Style Mr. Secretary Reports to The President Term length No fixed term | Member of Cabinet | |
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Appointer The Presidentwith Senate advice and consent | ||
The United States Secretary of Labor is a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and as the head of the U.S. Department of Labor, 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.
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Formerly, there was a U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor, who led this department along with the U.S. Department of Commerce as one department. Since the two departments split in 1913, the Department of Commerce is now headed by a separate U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
Edward C. Hugler is the current Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor since January 20, 2017
List of Secretaries of Labor
Democratic (12) Republican (14)
Living former Secretaries of Labor
As of March 2017, there are twelve living former Secretaries of Labor, the oldest being George P. Shultz (served 1969–1970, born 1920). The most recent Secretary of Labor to die was William Usery Jr. (served 1976–1977, born 1923), on December 10, 2016.