Secretary of Labor

Keith Sonderling

Secretary of Labor

Sources checked October 13, 2026. Canonical page /leaders/sonderling.

• The White House cabinet page states that Keith Sonderling serves as U.S. Secretary of Labor.

  The White House. The Cabinet. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet/. Accessed October 13, 2026.

• On September 30, 2026, the Senate confirmed Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor, by 47 yeas, 41 nays, and 12 not voting. Vote number 256. Result: Nomination Confirmed.

  United States Senate. U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 2nd Session, Vote Number 256. https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00256.htm. Accessed October 13, 2026.

• Before becoming Secretary he served as Acting United States Secretary of Labor and United States Deputy Secretary of Labor. He also served as Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development. In the first Trump term he served at the Department of Labor as Acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, and as a Commissioner and Vice Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He led the Department of Labor transition team. Before government service he was a partner at Gunster in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he practiced labor and employment law.

  The White House. The Cabinet. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet/. Accessed October 13, 2026.

• He received a B.S., magna cum laude, from the University of Florida and a J.D., magna cum laude, from Nova Southeastern University.

  The White House. The Cabinet. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet/. Accessed October 13, 2026.