United States Secretary of Labor

The United States Secretary of Labor is the head of the Department of Labor who exercises control over the department and enforces and suggests laws involving unions, the workplace, and all other issues involving any form of business-person controversies.

List of secretaries of labor
 Parties
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Status

No.PortraitNameState of residenceTook officeLeft officePresident(s)75px|WilsonPennsylvania(1913–1921)75px|DavisPennsylvania(1921–1923)(1923–1929)(1929–1933)75px|DoakVirginia75px|PerkinsNew York(1933–1945)(1945–1953)75px|SchwellenbachWashington75px|TobinMassachusetts75px|DurkinMaryland(1953–1961)75px|MitchellNew Jersey75px|GoldbergIllinois(1961–1963)75px|WirtzIllinois(1963–1969)75px|ShultzIllinois(1969–1974)75px|HodgsonCalifornia75px|BrennanNew York(1974–1977)75px|DunlopMassachusetts75px|UseryGeorgia75px|MarshallTexas(1977–1981)75px|DonovanNew Jersey(1981–1989)75px|BrockTennessee75px|McLaughlinDistrict of Columbia75px|DoleKansas(1989–1993)75px|MartinIllinois75px|ReichMassachusetts(1993–2001)75px|HermanAlabama75px|ChaoKentucky(2001–2009)75px|RadzelyPennsylvania(2009–2017)75px|Hugler Pennsylvania75px|Solis California75px|Harris New York75px|Perez Maryland75px|Hugler Pennsylvania(2017–2021)75px|AcostaFlorida75px|Pizzella Virginia75px|Scalia Virginia75px|StewartVirginia(2021–2025)75px|WalshMassachusetts95x95px|SuCalifornia95x95px|Micone (2025–present) 75px|Chavez-DeRemerLori Chavez-DeRemerOregonMarch 11, 2025Incumbent

 Living former secretaries of labor 
As of September 2025, there are eleven living former secretaries of labor, the oldest being Ray Marshall (served 1977-1981). The most recent death of a former secretary of state was that of Alexis Herman (served 1997-2001) on April 25, 2025. 



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Category:1913 establishments in the United States