Eugene Scalia

Eugene Scalia (born August 14, 1963)[1] is an American lawyer and politician. He was the 28th United States Secretary of Labor from September 30, 2019 until January 20, 2021. He was a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

Eugene Scalia
28th United States Secretary of Labor
In office
September 30, 2019 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
DeputyPatrick Pizzella
Preceded byAlexander Acosta
Succeeded byMarty Walsh
United States Solicitor of Labor
In office
January 11, 2002 – January 17, 2003
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byHoward M. Radzely (Acting)
Succeeded byHoward M. Radzely
Personal details
Born (1963-08-14) August 14, 1963
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
RelativesAntonin Scalia (father)
EducationUniversity of Virginia (BA)
University of Chicago (JD)
University of Pennsylvania (MBA)

He is a son of late U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia.

In July 2019, Scalia was nominated by President Donald Trump to become the next United States Secretary of Labor.[2][3] He was confirmed on September 26, 2019 with a 53–44 vote.[4]

References
  1. "Eugene Scalia". lawcells.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  2. Lucey, Catherine; Andrews, Natalie (July 18, 2019). "Trump to Nominate Eugene Scalia to Serve as Labor Secretary". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  3. @realDonaldTrump (July 18, 2019). "I am pleased to announce that it is my intention to nominate Gene Scalia as the new Secretary of Labor. Gene has led a life of great success in the legal and labor field and is highly respected not only as a lawyer, but as a lawyer with great experience..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. "Senate confirms Scalia as Labor secretary". 26 September 2019.

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