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United States Secretary of Labor
The United States Secretary of Labor is the head of the United States Department of Labor. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet.
Previously there was one Secretary of Commerce and Labor, uniting this department with the Department of Commerce, which is now headed by a separate Secretary of Commerce.
Secretaries of Labor
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President(s) served under
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William B. Wilson
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March 6, 1913 - March 4, 1921
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Woodrow Wilson
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James J. Davis
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March 5, 1921 - November 30, 1930
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Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover
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| William N. Doak |
December 9, 1930 - March 4, 1933
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Herbert Hoover
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Frances Perkins (first woman)
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March 4, 1933 - June 30, 1945
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman
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Lewis B. Schwellenbach
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July 1, 1945 - June 10, 1948
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Harry S. Truman
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Maurice J. Tobin
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August 13, 1948 - January 20, 1953
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Harry S. Truman
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Martin P. Durkin
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January 21, 1953 - September 10, 1953
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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James P. Mitchell
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October 9, 1953 - January 20, 1961
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Arthur J. Goldberg
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January 21, 1961 - September 20, 1962
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John F. Kennedy
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W. Willard Wirtz
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September 25, 1962 - January 20, 1969
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John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson
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George P. Shultz
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January 22, 1969 - July 1, 1970
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Richard Nixon
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James D. Hodgson
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July 2, 1970 - February 1, 1973
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Richard Nixon
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Peter J. Brennan
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February 2, 1973 - March 15, 1975
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Gerald Ford
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John T. Dunlop
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March 18, 1975 - January 31, 1976
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Gerald Ford
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W. J. Usery Jr.
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February 10, 1976 - January 20, 1977
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Gerald Ford
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Ray Marshall
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January 27, 1977 - January 20, 1981
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Jimmy Carter
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| Raymond J. Donovan |
February 4, 1981 - March 15, 1985
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Ronald Reagan
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William E. Brock
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April 29, 1985 - October 31, 1987
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Ronald Reagan
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Ann Dore McLaughlin
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December 17, 1987 - January 20, 1989
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Ronald Reagan
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Elizabeth Hanford Dole
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January 25, 1989 - November 23, 1990
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George H. W. Bush
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Roderick Allen DeArment (Acting)
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November 24, 1990 - February 21, 1991
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George H. W. Bush
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Lynn Morley Martin
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February 22, 1991 - January 20, 1993
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George H. W. Bush
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Robert B. Reich
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January 22, 1993 - January 10, 1997
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Bill Clinton
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Alexis M. Herman
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May 1, 1997 - January 20, 2001
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Bill Clinton
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Elaine L. Chao
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January 29, 2001 - present
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George W. Bush
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External links
See also: James Freeman
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