort-type="text" | Name | data-sort-type="date" | Took office | data-sort-type="date" | Left office | Notes |
|---|
Secretary of Labor |
Edward C. Hugler | January 20, 2017 | April 28, 2017 | |
Alexander Acosta | April 28, 2017 | July 19, 2019 | Resigned due to controversy over his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case when he was a U.S. Attorney in Florida in 2008. |
Patrick Pizzella | July 20, 2019 | September 30, 2019 | Deputy Secretary Pizzella was Acting Secretary until the swearing-in of Eugene Scalia. |
Assistant Secretary of Labor
(Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs) | Katherine Brunett McGuire | January 2, 2018 | January 25, 2019 | |
Labor Department Inspector General |
Scott Dahl | October 16, 2013 | June 21, 2020 | [17] | |
Notes and References
- News: Lucey . Catherine . Andrews . Natalie . Trump to Nominate Eugene Scalia to Serve as Labor Secretary . 18 July 2019 . The Wall Street Journal . 18 July 2019.
- Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Eugene Scalia, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Labor) . US Senate . 20 June 2023.
- Web site: PN1395 – Nomination of Patrick Pizzella for Department of Labor, 115th Congress (2017–2018). January 8, 2018. www.congress.gov. January 13, 2018.
- Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation Patrick Pizzella, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor) . US Senate . 20 June 2023.
- Web site: PN1388 – Nomination of James Edwin Williams for Department of Labor, 115th Congress (2017–2018). January 8, 2018. www.congress.gov. January 13, 2018.
- Web site: President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts . April 11, 2018 . . . April 14, 2018.
- Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: John P. Pallasch, of Kentucky, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor) . US Senate . 20 June 2023.
- Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation David G. Zatezalo, of West Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health) . US Senate . 20 June 2023.
- Web site: PN1884 – Nomination of John Lowry III for Department of Labor, 115th Congress (2017–2018). April 26, 2018. www.congress.gov. April 27, 2018.
- Web site: President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts . September 12, 2017. . . January 13, 2018.
- Web site: PN1390 – Nomination of William Beach for Department of Labor, 115th Congress (2017–2018). January 8, 2018 . www.congress.gov . January 13, 2018.
- Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation William Beach, of Kansas, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor) . US Senate . 20 June 2023.
- Web site: PN1396 – Nomination of Cheryl Marie Stanton for Department of Labor, 115th Congress (2017–2018). January 8, 2018 . www.congress.gov . January 13, 2018.
- Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation Cheryl Marie Stanton, of South Carolina, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor) . US Senate . 20 June 2023.
- Web site: Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. May 16, 2018.
- Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation Gordon Hartogensis, of Connecticut, to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation) . US Senate . 20 June 2023.
- News: Labor Department inspector general retires after warning of fraud. Rainey. Rebecca. Politico. June 2, 2020. June 2, 2020.
