Secretary of Labor

Secretary of Labor of the United States of America
Seal of the United States Department of Labor
Flag of the Secretary of Labor
Incumbent Ed Hugler Acting since January 20, 2017
United States Department of Labor
Style	Mr. Secretary
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	The President
Seat	Washington, D.C.
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	29 U.S.C. § 551
Formation	March 4, 1913
First holder	William B. Wilson
Succession	Eleventh
Deputy	Deputy Secretary of Labor
Salary	Executive Schedule, level 1
Website	www.dol.gov

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.

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. President Trump has nominated Alexander Acosta as the next Secretary of Labor.

  Democratic (12)   Republican (14)

As of April 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.