Marty Walsh

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Marty Walsh
Official portrait, 2021
29th United States Secretary of Labor
In office
March 23, 2021 – March 11, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
DeputyJulie Su
Preceded byEugene Scalia
Succeeded byJulie Su (nominee)
54th Mayor of Boston
In office
January 6, 2014 – March 22, 2021
Preceded byThomas Menino
Succeeded byKim Janey (acting)
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 13th Suffolk district
In office
April 12, 1997 – January 3, 2014
Preceded byJames T. Brett
Succeeded byDaniel J. Hunt
Personal details
Born
Martin Joseph Walsh

(1967-04-10) April 10, 1967 (age 56)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationBoston College (BA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Martin Joseph "Marty" Walsh (born April 10, 1967) is an American politician. Walsh was the 29th United States Secretary of Labor from March 23, 2021 to March 11, 2023. He was the 54th Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 2014 until 2021.[1] He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1997 until 2014 and representing the Thirteenth Suffolk district.

On January 7, 2021 then President-elect Joe Biden nominated Walsh to be United States Secretary of Labor under his administration.[2] The nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 22, 2021, by a vote of 68–29.[3][4]

On February 7, 2023, it was reported that Walsh would leave the Biden Cabinet to become head of the NHLPA, the NHL players' union.[5]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Marty Walsh Re-Elected As Mayor Of Boston". WBZ-TV. November 7, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  2. Lynch, David J.; Stein, Jeff; Rosenberg, Eli; Freedman, Andrew. "Biden to name Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as commerce secretary, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for labor". Retrieved January 8, 2021 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  3. "Marty Walsh confirmed as Secretary of Labor".
  4. "Senate confirms Walsh as Labor Secretary".
  5. "Walsh leaving Biden's cabinet to run NHLPA, sources say". WCVB. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-02-07.