Julie Su
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| Organization: | Biden administration |
| Role: | Acting secretary of labor |
| Affiliation: | Democratic |
| Education: | • Stanford University • Harvard Law School |
Julie Su is the acting labor secretary in the Biden administration. President Joe Biden (D) announced he would nominate her to serve as labor secretary, a Cabinet-level position, on February 28, 2023. She would be replacing Marty Walsh, who said he would be stepping down as labor secretary in mid-March.[1]
She formerly served as deputy labor secretary. The Senate confirmed her on July 13, 2021, by a vote of 50-37.[2]
Biography
Su received a B.A. from Stanford University and a law degree from Harvard University. She worked as litigation director for Asian Americans Advancing Justice L.A. from 1994 to 2011. Su served as chief of the Division of Labor Standards and Enforcement from 2011 to 2018 during Governor Jerry Brown's (D) tenure. In Governor Gavin Newsom's (D) administration, she served as the secretary of California's Labor and Workforce Development Agency.[3]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Su's professional and political career:[4][5][6]
- 2023-present: Acting secretary of labor
- 2021-2023: Deputy secretary of labor
- 2019-2021: Secretary, California Labor and Workforce Development Agency
- 2011-2018: Chief of the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement
- 1994-2011: Litigation director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles
Nomination for secretary of the Department of Labor
President Joe Biden (D) announced Julie Su as his nominee for secretary of labor on February 28, 2023. Biden renominated Su on January 8, 2024.[7] This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation.
Su was nominated to replace former Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, who resigned on March 11, 2023.[8]
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See also
- Joe Biden presidential administration
- Joe Biden's Cabinet
- Confirmation process for Julie Su for secretary of labor
Footnotes
- ↑ Associated Press, "Biden says Labor nominee Julie Su represents American dream," March 1, 2023
- ↑ Congress.gov, "PN122 — Julie A. Su — Department of Labor," accessed March 1, 2023
- ↑ Vanderbilt Law School, "Julie Su, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, to deliver Barrett Social Justice Lecture Feb. 24," February 11, 2022
- ↑ Department of Labor, "Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie A. Su," accessed March 1, 2023
- ↑ California Labor & Workforce Development Agency, "Julie A. Su," accessed March 1, 2023
- ↑ Asian Americans Advancing Justice Los Angeles, "Advancing Justice-LA Congratulates Julie Su on Appointment as California Labor Secretary," January 4, 2019
- ↑ The Hill, "Biden renominates Julie Su for Labor secretary after Senate delay," January 9, 2024
- ↑ JD Supra, "OFCCP Week In Review: March 2023 #2," March 13, 2023
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