Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling will serve as acting secretary.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Labor Department, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 19, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving her post, a White House official announced on April 20.
The former businesswoman from Oregon who was appointed to President Donald Trump’s Cabinet last year will take a position in the private sector, according to White House director of communications Steven Cheung.
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