From Acting to Confirmed: Keith Sonderling Sworn In as 31st U.S. Labor Secretary at the Oval Office
Keith Sonderling has been sworn in as the 31st U.S. Secretary of Labor, the Department of Labor announced on October 9. The oath was administered by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in the Oval Office at the White House.
Sonderling had served as acting secretary of labor since April 2026. Before that, he was deputy secretary of labor, a post to which the Senate confirmed him in March 2025.
President Trump announced Sonderling's nomination on June 29, the Senate confirmed him on September 30, and he was sworn in on October 2.
In addition to leading the Labor Department, Sonderling has also served since June 2026 as acting director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE). Earlier, he was a commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) from 2020 to 2024.
With the swearing-in, Sonderling moves from acting head of the department to its confirmed secretary.
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, October 9)
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 劳工部长 Keith Sonderling 官方肖像 Photo: Department of Labor, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons
