Department of Labor appointments by Donald Trump

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Appointments[]

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Labor	Eugene Scalia^[1]	September 30, 2019 (Confirmed September 26, 2019, 53–44)
Secretary of Labor	Patrick Pizzella^[2]	July 20, 2019	September 30, 2019
Deputy Secretary of Labor	Patrick Pizzella^[2]	April 17, 2018 (Confirmed April 12, 2018, 50–48)
Solicitor of Labor	Kate S. O'Scannlain	January 2, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote)
Chief Financial Officer of Labor	^[3]	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)		January 18, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary of Labor (Employment and Training)	^[4]	July 24, 2019 (Confirmed July 11, 2019, 54–39)
Assistant Secretary of Labor (Mine Safety and Health)	David Zatezalo	November 30, 2017 (Confirmed November 15, 2017, 52–46)
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^[5]	January 6, 2020 (Confirmed November 21, 2019, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary of Labor (Administration and Management)	G. Bryan Slater^[6]	October 2017 (Appointed September 12, 2017)
Assistant Secretary of Labor (Public Affairs)		August 2017 (Appointed August 22, 2017)
Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics	William Beach^[7]	March 28, 2019 (Confirmed March 13, 2019, 55–44)
Wage and Hour Division
Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division	Cheryl Marie Stanton^[8]	April 29, 2019 (Confirmed April 10, 2019, 53–45)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	Gordon Hartogensis^[9]	May 15, 2019 (Confirmed April 30, 2019, 72–27)

Previous officeholders[]

Office	Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Secretary of Labor	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	^[10]

References[]

^ 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.
^ "PN1395 – Nomination of Patrick Pizzella for Department of Labor, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
^ "PN1388 – Nomination of James Edwin Williams for Department of Labor, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
^ "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.
^ "PN1884 – Nomination of John Lowry III for Department of Labor, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
^ "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.
^ "PN1390 – Nomination of William Beach for Department of Labor, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
^ "PN1396 – Nomination of Cheryl Marie Stanton for Department of Labor, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
^ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved May 16, 2018 – via National Archives.
^ Rainey, Rebecca (June 2, 2020). "Labor Department inspector general retires after warning of fraud". Politico. Retrieved June 2, 2020.

[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] "PN1395 – Nomination of Patrick Pizzella for Department of Labor, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.

[3] "PN1388 – Nomination of James Edwin Williams for Department of Labor, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.

[WH0411-4] "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.

[5] "PN1884 – Nomination of John Lowry III for Department of Labor, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.

[6] "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.

[7] "PN1390 – Nomination of William Beach for Department of Labor, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.

[8] "PN1396 – Nomination of Cheryl Marie Stanton for Department of Labor, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.

[Trump_Announces_Intent_to_Nominate_Personnel_to_Key_Administration_Posts_05/14/2018-9] "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved May 16, 2018 – via National Archives.

[10] Rainey, Rebecca (June 2, 2020). "Labor Department inspector general retires after warning of fraud". Politico. Retrieved June 2, 2020.

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