Federal Government
Secretaries of Labor
 A separate Department of Labor was created in 1913 when the previously existing Department of Commerce and Labor was divided. This change reflected the realization that the aims of the business community and those of workers were often different and needed separate representation.
The secretary is appointed by the president with the approval of the Senate. He or she sets the Department's policies. The secretary functions as the president's main liaison with organized labor, and is a member of several presidential and Cabinet-level committees. The undersecretary is the secretary's main aide and directs the department in the latter's absence. Other principal assistants are assistant secretaries, a commissioner, and chief law officer.
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Term of Service
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Secretary
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Home State
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Administration
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1913 - 1921
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William B. Wilson |
Pennsylvania |
Wilson |
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1921 - 1923
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James J. Davis |
Pennsylvania |
Harding |
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1923 - 1929
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Coolidge |
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1929 - 1930
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Hoover |
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1930 - 1933
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William N. Doak |
Virginia |
Hoover |
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1933 - 1945
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Frances Perkins |
New York |
F.D. Roosevelt |
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1945 - 1949
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L.B. Schwellenbach |
Washington |
Truman |
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1949 - 1953
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Maurice J. Tobin |
Massachusetts |
Truman |
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1953
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Martin P. Durkin |
Illinois |
Eisenhower |
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1953 - 1961
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James P. Mitchell |
New Jersey |
Eisenhower |
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1961 - 1962
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Arthur J. Goldberg |
Illinois |
Kennedy |
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1962 - 1963
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W. Willard Wirtz |
Illinois |
Kennedy |
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1963 - 1969
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L.B. Johnson |
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1969 - 1970
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George P. Shultz |
Illinois |
Nixon |
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1970 - 1973
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James D. Hodgson |
California |
Nixon |
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1973 - 1974
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Peter J. Brennan |
New York |
Nixon |
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1974 - 1975
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Ford |
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1975 - 1976
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John T. Dunlop |
California |
Ford |
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1976 - 1977
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W.J. Usery Jr. |
Georgia |
Ford |
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1977 - 1981
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F. Ray Marshall |
Texas |
Carter |
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1981 - 1985
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Raymond J. Donovan |
New Jersey |
Reagan |
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1985 - 1987
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William E. Brock |
Tennessee |
Reagan |
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1987 - 1989
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Ann D. McLaughlin |
Washington, D.C. |
Reagan |
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1989 - 1991
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Elizabeth H. Dole |
North Carolina |
G.H.W. Bush |
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1991 - 1993
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Lynn Martin |
Illinois |
G.H.W. Bush |
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1993 - 1997
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Robert B. Reich |
Massachusetts |
Clinton |
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1997 - 2001
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Alexis Herman |
Alabama |
Clinton |
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2001 -
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Elaine L. Chao |
Kentucky |
G.W. Bush |
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Statement of Alexis M. Herman Secretary of Labor
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Statement of Alexis M. Herman Secretary of Labor
Herman Remarks of Secretary of Labor Alexis M. HermanNational Press ClubAugust 31, 2000 "The State of the American Workforce 2000:Great Possibilities and Open Doors" Thank you, Tonya, for your introduction and thank you for being Secretary of Labor Alexis M. HermanNational Press ClubAugust 31, 2000 "The State of the American Workforce 2000:Great Possibilities and Open Doors" Thank you, Tonya, for your introduction and thank you for being an inspiration ...
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