United States Deputy Secretary of Labor is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Labor

United States Department of Labor

The United States Department of Labor is a Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, re-employment services, and some economic statistics. Many U.S. states also have such departments. The...

. 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

United States Secretary of Labor

The United States Secretary of Labor is the head of the Department of Labor who 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....

 during the absence of the Secretary. The Deputy Secretary is appointed by the President of the United States

President of the United States

The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

 with the advice and consent of the United States Senate

United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

 and the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

The United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions generally considers matters relating to health, education, labor, and pensions...

.

Seth Harris

Seth Harris

Seth D. Harris is the 11th United States Deputy Secretary of Labor. Nominated by Barack Obama in February 2009, Harris was confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate in May 2009...

 was appointed by President Barack Obama to fill the position on February 23, 2009. Harris's nomination was confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate in May 2009.

List of Deputy Secretaries of Labor

The following is a list of Deputy Secretaries of Labor or earlier equivalent positions.

Assistant Secretary (1913–1925):
Name	Term
Louis F. Post	1913–1921
Edward J. Henning Edward J. Henning Edward J. Henning was a United States federal judge.Born in Iron Ridge, Wisconsin, Henning received a B.L. from the University of Wisconsin in 1894, an LL.B. from Columbian University in 1896, and an LL.M. from Columbian University in 1897. He was in private practice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from...	1921–1925
First Assistant Secretary (1925–1946):
Name	Term
Robe C. White	1925–1933
Edward F. McGrady	1933–1937
Charles V. McLaughlin	1938–1941
Daniel W. Tracy	1941–1946
John W. Gibson (Acting)	1946
Under Secretary (1946–1986):
Name	Term
Keen Johnson Keen Johnson Keen Johnson was the 45th Governor of Kentucky, serving from 1939 to 1943. He remains the only journalist to have served in that capacity. After serving in World War I, Johnson purchased and edited the Elizabethtown Mirror...	1946–1947
David A. Morse David A. Morse David Abner Morse was an American bureaucrat who worked for the International Labor Organization.-Biography:...	1947–1948
Michel J. Galvin	1949–1953
Lloyd A. Mashburn	1953
Arthur Larson Arthur Larson Lewis Arthur Larson was an American lawyer, law professor, United States Under Secretary of Labor from 1954 to 1956, director of the United States Information Agency from 1956 to 1957, and Executive Assistant to the President for Speeches from 1957 to 1958.Lewis Arthur Larson was born in Sioux...	1954–1956
James T. O'Connell	1957–1961
W. Willard Wirtz W. Willard Wirtz William Willard Wirtz was a former U.S. administrator, cabinet officer, attorney, and law professor. He served as the Secretary of Labor between 1962 and 1969 under the administrations of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. At the time of his death, he was the last living member of...	1961–1962
John F. Henning John F. Henning John Francis "Jack" Henning was a U.S. labor leader, civil servant, and a former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Under Secretary of Labor...	1962–1967
James J. Reynolds James J. Reynolds James J. Reynolds was the Undersecretary of Labor for Labor-Management relations during the Lyndon B. Johnson Administration in the United States. Earlier he served as Assistant Secretary for Labor-Management Relations from 1961–65, initially for President John F. Kennedy...	1967–1969
James D. Hodgson James D. Hodgson James Day Hodgson is a former American politician.During World War II, Hodgson served as an officer in the United States Navy....	1969–1970
Lawrence H. Silberman	1970–1973
Richard F. Schubert	1973–1975
Robert O. Aders	1975–1976
Michael Moskow	1976–1977
Robert J. Brown Robert J. Brown Robert J. Brown was an American football center and university regent. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1923 to 1925. He later served as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan from 1967 to 1974...	1977–1980
John N. Gentry	1980–1981
Vacancy	1981–1982
Malcolm R. Lovell, Jr.	1982–1983
Vacancy	1983–1984
Ford B. Ford	1984–1986
Deputy Secretary (since 1986):
Name	Term
Dennis E. Whitfield	1986–1989
Roderick DeArment	1989–1992
Delbert L. Spurlock, Jr.	1992–1993
Thomas P. Glynn	1993–1996
Cynthia A. Metzler (Acting)	1996–1997
Vacancy	1997–1998
Kathryn O. Higgins	1998–2000
Edward B. Montgomery Edward B. Montgomery Edward B. Montgomery is an American economist, academic, and politician. As of April 2009, he is a member of the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers in the Barack Obama administration.On June 10, 2010, Georgetown University...	2000–2001
D. Cameron Findlay D. Cameron Findlay D. Cameron Findlay is an American attorney who has been senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary of Medtronic, Inc., since 2009. Prior to that, he was executive vice president and general counsel for Aon Corporation for six years. Previously he served as Deputy Secretary of Labor from...	2001–2003
Steven J. Law Steven J. Law Steven J. Law is President and CEO of American Crossroads, and President of its sister organization CrossroadsGPS. He previously held the position of Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He served as Deputy Secretary of Labor in the administration of U.S....	2003–2007
Howard M. Radzely Howard M. Radzely Howard Marc Radzely was the Deputy Secretary of Labor, the chief operating officer of the U.S. Department of Labor, a Cabinet agency with over 15,000 employees and an annual budget of over $50 billion, from December 19, 2007, through February 2, 2009. During that same period, Mr...	2007–2009
Seth D. Harris	2009