Eugene Scalia

Eugene Scalia (born August 14, 1963) is an American lawyer who served as the 28th United States Secretary of Labor during the final 16 months of the Trump administration from 2019 to 2021. Scalia previously served as the United States Solicitor of Labor under President George W. Bush. He is a son of the late Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia.

Eugene Scalia
Official portrait, 2019
28th United States Secretary of Labor
In office
September 30, 2019  January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
DeputyPatrick Pizzella
Preceded byAlexander Acosta
Succeeded byMarty Walsh
25th United States Solicitor of Labor
In office
January 11, 2002  January 17, 2003
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byHenry Solano
Succeeded byHoward M. Radzely
Personal details
Born (1963-08-14) August 14, 1963
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Patricia Larsen
(m. 1993)
Children7
Parent(s)Antonin Scalia (father)
Maureen McCarthy (mother)
EducationUniversity of Virginia (BA)
University of Chicago (JD)

Scalia was described by The New York Times as "a skilled lawyer with a broadly conservative, pro-business and anti-regulatory agenda". As Secretary of Labor, he reversed Obama-era labor and employment regulations. He returned to become a partner at Gibson Dunn at the end of his tenure.

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