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List of Department of Labor appointments by Donald Trump

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Appointments

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Office Nominee Assumed office Left office

Secretary of Labor

Eugene Scalia[1]
September 30, 2019
(Confirmed September 26, 2019, 53–44)[2]

Patrick Pizzella[3]
July 20, 2019 September 30, 2019

Deputy Secretary of Labor
April 17, 2018
(Confirmed April 12, 2018, 50–48)[4]

Solicitor of Labor

Kate S. O'Scannlain
January 2, 2018
(Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote)

Chief Financial Officer of Labor

James E. Williams[5]
May 18, 2018
(Confirmed March 22, 2018, voice vote)

Assistant Secretary of Labor (Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs)

Vacant

Assistant Secretary of Labor (Disability Employment Policy)

Vacant

Assistant Secretary of Labor
(Employee Benefits)

Preston Rutledge
January 18, 2018
(Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote)

Assistant Secretary of Labor
(Employment and Training)

John Pallasch[6]
July 24, 2019
(Confirmed July 11, 2019, 54–39)[7]

Assistant Secretary of Labor
(Mine Safety and Health)

David Zatezalo
November 30, 2017
(Confirmed November 15, 2017, 52–46)[8]

Assistant Secretary of Labor (Occupational Safety and Health)

Vacant

Assistant Secretary of Labor
(Policy)
Vacant

Assistant Secretary of Labor
(Veterans' Employment and Training)

John Lowry III[9]
January 6, 2020
(Confirmed November 21, 2019, voice vote)

Assistant Secretary of Labor
(Administration and Management)

G. Bryan Slater[10]
October 2017
(Appointed September 12, 2017)

Assistant Secretary of Labor
(Public Affairs)

Jeffrey Y. Grappone
August 2017
(Appointed August 22, 2017)
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics

William Beach[11]
March 28, 2019
(Confirmed March 13, 2019, 55–44)[12]
Wage and Hour Division

Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division

Cheryl Marie Stanton[13]
April 29, 2019
(Confirmed April 10, 2019, 53–45)[14]
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Gordon Hartogensis[15]
May 15, 2019
(Confirmed April 30, 2019, 72–27)[16]

Previous officeholders

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Office Name Took office Left office Notes

Secretary of Labor
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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]

References

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  1. ^ Lucey, Catherine; Andrews, Natalie (18 July 2019). "Trump to Nominate Eugene Scalia to Serve as Labor Secretary". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  2. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Eugene Scalia, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Labor)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. ^ "PN1395 – Nomination of Patrick Pizzella for Department of Labor, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Patrick Pizzella, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  5. ^ "PN1388 – Nomination of James Edwin Williams for Department of Labor, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  6. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2018 – via National Archives.
  7. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: John P. Pallasch, of Kentucky, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  8. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation David G. Zatezalo, of West Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  9. ^ "PN1884 – Nomination of John Lowry III for Department of Labor, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  10. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. September 12, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018 – via National Archives.
  11. ^ "PN1390 – Nomination of William Beach for Department of Labor, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  12. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation William Beach, of Kansas, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  13. ^ "PN1396 – Nomination of Cheryl Marie Stanton for Department of Labor, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  14. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Cheryl Marie Stanton, of South Carolina, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved May 16, 2018 – via National Archives.
  16. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Gordon Hartogensis, of Connecticut, to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  17. ^ Rainey, Rebecca (June 2, 2020). "Labor Department inspector general retires after warning of fraud". Politico. Retrieved June 2, 2020.