Julie Su

Julie A. Su (born February 19, 1969)^[1][2] is an American attorney and government official who has served as United States deputy secretary of labor since 2021.^[3] Before assuming that post, she was the California Labor Secretary, serving under Governor Gavin Newsom from 2019 to 2021,^[4] and was the California Labor Commissioner, overseeing California's Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), under Governor Jerry Brown from 2011 to 2018.^[5][6]

She is serving as acting secretary of labor since March 11, 2023 following the departure of incumbent Marty Walsh from the role.^[7][8] In February 2023, President Joe Biden officially nominated Su to be his permanent appointee to fill the position.^[9] Since her nomination, Su's confirmation has stalled in the Senate; however, the Biden administration plans on keeping Su in an acting capacity which the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has allowed.^[10]

Su was born in Wisconsin as a first-generation American.

Her mother, unable to afford a ticket on a passenger ship, came to the United States on a cargo ship from China; her father is from Taiwan.^[11][12]

She graduated from Whitney High School in Cerritos, California. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.^[13]