United States Deputy Secretary of Labor

United States Deputy Secretary of Labor
File:Seal of the United States Department of Labor.svg Seal of the Department of Labor
File:Julie Su Portrait (cropped 2).jpg Incumbent Julie Su since July 17, 2021
United States Department of Labor
Style	Madam Deputy Secretary
Reports to	United States Secretary of Labor
Seat	Washington, D.C.
Appointer	The President of the United States with Senate advice and consent
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	March 4, 1913
First holder	Louis F. Post
Salary	Executive Schedule, level II
Website	dol.gov

The United States deputy secretary of labor is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Labor. In the United States federal government, the deputy secretary oversees the day-to-day operation of the Department of Labor, and may act as secretary of labor during the absence of the secretary. The deputy secretary is appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate and the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

List of deputy secretaries of labor

The following is a list of deputy secretaries of labor or earlier equivalent positions.

#	Image	Name	Term
Assistant secretary (1913–1925)
1	File:Louis Freeland Post.jpg	Louis F. Post	1913–1921
2	File:HENNING, E.J. LCCN2016861024.jpg	Edward J. Henning	1921–1925
First assistant secretary (1925–1946)
3		Robe C. White	1925–1933
4	File:McGrady-Edward-F.png	Edward F. McGrady	1933–1937
5		Charles V. McLaughlin	1938–1941
6		Daniel W. Tracy	1941–1946
–		John W. Gibson (Acting)	1946
Under secretary (1946–1986)
7	File:Keen Johnson.jpg	Keen Johnson	1946–1947
8	File:David A Morse.jpg	David A. Morse	1947–1948
9	File:1963 Michael J Galvin Massachusetts state senator.png	Michael J. Galvin	1949–1953
10		Lloyd A. Mashburn	1953
11		Arthur Larson	1954–1956
12		James T. O'Connell	1957–1961
13	File:W. Willard Wirtz.jpg	W. Willard Wirtz	1961–1962
14	File:John f henning.jpg	John F. Henning	1962–1967
15		James J. Reynolds	1967–1969
16	File:Jdhodgson.jpg	James D. Hodgson	1969–1970
17	File:Laurence Silberman as Solicitor of Labor.jpg	Laurence Silberman	1970–1973
18		Richard F. Schubert	1973–1975
19		Robert O. Aders	1975–1976
20	File:Former Assistant Secretary Michael Moskow, Official Portrait - Official portrait of former Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research (1973-1975), Michael Moskow, used - DPLA - 36a176a12660aaf837fc2fc4fe7ab32c.jpg	Michael Moskow	1976–1977
21		Robert J. Brown	1977–1980
22		John N. Gentry	1980–1981
–		Vacant	1981–1982
23		Malcolm R. Lovell, Jr.	1982–1983
–		Vacant	1983–1984
24		Ford B. Ford	1984–1986
Deputy secretary (since 1986)
25		Dennis E. Whitfield	1986–1989
26		Roderick DeArment	1989–1992
27	File:Portrait of Delbert L. Spurlock Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Army.jpg	Delbert L. Spurlock, Jr.	1992–1993
28		Thomas P. Glynn	1993–1996
–		Cynthia A. Metzler (Acting)	1996–1997
–		Vacant	1997–1998
29		Kathryn O. Higgins	1998–2000
30	File:Edward Montgomery at Obama Press conference, March 30, 2009.jpg	Edward B. Montgomery	2000–2001
31	File:Cameron Findlay (cropped).jpg	D. Cameron Findlay	2001–2003
32		Steven J. Law	2003–2007
33	File:RadzelyHoward.jpg	Howard M. Radzely	2007–2009
34	File:Seth Harris DOL.jpg	Seth Harris	2009–2014
–	File:M. Patricia Smith Solicitor of Labor (SOL) (6750864315).jpg	M. Patricia Smith	2014
35	File:Christopherluofficial.jpg	Chris Lu	2014–2017
36	File:Patrick Pizzella official photo (cropped).jpg	Patrick Pizzella	2018–2021
37	File:Julie Su Portrait.jpg	Julie Su	2021–

External links

• Official website