Marty Walsh
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.[2] He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1997 until 2014 and representing the Thirteenth Suffolk district.
Marty Walsh | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2021 | |
| 6th Executive Director of the National Hockey League Players' Association | |
| Assumed office March 13, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Donald Fehr |
| 29th United States Secretary of Labor | |
| In office March 23, 2021 – March 11, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Julie Su |
| Preceded by | Eugene Scalia |
| Succeeded by | Julie Su (acting) Lori Chavez-DeRemer (nominee) |
| Mayor of Boston | |
| In office January 6, 2014 – March 22, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Menino |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Wu Kim Janey (acting) |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 13th Suffolk district | |
| In office April 12, 1997 – January 3, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | James T. Brett |
| Succeeded by | Daniel J. Hunt |
| General Agent of the Boston Building Trades Council | |
| In office January 2011 – April 2013 | |
| Preceded by | James Coyle |
| Succeeded by | Brian Doherty[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martin Joseph Walsh April 10, 1967 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Lorrie Higgins (m. 2024) |
| Education | Boston College (BA) |
| Website | Official website |
On January 7, 2021 then President-elect Joe Biden nominated Walsh to be United States Secretary of Labor under his administration.[3] The nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 22, 2021, by a vote of 68–29.[4][5]
On February 7, 2023, it was reported that Walsh would leave the Biden Cabinet to become head of the NHLPA, the NHL players' union.[6]
In February 2024, President Biden nominated Walsh to serve as a governor of the United States Postal Service.[7][8][7] However, Biden withdrew his nomination in November 2024, after several Republican senators slowed down his nomination confirmation.[9]
References
change- ↑ Metzger, Andy (January 9, 2014). "Doherty Tapped to take Walsh's post at Building Trades" (PDF). dotnews.com. Dorchester Reporter. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ↑ "Marty Walsh Re-Elected As Mayor Of Boston". WBZ-TV. November 7, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Marty Walsh confirmed as Secretary of Labor".
- ↑ "Senate confirms Walsh as Labor Secretary".
- ↑ "Walsh leaving Biden's cabinet to run NHLPA, sources say". WCVB. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ganley, Shaun (29 February 2024). "President Biden nominates former Boston mayor for governor". WCVB. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ↑ "Nominations Sent to the Senate". The White House. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ↑ Alanez, Tonya (November 14, 2024). "Biden withdraws Marty Walsh nomination to USPS governing board - The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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