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News of the Day April 21, 2026
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to Leave Trump Administration
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemeris leaving the Trump administration to take a job in the private sector, the White House said Monday evening.
“Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector,” Steven Cheung, the White House director of communications, said in a statement on X.
“She has done a phenomenal job in her role by protecting American workers, enacting fair labor practices, and helping Americans gain additional skills to improve their lives,” Cheung wrote about the former GOP lawmaker from Washington state.
“Keith Sonderling will take on the role of Acting Secretary of Labor.”
Sonderling had served as deputy labor secretary.
Chavez-DeRemer was a one-term congresswoman for Oregon’s 5th district before she was tapped to be labor secretary.
She was confirmed to the Cabinet last March in a 67-32 vote and had backing from unions, including the one her daughter is a member of – the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.